Afternoon all and welcome along to this afternoon’s Allianz hurling league action. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the big Division 1A and 1B ties with the top tier in particular the focus as the action takes place in Semple Stadium, Cusack Park and the Gaelic Grounds.

Action already underway in Division 1B with Galway having travelled to Tullamore to face Offaly. The away side are ahead 0-3 to 0-0 early on with Jason Flynn leading the way in the scoring stakes.

Here’s the order for the day in the top tiers:

Allianz Hurling League Fixtures

Division 1A
Clare v Wexford, Cusack Park, Ennis, 2pm
Tipperary v Kilkenny, Semple Stadium, Thurles, 2pm
Limerick v Cork, Gaelic Grounds, 2.30pm

Division 1B
Offaly v Galway, Tullamore, 1pm
Carlow v Laois, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
Dublin v Waterford, Parnell Park, 2pm

And here’s what’s in store further down the divisions:

Division 2A
Westmeath v Meath, 12.30pm
Mayo v Antrim, 1pm

Division 2B
Down v Donegal, 2pm
Wicklow v Kildare, 2pm

Division 3A
Louth v Armagh, 12.30pm
Monaghan v Lancashire, 2pm
Roscommon v Tyrone, 2pm

Division 3B
Cavan v Longford, 12.30pm
Leitrim v Fermanagh, 2pm

Wexford are in Cusack Park today to take on the home side in Ennis. Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

Goal for Galway from Conor Whelan!

A 1-11 to 0-3 advantage for the Tribesmen in Tullamore, they’re in control of that Division 1B tie.

Some other hurling news today is that St Kieran’s are the Leinster schools senior A hurling champions once more after a 1-17 to 2-7 victory over Dublin side Coláiste Eoin.

Couple of late changes in Parnell Park with Dublin bringing in Oisin O’Rorke and Caolan Conway for Donal Burke and Jake Malone.

Second-half underway in Tullamore and it’s 1-12 to 0-5 in favour of Galway, tough task facing Offaly in this second-half.

So close to throw-in in the day’s big matches in Division 1A. Limerick, who play at 2.30pm, are top of the table with six points from three games to date and then Wexford are second on their own on four points. Then it’s a congested bunch with Tipperary, Kilkenny, Cork and Clare are all on two points. Plenty at stake then.

Tipperary 0-1 Kilkenny 0-1
Alan Murphy swings over a free to bring the Cats level.

Wexford 0-2 Clare 0-1
Podge Collins gets Clare off the mark after Wexford had made a bright start.

Kilkenny 0-2 Tipperary 0-1
Another Alan Murphy free and Kilkenny hit the front.

Dublin 0-2 Waterford 0-0
Danny Sutcliffe on target for the home side in Parnell Park.

Goal for Waterford from Stephen Bennett!

Some early hurling league results from the lower divisions:

Division 2A
Westmeath 1-20 Meath 0-20

Division 3A
Armagh 2-17 Louth 2-6

Division 3B
Longford 3-10 Cavan 0-13

Clare 0-4 Wexford 0-3
Liam Óg McGovern cuts the gap facing Wexford.

Kilkenny 0-5 Tipperary 0-1
Brian Cody will be a happy man with that start so far after 10 minutes in Thurles.

Kilkenny hurling manager Brian Cody. Oisin Keniry / INPHO Oisin Keniry / INPHO / INPHO

Tipperary hurling boss Liam Sheedy. Oisin Keniry / INPHO Oisin Keniry / INPHO / INPHO

Dublin 0-4 Waterford 1-1
Bennett points a free that brings Waterford level.

No late changes to the Limerick and Cork starting sides, throw-in is 2.30pm at the Gaelic Grounds.

Galway 1-16 Offaly 0-11
Eight points separating the teams with 55 minutes on the clock in Tullamore.

Clare 0-7 Wexford 0-3
Clare are in flying form with John Conlon on target as they go four clear.

Goal for Waterford from Tommy Ryan!

Waterford 2-2 Dublin 0-5
Waterford rattle the net once more in Parnell Park, nice early boost for Paraic Fanning’s side.

Kilkenny 0-5 Tipperary 0-3
Cagey stuff so far in Thurles, Kilkenny two to the good.

