Michael Houghton says he has hit upon a framework that will play a key role in building a long-lasting dividend from Irish hockey’s recent successes.

Christian Brothers College, Cork put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Harty Cup when recording their second win in Group C.

For the first time since 2006, a Cork school will, tomorrow afternoon, begin their defence of the Harty Cup.

It was the autumn of 1887. The warm summer was a distant memory. The hurlers of Tipperary and Kilkenny were about to meet for the first time in championship hurling. This rivalry — later to become one of the most vibrant in Gaelic games — got off to a start that was truly remarkable.

Cork’s two-time All-Ireland midfielder Tom Kenny has joined John Meyler’s management team ahead of their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final the weekend after next.

Skin Nerd:: THE classic ‘cleanse, tone, moisturise’ skincare routine has been drilled into us since we’ve been able to spell the word ‘beauty’. It has become the norm.

Christian Brothers College booked their place in the Harty Cup semi-finals in most dramatic fashion this afternoon.

Now that the knockout phase of the 2018/19 edition of the Harty Cup has arrived, a familiar question is again posed: Is this the year a Cork school ends the county’s longest-running Harty famine?

Cork will have two schools in the last four of the Corn Uí Mhuirí after this evening's quarter-final draws threw up two all-Cork pairings.

Goals from Ben Cooney and a brace from Bryan McLoughney saw Nenagh CBS secure a resounding 10-point victory over Cork’s Gaelcholaiste Mhuire an Mhainistir Thuaidh in Kilfinane.

Nenagh CBS bounced back from an opening round loss to hand defending champions Ardscoil Ris a significant defeat in this group A Dr Harty Cup tie in Newport.

Two goals in the opening quarter were decisive as Nenagh Éire Óg ended the SHC challenge of Loughmore-Castleiney with a 2-17 to 0-18 win at Dolla yesterday.

There were no major shocks as the Tipperary SFC got underway, with holders Clonmel Commercials and leading rivals Loughmore-Castleiney among those recording first round victories.

The walls outside Mr Murphy’s classroom are postered with newspaper cuttings.

ARDSCOIL RÍS recorded a big victory over a young Charleville CBS side in the opening round of the Dr Harty Cup at Kilmallock today. 

The cosmetics plant formerly owned by Procter & Gamble in Nenagh, which is to shut with the loss of 200 jobs, was part of the business that posted pre-tax profits of over €11.6m last year.

Nenagh CBS 0-20 De La Salle College 2-13 (after extra-time): Tipperary All-Ireland minor winner Jake Morris again emerged as the game changer on a gusty afternoon in Cashel yesterday.

It’s been nine years since Thurles CBS and Our Lady’s Templemore met at the quarter-final stage of the Harty Cup. This afternoon’s clash would do well to reach the heights of the drawn and replayed fixtures from 2008.

Tipperary All Ireland minor winner Jake Morris hit three extra time points as Nenagh CBS progressed to the last four of the Harty Cup at a breezy Cashel this afternoon.

The Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final line-up will begin to take shape after this afternoon’s full programme of games.

Cork Constitution cruised past Nenagh Ormond in their Munster Senior Cup quarter-final clash in Ballintemple, scoring 8 tries in a 57-10 demolition of the Division 2A side.

The first semi-final of the Bank of Ireland sponsored Munster Senior Challenge Cup takes place in Temple Hill this afternoon (2.30pm) when holders Cork Constitution take on Nenagh Ormond.

A man who died in a road accident yesterday morning had lost a young son in another road crash involving a former Irish rugby star.

A man who died in a road accident this morning tragically lost a teenage son in another car crash involving a former Irish rugby star almost 10 years ago.

De La Salle (Waterford) 0-13 Nenagh CBS (Tipperary) 0-10: A fruitful period at the start of the second-half — and a desire to prove others wrong — helped Waterford’s De La Salle to overcome Nenagh CBS in Kilmallock yesterday to book their place in the semi-finals of the Dr Harty Cup.

A leading Cork Ladies Football Board official has described speculation linking senior boss Eamonn Ryan with a switch to the men’s team as “a bolt out of the blue”.

Nenagh CBS 4-18 Thurles CBS 0-14: Holders Thurles CBS crashed out of the Dr Harty Cup after their Tipperary rivals Nenagh CBS produced a devastating second-half performance in Templemore yesterday.

AIG All-Ireland champions Muskerry have made a spectacular start to their Barton Shield title defence.

Nenagh CBS 1-13 Ard Scoil Rís 0-5: Nenagh CBS served notice of their aspirations for Harty Cup success in the near future as they captured the Munster Post Primary Schools U15 ‘A’ Hurling title with an impressive victory over Ard Scoil Rís in Newport yesterday.

Athletics: All the favourites obliged at the GloHealth Munster Schools Cross-Country Championships at Cork IT yesterday.

Industrial action by members of the INMO in the Mid West Group has been deferred.

St Francis College Rochestown 3-9 Nenagh CBS 2-8: Tour-de-force performances from Ciarán Cormack and Shane Kingston returned St Francis College, Rochestown to the semi-final juncture of the Harty Cup for a second successive year.

The man charged with keeping a cool head amid the cold temperatures yesterday was the servicing officer of the Munster Post-Primary Schools GAA, John Brennan.

Today’s Dr Harty Cup quarter-final clash with Castletroy College in Cahir marks new territory for Youghal’s Pobalscoil na Tríonóide.

A repeat of last year’s semi-final pairing is in store as Dr Harty Cup holders Ardscoil Rís were drawn with Hamilton High School in the quarter-final.

The Munster Senior Cup final between Cork Constitution and Garryowen will be played at Musgrave Park on Saturday, December 27 with a 2.30pm kick-off.

The Nenagh-Midleton clash was to determine the other qualifiers from Group 4, which Hamilton High School had already won.

With 19 victories, famed Cork hurling nursery North Monastery trail only St Flannan’s College on the Dr Harty Cup roll of honour.

The destination of the second qualifying spot in Group 2 of the Dr Harty Cup will not be decided until the playing of the final game in the group, St Francis College, Rochestown and BlackwaterCommunity School, Lismore.

Loughmore-Castleiney and Éire Óg Nenagh, as expected, qualified for the Tipperary SHC quarter-finals with comfortable round four wins over Roscrea and Silvermines respectively on Saturday evening.

Toomevara conjured up a dramatic late rally to pip outsiders Templederry 0-24 to 2-17 in a thrilling SHC round three tie at Nenagh.