MUNSTER MF FINAL: Holders Kerry ripped Tipperary apart in the Munster minor football final at Thurles yesterday to record an easy win.

Tipperary were never in the hunt as Kerry riddled them with scores in a devastating opening 20 minutes.

Donnacha Walshe set the ball rolling with a goal in the second minute. They added six points without reply and then Colin O'Connor had their second goal in the 15th minute.

There was no way back for Tipperary. A goal by Paul Brennan in the 30th minute gave them heart but Kerry led 2-10 to 1-2 at the break.

Ian Barnes had a Tipperary goal five minutes after the restart but Kerry's dominance was never threatened and Dan Doona set the seal on their win with a third goal in injury time.

Kerry were in control all the way thanks to the excellence of such as Donnacha Walsh, Declan O'Sullivan, Ben Brosnan, Dan Doona and Ciarán Ó Ceilleacháin. Tipperary's best players were Ian Barnes, Michael Dillon, Robert Cremin and David Morrissey.

KERRY: B Sheehan; M Breen, C Ó Ceilleacháin, C McKenna; J Brosnan, P Sheehan, P Fitzmaurice; D Walsh (1-0), P Madden; M O'Riordan (0-1), D O'Sullivan (0-4), C Mac Gearailt (0-2); B Brosnan (0-3), D Doona (1-4), C O'Connor (1-1). Subs: J M Clifford for Ó Ceilleacháin, D Breen (0-1) for O'Riordan, J Houlihan for B Brosnan.

TIPPERARY: W Rogers; R Cremin, D Kelly, A Hickey; B Healy, H Coughlan, D Morrissey; P Brennan (1-0), P Halley; D Lyons, M Dillon (0-2), C O'Brien; I Barnes (1-3), S Ryan, P Breen. Subs: N Melbourne for Healy, M Melbourne for Brennan, N Gleeson (0-1) for Breen, E Sweeney for Coughlan, V Maloney for Dillon.

Referee: M McCann (Clare).

Laois and Wicklow will contest this year's All Ireland senior hurling B final, after Laois saw off the challenge of Westmeath in Saturday's semi-final at Portlaoise.

Laois led 0-10 to 0-6 at half time and eventually ran out 3-14 to 0-19 winners.

Twenty four hours later at the same venue, Wicklow, came from behind to defeat Kerry by 2-13 to 2-10 in a well contested game.