Club Championships: All the football and hurling action from across the provinces

There’s club championship action in all four provinces today across both codes with the first games throwing in at 1.30pm.

You can follow all the action as it happens in our liveblog below.

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Throw-in 1.30pm unless stated: (50 mins)

Leinster SHC quarter-finals

Mt Leinster Rangers 0-15 Naas 2-14

Clough Ballacolla 2-13 Castletown Geoghegan 0-16

Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-16 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-11 (1.45pm, 47 mins)

St Martin’s v Na Fianna, Chadwicks Wexford Park, 3.0

Connacht SFC quarter-final

Moycullen 0-17 Shamrock Gaels 1-09

Ulster SFC quarter-finals

Scotstown 2-16 Naomh Conaill 0-13

Madden v Sean O’Leary Newbridge, Box-It Athletic Grounds, 3.30

Munster SFC quarter-final

Éire Óg 0-17 Rathgormack 1-13

Limerick SFC final

Mungret St.Paul's v Newcastle West, 3.30

Ladies Leinster SFC semi-final

Kilmacud Crokes 1-10 Tinahely 1-03

Ladies Connacht SFC semi-final

St.Brigid's 0-09 Kilkerrin/Clonberne 3-21 (Result)

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41' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-10

Ballyhale have now registered the first five points of this second half with the latest from Ronan Corcoran. Kilcormac are yet to score since the restart.

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Leinster SHC quarter-finals (48 mins)

Mt Leinster Rangers 0-14 Naas 2-11

GOAL! Jack Sheridan has added to his five points with a second goal for Naas who lead by three heading into the final passage of this game. Mt.Leinster are also down to 14-men after Chris Nolan's red card.

Clough Ballacolla 2-12 Castletown Geoghegan 0-15

GOAL! A second goal for Willie Dunphy in this second-half has given the Laois champions a bit more breathing room.

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34' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-12 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-10

The second-half is underway at Nolan Park and it's Henry Shefflin's men who are on the charge with Eoin Cody and Paddy Mullen nailing scores to cut the gap to one.

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Munster SFC quarter-final (45 mins)

Éire Óg 0-13 Rathgormack 1-11

Waterford champions Rathgormack have surged into a one-point lead thanks to a fine second-half so far. Jason Curry converted two from placed balls with a big tow-pointer to nudge them ahead in Cusack Park.

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Leinster SHC quarter-finals (35 mins)

Clough Ballacolla 1-11 Castletown Geoghegan 0-13

GOAL! The Laois champions have come out firing in this second-half with a goal from Willie Dunphy pushing them into a narrow lead alongside points from Stephen Bergin and Cillian Dunne.

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Ulster SFC quarter-finals (35 mins)

Scotstown 2-11 Naomh Conaill 0-09

Naomh Conaill have made a bit of a resurgence since the second-half started with Eoghan McGettigan firing over a point befoore Shea Malone's two-point score.

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HALF-TIME: Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-10 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-10

It's the Offaly champions who lead by three at the break courtesy of that Adam Screeney penalty which you can see below.

The half ended with Paddy Mullen scoring for Ballyhale before James Gorman responded for Kilcormac-Killoughey.

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29' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-10 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-09

Eoin Cody and TJ Reid reel off two points on the trot to keep Ballyhale in touch. Kilcormac briefly restore their three-point lead with another massive free from Conor Slevin but Paddy Mullen scores his first of the game for the Kilkenny side.

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26' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-07 Kilcormac Killoughey 1-08

This game has been played at a breathless pace with goal chances at either end! Dean Mason in the Ballyhale goal did just enough to beat Charlie Mitchell to the ball.

Jack Screeney and Mitchell register points for the Offaly club who suddenly get a penalty! Brian Butler was adjudged to have held back his marker. GOAL! Adam Screeney buries it!

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Munster SFC quarter-final (Half-time)

Éire Óg 0-12 Rathgormack 1-06

Ennis lead by three at the break and it's the Mark McInerney show so far as the corner-forward chips in with 0-11 of his team's score. Rathgormack's goal came from Stephen Curry to keep them on the Clare champions' tails.

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18' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-05 Kilcormac Killoughey 0-06

Charlie Mitchell, Adam Screeney and a monster free from goalkeeper Conor Slevin extends the Offaly champions lead. They had a goal chance just seconds ago but the wily Joey Holden snuffed it out.

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Leinster SHC quarter-finals (25 mins)

Mt Leinster Rangers 0-09 Naas 1-07

GOAL! Naas have battled back into the lead with a crucial goal from Charlie Sheridan followed by a Ferran O'Sullivan point.

Clough Ballacolla 0-07 Castletown Geoghegan 0-08

The Westmeath champions have also overturned Clough Ballacolla's early advantage with a five points in a row, of which three were Niall O'Brien frees.

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Connacht SFC quarter-final (28 mins)

Moycullen 0-09 Shamrock Gaels 1-03

Moycullen roared out of the blocks with four unanswered points before Sligo champions Shamrock Gaels found their form and a crucial goal through Shane Deignan. However, Moycullen have settled down again with a pair of scores from Dessie Conneely.

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9' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-04 Kilcormac Killoughey 0-04

A TJ Reid free precedes a flurry of scores as Charlie Mitchell and Daniel Hand score for Kilcormac, while Brian Cody responds. In the next passage Reid and Mitchell exchange points again. Breathless stuff!

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Ulster SFC quarter-finals (15 mins)

Scotstown 2-04 Naomh Conaill 0-02

TWO GOALS! Monaghan champions Scotstown are laying down a real marker in Clones as corner-back Darragh Murray raises two green flags, while Kieran Hughes nails a two-pointer.

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5' Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-01 Kilcormac Killoughey 0-01

A lively start here in Nolan Park as Niall Shortall punishes a poor puckout by the Kilcormac Killoughey goalkeeper. Adam Screeney has since pulled his side level with a fine point from play.

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Leinster SHC quarter-finals: (10 mins)

Mt Leinster Rangers 0-04 Naas 0-01

A fine start for Mount Leinster Rangers who have hit three unanswered points since Jack Sheridan's early free for Naas.

Clough Ballacolla 0-03 Castletown Geoghegan 0-03

A right battle in the opening exchanges between the Laois and Westmeath champions with Stephen Bergin and Niall O'Brien registering two points each thus far.

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Dermot Crowe brings you today's piece on the age old tradition of county champions having a say in the intercounty captaincy - some have dropped it but for others it lives on:

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