Should the Cork minor hurlers find a way past Waterford this evening, the likely prize — if you can even call it that — is a Munster MHC semi-final meeting away to All-Ireland champions Tipperary.

Michael Carey and Tommy Ronan play for St Kieran’s College against Our Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore in the Croke Cup final this afternoon. Their fathers, DJ and Adrian, won the competition with Kieran’s in 1988 and plenty more besides. Two great hurlers met to reminisce and fill in that generation gap, writes PM O’Sullivan.

Last Saturday, I was in Waterford watching some games in the Tony Forristal tournament: under-14 intercounty hurling.

’He checked himself out of hospital to attend those funerals. That’s the kind of person he was’ - Michael Moynihan looks at the life of Danny Bowe, first aid man with Mount Sion GAA club in Waterford

Tommy Buggy is on the phone for much of the All-Ireland U16 hurling decider, his wife requiring an update on the state of play with every passing minute.

Kilkenny passed a test of stamina to take back their second Tony Forristal U14 title in three years at Walsh Park on Saturday evening.

Tony Kelly is diplomatic enough not to be drawn on whether it’s Clare’s U21s who are benefiting more from the seniors or the other way around.

Having been rejected once for being too small, Clare’s Podge Collins made one vow — if he wasn’t going to catch ball above lads’ heads, he wasn’t going to get pushed off it either. The season he doesn’t want to end takes another twist today with Cratloe in a Clare football final.

Kevin Daly became only the third Waterford man to captain a successful minor side and the enormity of that achievement seeped in immediately afterwards. Back at the top table after a 65-year absence.

Something strange happened in Walsh Park last Sunday.

Kilkenny showed the greater hunger to land the 31st Tony Forristal U14 hurling title when they defeated host county Waterford 1-12 to 1-5 in yesterday’s final at sun drenched Walsh Park.

IT IS all quiet on the adult inter-county hurling scene this weekend as the nation prepares for the mother of all battles when Kilkenny and Tipperary face off in Sunday week’s All-Ireland SHC final.

THE tradition of intercounty underage hurling featuring heavily on the GAA agenda for the last weekend in August is maintained over the next two days.

JOHN MULLANE believes Waterford’s veterans still have a key role to play for the county next season despite the latest failure to claim All-Ireland honours.