Sunday GAA: Cork and Limerick progress to Munster Senior Hurling final

Eva Osborne

Cork have qualified for the Munster Hurling final with a 100 per cent record.

Alan Connolly scored 11 points and Brian Hayes 1-2 as the Rebels eased past Clare by 1-30 to 1-14.

The Rebels will welcome League champions Limerick to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the final, in a repeat of last year's decider.

American Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk was among the spectators as Limerick won by 5-27 to 25 points against Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.

Aaron Gillane and Aidan O'Connor scored two goals each for the Treaty men, who are into an eight successive provincial final.

Clare will go through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, where they will face the beaten Leinster finalists.

Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng is confident that they can get back to All-Ireland winning form, despite their early exit from the Championship.

The Cats surrendered their Leinster crown with a 1-26 to 22-points loss to Dublin on Sunday afternoon, which also ended Kilkenny's season.

Dublin will face Galway in the final at Croke Park on June 6th, with Offaly's win over Kildare securing a first All-Ireland quarter-final for the Faithful since 2003.

Davy Fitzgerald has stepped down as Antrim hurling manager after they failed to progress to the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

The former Clare and Waterford boss has opted against taking up the option of a third season with the Saffrons.

Ethan Jordan's late pointed free helped Tyrone to edge out Roscommon by 3-16 to 2-18 in the opening round of the All-Ireland Football Championship.

Kerry have been crowned the Munster Ladies Football champions for the third year in succession.

Siofra O'Shea scored five points in the Kingdom's 2-9 to 1-11 win over Waterford at Kilmallock.

Armagh were 2-13 to 1-15 winners over Tyrone in the Ulster decider, thanks to goals from Caoimhe McNally and Aoife McCoy.