Cork starlets Edel Thornton and Sarah Kenny led Trinity Meteors to a Women’s Division One title Sunday - and promotion to the Superleague next season.

Extra-time, a shock result, and a penalty shoot-out brought drama to the Ulster U20 Football Championship as four ties went to the wire.

The strength and power of Armagh’s Oisin O’Neill and Tyrone’s Conn Kilpatrick, around the middle third, was too much for Maynooth.

The mother of a 24-year-old man who was murdered just days before the birth of his first baby has issued an appeal to the killer to hand himself in.

All-Ireland U20 football winners Cork have seven of the 20 players named as the top performers in this year’s championship.

EirGrid has revealed the top 20 players of this year’s U20 All-Ireland Football Championship.

Cathal Kiely proved the hero for Offaly as his personal tally of 0-20 helped the Faithful County to dispatch Dublin by the bare minimum after extra time in their Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U20 Hurling Championship quarter-final at Parnell Park last night.

A Shane Aherne point in the 81st minute handed victory to Fermoy in this see-saw Cork PIHC first-round contest.

The priest officiating at the funeral of a man who was fatally stabbed on the street last week has questioned why people carry knives when they result in so much tragedy.

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A suspect in the murder of a Galway native in Mallow on Thursday night is thought to have been a friend of the victim for some time.

Gardaí continue to search for a man who left the scene of the murder of Conor Quinn in Mallow, Co Cork, on Thursday night.

Olympic champion Michael Carruth believes that three-time European champion Joe Ward has Julio La Cruz’s number on the road to Tokyo 2020.

UCD Marian are the only unbeaten side in the Men’s Super League following their impressive 78-72 away win over champions Templeogue.

Champions elect C&S UCC Demons will receive their Men’s Premier League trophy and medals after Sunday’s game against basement side Eanna at the Mardyke Arena.

Moycullen 70 Belfast Star 60: Men’s U20 National Cup final: Moycullen shocked Belfast Star in a thrilling Men’s U20 National Cup final at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday.

Moycullen, minus star player Patrick Lyons, managed to defeat Neptune 86-64 in a highly entertaining Men’s U20 semi final.

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Paul Kelleher has experienced the highs and lows of basketball in recent seasons but the UL Eagles coach is confident his new role in Limerick will be a success.

Cork’s Adam D’Arcy has beaten 132 competitors from France, Great Britain, India, Japan, Malta, and South Africa to claim Silver at the International Topper Sailing World Championships in Pwllheli, Wales.

Derry and Kerry recorded wins in Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League this evening.

Derry 2-19 Wicklow 0-10

Belfast Star (Antrim) 68 Moycullen (Galway) 57

Derry cruised to an 11-points victory over Down in this tame Ulster SHC semi-final in Casement Park yesterday.

Armagh 1-17 Derry 4-14

Derry were never troubled in this lacklustre affair at Celtic Park yesterday which leaves both sides mid-table in Division 2A.

GARRYOWEN ended a run of three defeats with victory over an understrength St Mary’s College in Saturday’s AIB All-Ireland Cup at Dooradoyle.

St Mary's College 46 Bruff 27

Cork Constitution will be looking to take revenge over Ballynahinch when they will meet in a an AIB Senior Cup second round repeat of last season’s final at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday.

Down 2-17 Derry 1-15

UCD 30 Buccaneers 24

UCD 14 Shannon 43, Belfield

UCD 22 UL Bohemians 15

Terenure College 22 Clonakilty 31

UCD 24 SHANNON 34

Armagh continued their impressive form in Section 3B of the Nicky Rackard Cup, beating Leitrim 4-20 to 1-09 win this afternoon.

LAST year’s Munster Junior Cup champions, Ard Scoil Rís of Limerick are setting their sights on the Munster Schools Senior Cup.