GAELIC GAMES:BERNARD Brogan (Dublin) and Lar Corbett (Tipperary) have picked up more individual honours after being named as the GPA players of the year for football and hurling respectively. Both won the All Star equivalents last month. They will each receive an Opel Astra car worth €25,000.

The Munster Council have annouced dates and venues for next year’s championships. All-Ireland football champions Cork will begin the defence of their title at home to Clare on May 22nd.

MUNSTER SHC – Quarter-final: May 29th, Tipperary v Cork, Thurles; Semi-finals: June 12th, Limerick v Waterford, Thurles; June 19th, Clare v Cork, Thurles OR Clare v Tipperary, Limerick; July 10th, Final. Munster SFC – Quarter-finals: May 22nd, Kerry v Tipperary (A), Killarney; Cork v Clare (B), Páirc Uí Chaoimh; Semi-finals: Semi-finals: June 4th, Limerick v Winners A, Limerick; June 5th, Cork v Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh OR Clare v Waterford, Ennis; July 3rd, Final.