A goal and a point in the closing moments of the first half and four points without reply in the dying minutes of the contest left the Castlebar boys dancing in the rain at the final whistle.

GOTTA catch ‘em all! No, we’re not talking about the various strains of flu at this time of year. We’re talking about Pokemon — the ‘pocket monsters’ that first gobbled up your wallets back in 1996.

Mark Redmond is optimistic. There is a new climate of positivity about the Irish economy — even the Central Bank has revised upwards its forecast for economic growth this year, explaining that surging job creation is bringing Ireland back within sight of full employment.

Kevin De Bruyne believes victory in next week’s derby would see Manchester City strike a “massive blow” in the title race, writes Andy Hampson.  

Nathan Redmond followed his feisty face-off with Pep Guardiola by helping Southampton rescue a much-needed point against south coast rivals Bournemouth.

We’ve all seen some controversial points calls in FPL this season (mostly involving Gareth McAuley), but none matched ‘Navasgate’ for pure comedic farce.

Maya Yoshida and James Ward-Prowse spared Shane Long's blushes as Southampton hit two goals in as many minutes to sink Crystal Palace 3-1 at St Mary's.

The suspension of that naughty Sergio Aguero has seen many Fantasy Premier League managers pull the trigger and play their wildcard. But is it wise to use it so early on?

IF THE August 1915 funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was a portent of the Irish Volunteers’ military strength, British authorities were given an even clearer picture just five weeks before the Easter Rising began.

Wexford 1-24 Westmeath 1-16: This was not a performance to overly worry Kilkenny but then it is highly unlikely Wexford were ever going to reveal too much of themselves in a Leinster quarter-final tie in Mullingar.

Norwich 2 Middlesbrough 0: Manager Alex Neil refused to get carried away after guiding Norwich back into the Premier League and securing a £130 million (€183 million) promotion jackpot with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Wembley which continued his own meteoric rise in the dugout.

I used to work in a bunker. At least, that’s how it felt.

EIGHT days ago, George Redmond’s name was cleared before the law, after a decade-long battle. George is 90. He is a retired public servant and former assistant manager for Dublin City and county.

Crystal Palace 1 Norwich 1

West Brom 0 Norwich 2

Norwich 1 Crystal Palace 0

Norwich 1 Southampton 0

Wexford 0-15 Dublin 3-19, Wexford Park

Wexford 2-21 Antrim 1-12

A former manager at Anglo Irish Bank is being examined as part of High Court bankruptcy proceedings against Sean FitzPatrick.

When Cork’s status in the hurling world is debated in bars and online chatrooms, the fall of traditional city powerhouses is cited as a contributory factor in the decline of the county side.

Leeds 1 Birmingham 1

THE past is rising up to meet us, and already the brickbats are flying as commemorations galore are just around the corner.

WHEN the pager sounds, you respond immediately.

Every journey of a thousand miles commences with a first step and Wexford feel they are on the road to respectability again after this one.

Dozens of tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa overnight and one twister killed at least five people early yesterday as storm sirens failed to sound in an Oklahoma town and caught people unaware.

Laois 0-19 Wexford 5-12

Wexford 3-18 Offaly 2-20

Chelsea 1 Birmingham 1

Millwall 0 Birmingham 6

A TALE of two halves in Wexford Park yesterday — the best of times for Wexford and the worst for Cork, as the Slaneysiders overturned an eight-point deficit to storm to victory.

Birmingham 2 Bolton 3

A WIN for Waterford, but a redemption of sorts for the Model County men in Wexford Park.

THREE times postponed, this Leinster Club senior hurling final at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow, yesterday was worth the wait.

Meath 0-10 UCD 1-9

OWEN GARVAN played a captain’s role by popping up four minutes into injury-time to seal a precious point for the Irish under-21 team against Switzerland at the RSC last night.

DON GIVENS believes James McCarthy avoided the same frustrating fate of Liam Miller by opting to join Wigan ahead of more glamorous Premier League names.

Two men were remanded in custody on firearms offences today after the latest gun attack linked to a long-running feud between two criminal gangs.

AS Don Givens pointed out afterwards, the scoreboard reads badly but even so, he will be wondering this morning how Ireland did not manage to eke out a point from an entertaining opening salvo in Group Two of the European Championship qualifying campaign.

Rep of Ireland U-21 2 Spain U-21 1

REPUBLIC of Ireland U21 manager Don Givens will bring an 18-man squad together for the upcoming European Championships qualifying double-header against Bulgaria and Portugal.

A father of seven who smoked cannabis to relieve chronic neck pain has been jailed for ten years for transporting €19,000 worth of the drug because he was €100 ‘in debt’ to criminals.

IRELAND’S U-19 side were unlucky losers to an impressive Portugal in a friendly at Belfield last night.

FRANCE weren’t the only side who came to Ireland and ignored the sporting script on Sunday. In Limerick, London outfit Robert Emmets shocked Clare champions Clooney Quinn in the All-Ireland Club IHC semi-final and booked a March date with Galway’s Killimordaly in Croke Park.

MIDDLEWEIGHT Darren Sutherland will make a welcome return to competitive action this tomorrow evening when he meets Ed Healy of Portlaoise in the semi-finals of the Seniors at the Stadium.

Microsoft plans to officially launch its updated and renamed internet search engine today, in the latest bid to make headway against market leaders Yahoo and Google.

Castleknock College 30 CBC Monkstown 0

THE Republic of Ireland U-17 side claimed a place in the Nordic Championship final with a 3-1 victory over tournament favourites Denmark.