Adare 0-13 Ahane 0-8

NIALL MORAN scored nine points but it was Seanie O’Connor’s goal just before half time that eventually proved decisive and put Ahane back into the Limerick Live 95FM county SHC final for the first time in four years.

LIT 1-16 UL 2-9

WHATEVER their fate in next Sunday’s provincial decider against Dr Crokes, the Nire will long remember their epic Munster senior football championship semi-final replay victory over Tipperary champions Aherlow at windswept Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

BEATEN county finalists for the last two years, the Nire, cruised to the Waterford SFC quarter-final with a facile win at Leamybrien on Saturday.

DE LA SALLE, defeated in last year’s Waterford SHC final, struggled to overcome a disappointing Fourmilewater in this first round game at Fraher Field, Dungarvan on Saturday.

Waterford IT 1-16 University of Limerick 2-3

Ballingeary 0-16 Na Piarsaigh 0-3

LIMERICK football boss Liam Kearns has released Stephen Lucey and Conor Fitzgerald from his panel to line out for the county hurlers in their NHL phase two clash with Waterford at the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday.

Limerick IT 2-13 University of Limerick 3-4

University of Limerick 0-12 Galway/Mayo IT 1-8

Cork 4-19 Kerry 1-7

GOALKEEPER Davy Fitzgerald and full back Brian Lohan return to the Clare team for next Sunday’s opening round of the Munster SHC against Waterford at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Roanmore 2-9 Fourmilewater 1-11

Stradbally 1-11 Nire 0-6

Ballygunner 3-11 Fourmilewater 0-10

Nire 1-9 Ardmore 0-8

Stradbally 3-9, Nire 3-6

CLARE have made two changes from the side that lost to Limerick in last weekend's Munster championship semi final for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Offaly at Cusack Park.

Kerry 3-15

Nire 3-14 Kilmacthomas0-7

Nire 3-14 Kilmacthomas0-7

A CONFLICT over club and county interests has forced Meath hurling manager Michael Duignan and his selectors to quit only days before their vital Allianz NHL game against Antrim.