NHL round-up:There were wins for Tipperary, Cork, Waterford and Offaly in the National Hurling League Division One.
Tipperary 2-17 Galway 0-14:
Galway began brightly against Tipperary and led at halftime by 0-13 to 1-06 at Semple Stadium.
Noel McGrath's 17th minute goal was the only reason the homeside stayed in touch at that stage but the points suddenly dried up for the Tribesmen and it was 18 minutes before Angus Callinan added their only other point.
In that time, Lar Corbett and Eoin Kelly did serious damage for the homeside to turn the game around and move level on points with their opponents
Cork 0-18 Kilkenny 1-13:
Cork stayed top of the table with a two-point win over All-Ireland champions Kilkenny at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
John Gardiner was the Rebels’ top scorer on the day with 0-06 to his name but it took additional points from Cathal Naughton, Niall McCarthy and Paudie O'Sullivan to seal the win.
The sides went in level one eight points apiece at the break after Richie Power had a penalty saved.
There could have been a number of players sent off after a fracas at the end of the first half, but as it was, Kilkenny’s Michael Grace was the only one to go.
Nevertheless, John Mulhall's 49th-minute goal edged the visitors ahead before Cork reeled of some impressive scores for the win.
Offaly 3-19 Dublin 1-18:
Offaly did their hopes of staying in the top tier no harm with a convincing win over a disappointing Dublin side.
Shane Dooley was the go-to man for Offaly with a personal haul of 2-10.
The teams went in level at the break on a scoreline of 2-09 to 1-12 but the homeside pulled away in the second half, outscoring their opponents by 1-10 to six points.
Waterford 2-20 Limerick 2-10:
A ruthless second half performance by Waterford consigned Limerick and Justin McCarthy to another defeat.
Limerick began brightly with a goal from Paudie McNamara after just 15 seconds and he added another soon afterwards.
Nevertheless, the went in level at the break after Eoin Kelly hit the net for Waterford.
Kelly and co went six clear within five minutes of the restart, thanks largely to goal from Kevin Moran
They then scored eight unanswered points as Kelly brought his haul to 1-10 (two from play) to see the game out.
Weekend’s results
Saturday March 13th, 2010
National Hurling League Division 2
Westmeath 0-11 Kildare 4-10
Sunday March 14th, 2010
National Hurling League Division 1
Cork 0-18 Kilkenny 1-13
Waterford 2-20 Limerick 2-10
Offaly 3-19 Dublin 1-18
Tipperary 2-17 Galway 0-14
National Hurling League Division 2
Antrim 1-12 Laois 2-19
Down 3-09 Carlow 3-11
Clare 1-22 Wexford 2-19
National Hurling League Division 3A
Mayo 1-07 Derry 3-12
Armagh 1-15 London 4-07
Kerry 3-30 Meath 3-10
National Hurling League Division 3B
Louth 1-12 Roscommon 1-08
Wicklow 1-10 Sligo 0-09
Fingal 1-11 Donegal 0-07
National Hurling League Division 4
Leitrim 3-15 South Down 3-10
Fermanagh 2-14 Cavan 2-12
Monaghan 2-13 Longford 1-12