Last Friday’s 1-0 victory over Finn Harps at Turner’s Cross marked a series of firsts for Cork City this season: First win, first goal, and first clean sheet.

'Mark the Shark' has gone from "not knowing how to kick the ball" to an ever-present defender in three years.

London Irish secured promotion back to the Gallagher Premiership after recording a 46-7 victory over Richmond.

Adam Griggs has made one change to the Ireland team ahead of their Women's Six Nations match away to Italy.

Munster bid to retain their women’s interprovincial title when they kick-off the series against Connacht at Musgrave Park tomorrow.

When first asked to write a column for this paper, the esteemed sports editor gave me three guidelines: Write clearly; be informative; and stay impartial, writes Jack Anderson 

In exactly two weeks’ time the 2018 Australian Rules (AFL) season begins with Richmond playing Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, writes Jack Anderson.

Conor McKenna seemed to forget which sport he was playing when he produced the piece of Gaelic skill.

England coach Simon Middleton insists a prime-time TV slot will not ramp up the pressure on his players as they face off against New Zealand in the World Cup final today.

John Caulfield has described Stephen Kenny’s complaints about the lack of penalties awarded to his Dundalk side as “an astonishing attack” on match officials in the SSE Airtricity League.

Newcastle West won a thriller away to St. Senan’s to close the gap on Clonmel at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League.

Sean O’Brien has told Leo Cullen he wants to play the full 80 minutes against Connacht this Saturday, after admitting to being ‘p*ssed off’ after he was replaced in France on Sunday afternoon.

Leo Cullen has packed all his heavy artillery as Leinster fly to the south of France for their toughest game of the season.

Defending champions Clonmel got their Munster Junior League campaign off to a winning start with a victory over one of their main challengers, Bandon.

"The British & Irish Cup is good for getting a Munster group together but most of those lads have put on a Munster Jersey at some stage, they don’t need to know what it's like. They’ve done that loads of times."

Young Munster lifted the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup at Musgrave Park for an eighth time in a thrilling final against Cork Constitution.

Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup final between Young Munster and Cork Constitution (Musgrave Park, 2.30pm) has all the ingredients required to produce a thrilling spectacle.

It will be a Young Munster-Cork Constitution Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup final next week after Con earned a 30-24 extra-time victory over Richmond in their semi-final yesterday.

There are big games across the weekend with a number of finals to be decided. Clonmel’s bid for senior status continues on Saturday at home to Bangor while Young Munster await the winner of Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup semi-final between Cork Constitution and Richmond.

Bandon, Cork Constitution, Richmond, and Young Munster advanced to the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup semi-finals after a busy weekend of action.

Galbally caused the shock of the weekend as they beat Clanwilliam in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup.

With holders Shannon out, several clubs will fancy their chances of lifting the famous Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup; none more so than last year’s beaten finalists Clonmel.

It may well be the most notorious train journey in Irish sporting history.

Ireland’s inexperienced women’s out-half Nikki Caughey thought there would be more nerves on her return to the team against Wales last weekend after a two-year absence with injury.

Bottom side St. Mary’s put a big dent in Richmond’s Division 1 League ambitions, when a last minute converted try saw the Limerick derby finish all square 14-14.

Scotland are heading into the Six Nations Championship with the same optimism that usually strikes Caledonia in January but there are reasons to believe this bout will last longer than most examples of the past decade.

It was a day of shocks in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup as holders Shannon are knocked out by Cashel and both Muskerry and Midleton lost to sides in a lower division.

It was another exciting weekend at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League.

Bandon came close to causing a major shock in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League against defending champions Clonmel. The second division champions were leading 7-6 at half time with a try from Chris Laidler which Richard Walsh converted.

Shannon begin the defence of their Munster Junior Cup trophy this weekend, one of the biggest in the junior rugby calendar.

Table toppers Clonmel host Clanwilliam in a huge Munster Junior League Division 1 derby on Sunday.

Champions Clonmel were beaten at home by Richmond 10-9 in a thrilling Junior Clubs Challenge Cup semi-final.

The big games this weekend are the two Munster Junior Challenge Cup semi-finals, with top-ranked Clonmel and Richmond facing up against each other, while the second semi-final involves St Senans against Galbally.