Overview
- Dublin knocked Kilkenny out of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday when Donal Burke’s second‑half penalty goal helped them to a 1-26 to 22 win and a provincial final with Galway.
- Cork and Limerick secured places in the Munster Senior Hurling final after Cork beat Clare decisively and Limerick routed Tipperary, strengthening both sides’ routes into the All‑Ireland series.
- Galway mounted a 13‑point comeback to beat Wexford and Offaly reached an All‑Ireland quarter‑final by defeating Kildare 1-29 to 15, moves that change the national knockout draw.
- Davy Fitzgerald informed his Antrim players he was stepping down after their Joe McDonagh Cup win, a managerial departure that will prompt immediate planning and succession questions for the county.
- Leinster were beaten 41-19 by Bordeaux in the Champions Cup final, a loss that exposed problems in the scrum and defence, an ageing midfield partnership and an unsettled No.10 role that now must be resolved before their URC quarter‑final.