REPRESENTATIVES of the Cork and Kerry county boards will meet at Paire Ui Rinn tonight where an agreement to play the final of the National Football League at Pairc Ui Chaoimh will be announced.

Although the arranging of the fixture is the responsibility of the Games Administration Committee in Croke Park, it is expected that the county boards will inform the GAC that they have reached agreement among themselves.

The two counties have a longstanding agreement in regard to the playing of matches between them which allows such important matches to be played alternatively in Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Killarney and this will be invoked tonight. A spokesman for the Kerry county board said last night that he was confident that an acceptable agreement would be reached and that it would be ratified by the GAC at their meeting tomorrow night in Croke Park.

According to that agreement, Killarney would be the venue this time but extensive work is being done on Fitzgerald Stadium and with Austin Stack Park in Tralee too small to bold the expected attendance, Kerry will be agreeable to play in Cork on this occasion.

County board officials will be in attendance in Paire Ui Rinn tonight for the replay of the Munster under-21 championship final between the counties (7.0) and will meet afterwards. The winners of the match will meet Meath in the semi-final in Nenagh on Saturday.

It had been hoped to play the match last weekend but a number of players from the two sides were included in the senior squads for last Sunday's National League semi-final and with the semi-finals already fixed, no option was left open but to play the match tonight.

Kerry's full back Barry O'Shea and left half forward Den is O'Dwyer played for Kerry against Laois on Sunday and corner forward Mike Frank Russell came on as a substitute.

Cork's Sean Og O hAilpin, who came into the midfield from that the start of the other semi-final against Kildare when Liam Honohan dropped out, is a vital part of the under-21 side.

It seems a shame that the winners of tonight's match will have only three days respite before going on to face Meath in the All-Ireland semi-final in Nenagh on Saturday. The other semi-final is between Derry and Mayo and is fixed for Ballyshannon. Both matches start at 6.0 p.m.

Dublin's preparations for their crucial Leinster championship clash with Meath had a setback on Saturday when they were beaten in a challenge match by Mayo and lost three of their players before the match finished. Most anxiety is being caused by a knee injury to centre forward, Ciaran Whelan, who lasted only IS minutes. A recurrence of an injury suffered in a club match a week ago, is giving cause for concern.

Keith Barr also left the field with a leg injury but it is not thought to be serious and Brian Stynes also went off as a precaution. Dublin started well in the match but Mayo lasted the pace better arid won by 2-15 to 1-11. The good news for Dublin is that Jason Sherlock played and looked in good shape.

With the pairing for the National Football League final now in place, the attention switches back to hurling next weekend, with a full programme of matches in all four divisions.

Tipperary have recalled Paul Delaney and Michael Cleary for their match against Wexford at Thurles on Sunday.

They replace the out of form Michael Ryan and the injured Brian O'Meara, respectively. In another switch Tipperary include Brian Horgan at right half back instead of Stephen Hogan.

There is no clear evidence yet that any team in the first division can be sure of their fate, although the All-Ireland champions Wexford are surely in trouble with only one victory to their credit. Bottom of the table Laois visit Kilmallock on Sunday a trip they cannot relish, as Limerick share the lead in the table, unbeaten after four matches.

Clare travel to Kilkenny and there will be considerable interest in what their selectors do about that leaky defence which conceded 5-4 in a half an hour, last time out against Galway.

Offaly and Galway meet on familiar ground in Birr. Offaly, with four points, will have every incentive to catch up with Galway but they cannot afford to be as lax as Clare.

With four victories to their credit, including an impressive display against Cork last time out Dublin travel to Waterford in confident mood. But Waterford have been showing signs of revival also, with three wins out of four. They may have to play without midfielder Johnny Brenner who was injured in a club match on Sunday.

There are two changes of venue in the third and fourth divisions. The Louth Down match originally fixed for Drogheda has been switched to Dundalk and the Tyrone-Monaghan clash has been moved from Dungannon to Omagh.

Hurling followers will be pleased to learn that Telefis na Gaeilge will broadcast extended highlights of the All-Ireland colleges senior hurling final between Good Counsel College, New Ross and St Colman's College, Fermoy next Sunday night.