It took a mere 11 minutes of the 2020 inter-county season to throw up the first controversial incident of the new playing rules.

The personal fitness boom last year sent pre-tax profits at the Flyefit gym group speeding ahead by 35% to €4.6m.

Fr Mark O’Hagan, parish priest of St Patrick’s parish, Dundalk, has said it was the frightened faces and crying children that concerned him most on Sunday after a man drove through a crowded graveyard.

He continues to be a relevant cross-reference point whenever these Cavan and Tyrone teams meet, and the tangible evidence of Peter Donnelly’s body of work in both counties will be on display again in Clones tonight.

Leitrim dug deep at Croke Park this afternoon to record a magnificent extra-time success at the expense of Lancashire in the Lory Meagher Cup decider.

Cory Quinn (3), Paul Devlin and Barry O’Hagan all landed points late in the half to send Down into round 2 and leave the home support relieved at the final whistle.

Martin Brennan was the toast of Fermoy as he landed an injury-time winner to secure victory over Castlehaven at Brinny yesterday.

As the legendary Cork band get ready for their ‘last ever’ gig, Ed Power discusses their short-lived reunion with guitarist Sean O’Hagan.

Meath boss Andy McEntee expressed a mixture of delight and relief after his team boosted their prospects of avoiding the drop to division three following this polished display against fellow strugglers Down at Pairc Tailteann yesterday.

Professional women were told to “know their worth and ask for equal pay” at the second annual Cork University Business School (CUBS) conference, writes Pádraig Hoare.

When Sean O’Hagan returns to Cork this week he hopes to visit the Apple complex in Hollyhill.

Down scored a first Championship win over Armagh in 25 years, but they won’t be making any bold forecasts of a major breakthrough following this unconvincing success against a misfiring opponent.

Down 1-13 Meath 0-14: It was a long time coming, so Eamonn Burns was relieved to get Down over the winning line as they picked up a first Allianz League victory in almost two years.

A homeless man has died in Tullamore, and locals in the Co Offaly town are planning to play tribute to him at an event tonight.

More than four in 10 cancers can be prevented by making lifestyle changes, according to the Irish Cancer Society who has urged the public to consider their health when making their new year’s resolutions.

A man who downed six pints before getting behind the wheel and almost killing his two friends during a horrific head-on collision has been jailed for three years.

Kiskeam 2-12 Fermoy 0-14: Founded in November 1945, Kiskeam are a relatively young club, but that didn’t mean that the joy of reaching senior football for the first time was any less sweet.

Banks have had it their own way for too long, a judge said yesterday, adding that he would bend over backwards to facilitate anybody who makes a genuine effort to deal with their indebtedness.

A woman who knocked down a child after he suffered an angry episode due to his Asperger’s Syndrome told his family she will think of them every day of her life.

Longford have upset the form guide with a Qualifier win over a vulnerable Down side at Pairc Esler, striking two killer goals in extra-time to book their place in Monday’s Round 2 draw.

A 17-year-old male driver tried to ram two garda cars during a 40-minute morning car chase across south Clare and Limerick City, the Children’s Court has heard.

A son of a convicted gangland murderer terrified teen soccer supporters in Shannon when he held a knife up to their necks during a daylight robbery.

Skin cancer in Ireland is increasing among young people, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

Valley Rovers 2-6 Avondhu 0-11: Hughie O’Donovan’s goal in the fifth minute of injury time seized victory for Valley Rovers in the first round of the county SFC at Watergrasshill last night.

A serving soldier who drove the getaway car in a bomb attack in Donegal has been jailed for a total of six years.

Two ‘dopey’ middle-aged drug mules who spent six days in hospital expelling more than 90 swallowed pellets of cocaine smuggled in from Spain have been each jailed for two years.

Down 1-7 Dublin 1-15: Still holding a flawless record as they stride towards the Allianz League semi-finals may suggest Dublin are passing through the spring without being road tested. Jim Gavin, however, insists that the ride has been “a little bit bumpy”.

The Dubs made virtually certain of a National Football League semi-final place with a comfortable if unspectacular eight points win over Down at Pairc Esler.

Roscommon continued their impressive National League campaign as they were nine-point winners over bottom side Down in Pearse Park, Longford.

Donegal 1-11 Down 0-11: Frank McGlynn’s goal, after only 68 seconds, fired Donegal to a useful opening-day win over Down, in the Dr McKenna Cup, at Ballybofey.

A one-legged cancer surviving cocaine dealer is one of the bigger drug dealers in the south Clare area and is at “huge risk” of reoffending.

Prosecutors have told the Court of Appeal that the four-year sentence imposed on a 26-year-old man whose dangerous driving caused the deaths of eight people was too lenient.

People who engage in light or moderate drinking every day are at an increased risk of cancer, a study has found.

A 31-year-old country and western singer who uses a wheelchair faces jail if he does not complete a community service sentence or get a medical report as to why he cannot do it.

Two men have been jailed after a savage golf club attack on a man as he celebrated his daughter’s christening.

A youth development charity is hoping the State will contribute towards some of the €16m costs it has identified in building a tall ship for fostering relations between teenagers from both sides of the border.

Fermoy 1-9  Cill na Martra 0-10: Goalkeeper Liam Coleman expertly converted three crucial second-half frees as Fermoy came from behind to defeat Cill na Martra in the first round of the Cork IFC on Saturday night in Ballincollig.

St. Patrick’s, Cavan 2-12, St. Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon 0-8:

A man who bit into another’s face has been jailed for two years. Stephen Fox, 25, bit so hard into the face of his victim that he left a hole in his cheek leaving him scarred for life.

The DPP is to appeal against the sentence handed down to Shaun Kelly, the Donegal man found guilty of dangerous driving causing the deaths of eight people.