Clare 0-9 Wexford 0-5
Four points the difference in Ennis, home side in control.

In Division 1B, it’s 0-5 to 0-4 in favour of Carlow against Laois after 19 minutes.

Conor Whelan bagged Galway's first-half goal.

Ian Galvin in action for Clare against Wexford's Darren Byrne. Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

Kilkenny 0-6 Tipperary 0-5
Walter Walsh edges Kilkenny ahead by a point.

Kilkenny 0-8 Tipperary 0-5
Padraig Walsh pushes Kilkenny clear by three.

Clare 0-10 Wexford 0-6
Long-range free banged over by Peter Duggan and Clare are four to the good.

Third goal for Waterford, Shane Bennett on target!

Division 1B

Odd scoreline in Parnell Park, Waterford just a point on the board after 25 minutes but they’ve struck three goals and lead Dublin 3-1 to 0-8.

Time nearly up in Tullamore and it’s Galway nine points to the good, 1-19 to 0-13.

Waterford's Kevin Moran is tackled by Dublin's Caolán Conway. Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO

Cork 0-2 Limerick 0-0
Aidan Walsh and Patrick Horgan points hand Cork an early advantage.

Division 1A
No shortage of scores in Ennis, it’s 0-13 to 0-10 now in favour of Clare against Wexford.

Result: Galway 2-20 Offaly 0-14

Division 1B
Galway run out 12-point victors in Tullamore over Offaly. Brian Concannon with the second goal.

Half-Time: Kilkenny 0-9 Tipperary 0-8

Half-Time: Dublin 0-14 Waterford 3-3

Goal for Cork from Patrick Horgan!

Goal for Clare from John Conlon!

Half-Time: Clare 1-15 Wexford 0-11

Half-Time: Laois 0-9 Carlow 0-7

Cork 1-6 Limerick 0-2
Bill Cooper with Cork’s latest point, they’ve made a storming start at the Gaelic Grounds.

Cork 1-7 Limerick 0-3
Seven points separating the teams at the Gaelic Grounds with 17 minutes elapsed.

Cork 1-8 Limerick 0-3
Newcomer Dan Dooley stretches Cork’s advantage further.

Second-half action underway in Parnell Park. Waterford bring on Brick Walsh and Mikey Kearney at half-time for DJ Foran and Mark O’Brien.

Goal for Limerick from Peter Casey!

Cork 1-10 Limerick 1-4
That’ll bring a bit of life to the challenge of the All-Ireland champions. Limerick now six adrift after Casey hits the net.

Goal for Clare from Peter Duggan!

Division 1A

So that’s a 2-16 to 0-11 lead now for Clare, they’re in the driving seat with Duggan converting a penalty there. Kilkenny in front 0-11 to 0-8 against Tipperary while it’s Cork 1-11 Limerick 1-6.

Limerick's Pat Ryan and Stephen McDonnell of Cork. Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

Goal for Dublin from Liam Rushe!

Cork 1-13 Limerick 1-7
Six between them approaching the interval.

Division 1A
Kilkenny three clear, 0-13 to 0-10, against Tipperary while it’s 2-17 to 0-11 in favour of Clare against Wexford.

Division 1B
Dublin in charge thanks to that Rushe goal with a 1-17 to 3-8 advantage. Laois narrowly in front, 0-11 to 0-10, against Carlow.

Half-Time: Cork 1-13 Limerick 1-7

Division 1B
Good fightback by Waterford against Dublin, they’ve drawn level at 3-11 to 1-17.

Division 1A
Tipperary pull a couple of scores back through John O’Dwyer and it’s now 0-13 to 0-12 in favour of Kilkenny. Clare still in control having surged ahead 2-19 to 0-13 against Wexford.

Philip Mahony an interesting addition to the fray for Waterford, back in action after the close of Ballygunner’s club campaign. They trail 1-19 to 3-11 now.

Clare 2-19 Wexford 0-15
Wexford still plugging away, Diarmuid O’Keeffe chipping in with their latest point.

Kilkenny's Liam Blanchfield with James Barry of Tipperary Oisin Keniry / INPHO Oisin Keniry / INPHO / INPHO

Carlow 0-14 Laois 0-11
Carlow down to 14 men but ahead by three points against neighbours Laois.

