The Hoops face Murroe

TEN times county senior hurling champions Claughaun have been drawn against Murroe-Boher as they bid to reach their first championship quarter-final since the turn of the millennium.
The Childers Road side face a hectic week that will make or break their GAA season.
This Wednesday night the footballers of Claughaun play Ballysteen in round four of the Limerick SFC in Clarina and a win could book a place in the knockout stages and then just four days later many of the same players will face Murroe-Boher in the SHC at the Gaelic Grounds.
Elsewhere in round three of the senior hurling championship one of the competition favourites Kilmallock will play Doon in the Gaelic Grounds this Thursday evening.
On Friday, Ahane and Bruff meet in Caherconlish while next Sunday rivals Croom and Granagh-Ballingarry will clash in Ballyagran.
The four winners from round three will progress to the quarter-finals where awaiting are champions Adare, Patrickswell, Na Piarsaigh and divisional side Emmets.
2005 county senior hurling champions Garryspillane are 60-minutes away from relegation after their loss to Bruree in a play-off game last evening in Fitzgerald Park Kilmallock.
Garryspillane, led by the Ryan brothers TJ, Donie and Dave, will now face Tournafulla in the relegation final.
Tournafulla lost 1-9 to 0-10 to Knockainey in Ballyagran.
Meanwhile in the county senior football championship champions Dromcollogher-Broadford remain on course for back-to-back titles.
On Saturday evening the reigning Limerick and Munster club champions faced a repeat of last year’s county final against Ballylanders and came through with flying colours.
Elsewhere in the Limerick SFC Newcastle West kick-started their campaign with a 2-12 to 0-7 win over St. Kieran’s and the Adare footballers got their first win of the season when overcoming Pallasgreen 1-10 to 1-8.
Newcastle West had first half goals from Thomas Quilligan and Declan Brouder to thank for this win over their west Limerick rivals. The Magpies will now need to defeat Ballysteen in their final group game to ensure they reach the quarter-finals.
Adare led 0-5 to 0-4 at half time and a Michael Lyons goal 10 minutes into the second half set them up for a two-point win.

JEROME O’CONNELL