Wicklow 1-12 DCU 2-9

Louth ran up a sensational score when they obliterated Kilkenny in the Leinster U21FC at Ballyragget last night.

A TALE of two halves in Newcastle West yesterday as Monaleen claimed their fourth Limerick SFC title at the expense of an Adare side bidding for their first.

Event victory in the Cork "20" International Rally for Gareth MacHale (Ford Focus) and a record equalling fifth Irish Tarmac Championship success were delivered in tandem today.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

THEY’RE back and meaning business. After the heartbreak of last year’s final defeat by Fr O’Neill’s, Bandon are back in the Evening Echo Cork Co IHC final and a tilt with Carrigaline after a rousing semi-final victory over great rivals Valley Rovers at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

WHAT a magnificent match in Tullamore yesterday evening, this 2008 Christy Ring final.

SUNDAY’S WELL creaked a bit in the closing stages, but they were still worthy winners of a well-contested ODM Munster Senior Cup quarter-final at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

The Ordnance Survey Killarney International Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship, has been won by Dungannon’s, Kris Meeke and his Swedish co-driver, Jonas Andersson.

Derry driver Kevin Lynch and co-driver Francis Regan were convincing winners of the Cork Forest Rally which concluded in Mallow this evening.

DUHALLOW advanced to round two of the Evening Echo SHC for the second year in-a-row after a comprehensive victory over Carbery at Coachford last night.

Thurles CBS 2-13 Presentation Ballingarry 0-5

Ballylanders 0-9 Monaleen 0-7

KERRY include four of the St Brendan's team recently beaten in the Corn Uí Mhuirí final for tomorrow night's Munster MFC opener against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Northern Ireland’s Kevin O’Kane and co-driver Mark Hanna have won the Killarney Forest Rally in their Subaru WRC.

GRITTY Erins Own held on to edge out UCC 1-8 to 0-9 in a hard-fought permanent tsb Cork County SHC contest at Pairc Ui Rinn last night with Sean Daly’s goal in the 22nd minute the decisive score.

WITH nine permanent TSB Cork County IHC games down for decision, five in the premier division, clubs were out in force over the weekend with all the games finishing with conclusive results.

South Limerick Colleges2-11

Kerry 3-15

Westmeath 1-14, Carlow 0-10