Tipperary 0-14 Kilkenny 0-13
15 to go in Thurles and the home side have edged into the lead.

Dublin 1-20 Waterford 3-11
Dublin have reasserted their authority again in Parnell Park.

A fourth goal for Waterford!

Dublin 1-20 Waterford 4-11
All square again and sets up a big finale at Parnell Park, Stephen Bennett with the latest goal.

Tipperary 0-15 Kilkenny 0-13
Tipperary now two to the good and there’s 12 minutes of normal time remaining. 

Goal for Wexford from Shaun Murphy!

Clare 2-19 Wexford 1-18
Are we set for a remarkable revival? Wexford trailed by 13 points at one stage, now they’ve the gap down to four.

Clare's Tony Kelly and Kevin Foley of Wexford Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

Clare 2-19 Wexford 1-19
And it’s back to three now thanks to a super score from Rory O’Connor for Wexford.

Dublin 1-22 Waterford 4-12
Five minutes left and Dublin sneak back ahead, Oisin O’Rorke pointing a free.

Tipperary 0-15 Kilkenny 0-14
Martin Keoghan points to cut the deficit Kilkenny face.

Second-half action under way in the Gaelic Grounds, Peter Casey grabs a point as Limerick now trail 1-13 to 1-8.

Clare 2-20 Wexford 1-20
Peter Duggan nails an important score for Clare. They’re three up after 66 minutes.

Waterford 4-14 Dublin 1-22
Waterford hit the front with two minutes of normal time left.

Kevin Moran with that score for Waterford.

Dublin 1-23 Waterford 4-14
Oisin O’Rorke knocks over a free and Dublin are level.

Cork 1-13 Limerick 1-10
Three on the bounce for Limerick and they’re right back in this.

Carlow 0-16 Laois 0-15
Carlow clinging to a slender advantage with time nearly up.

Tipperary 0-16 Kilkenny 0-16
An Eoin Murphy pointed free leaves it all square.

Dublin 1-26 Waterford 4-15
Two-point cushion for Dublin deep in injury-time!

Result: Kilkenny 0-18 Tipperary 0-17

13,407 in the Gaelic Grounds to see Limerick face Cork, massive crowd.

Cork 1-15 Limerick 1-11
Patrick Horgan puts Cork ahead by four.

Goal for Cork from Conor Lehane!

Result: Dublin 1-26 Waterford 4-15

Alan Nolan saves a late Waterford penalty to secure a dramatic win for Dublin!

Result: Laois 0-17 Carlow 0-17

Result: Clare 2-22 Wexford 1-22

Cork 2-15 Limerick 1-13
Five points the cushion for Cork now.

So good day’s work so far in Division 1A for Kilkenny and Clare with Tipperary and Wexford suffering defeats.

Dublin and Galway are the victors in Division 1B against Waterford and Offaly respectively while Carlow and Laois finished level.

Cork 2-16 Limerick 1-14
This is the last game of the day in the Allianz hurling league. 20 minutes left and Cork are up by five.

Cork 2-16 Limerick 1-15
Limerick chipping away at Cork’s advantage, four in it now.

Cork 2-16 Limerick 1-16
58 minutes gone and just three between them now.

Cork 2-16 Limerick 1-17
All the momentum with the home side now.

Cork 2-16 Limerick 1-18
And now there’s just the minimum between them. Limerick on top at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick's Tom Morrissey and Christopher Joyce of Cork Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO

Limerick 1-19 Cork 2-16
65th minute and the sides are level for the first time.

Cork 2-17 Limerick 1-19
A Cormac Murphy point at a vital stage for Cork puts them back in front.

Cork 2-18 Limerick 1-19
A Patrick Horgan pointed free sends Cork ahead by two.

Cork 2-19 Limerick 1-20
A Cormac Murphy point after a Limerick free and two in it again entering injury-time.

Cork 2-20 Limerick 1-21
Two in it, 73 minutes on the clock.

Cork 2-21 Limerick 1-21
A Conor Lehane point from play sends Cork three clear.

Result: Cork 2-21 Limerick 1-21

So victory for Cork at the Gaelic Grounds in the last game of the day. We’ll be back later with plenty reports and reaction from around the various grounds. Thanks for joining in this afternoon.