Pat Ring grimaces when he recalls the dark days. Tomorrow, Ring will send his Foxrock-Cabinteely side into battle against Cork outfit Mourneabbey, in what is the Dublin club’s third successive All-Ireland semi-final appearance.

Australia-bound Cora Staunton scored 4-13 and yet it still wasn’t enough to secure another Connacht senior club title for holders Carnacon on Sunday.

Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) 1-8 Mourneabbey (Cork) 1-6: Champions Donaghmoyne held off brave Mourneabbey in a thrilling All-Ireland Ladies Club SFC semi-final at Fontenoy Park yesterday.

Cork’s greater balance in front of goal propelled them past Monaghan and into a first All-Ireland U21 final since 2013.

ARMAGH star Caroline O’Hanlon has hailed teen sensation Aimee Mackin as a “phenomenal talent.” Mackin exploded onto the senior inter-county stage last year with a string of impressive displays that saw the Shane O’Neills attacker earn a first Allstar award.

Mourneabbey (Cork) 2-11 Kilkerrin/Clonberne (Galway) 2-10: Mourneabbey will contest their second All-Ireland Ladies Club SFC final in a row after they defeated Galway’s Kilkerrin/Clonberne in Cork yesterday.

New Kerry captain Kieran Donaghy will make his first competitive start of the year in Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Dublin in Fitzgerald Stadium (2pm).

Tommy Walsh will make his first start for Kerry since the 2009 All-Ireland SFC final when he lines out at midfield against Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday (2pm).

Youghal 0-14 St Gabriel’s 0-09

Majella Woods played a captain’s part for All-Ireland champions Donaghmoyne last Saturday as Monaghan’s finest retained their Tesco Homegrown Ulster ladies SFC title.

James Loughrey admits he tried to keep his decision to live in Cork as quiet as possible so as to avoid a repeat of the controversy that surrounded Seanie Johnston’s transfer saga from Cavan to Kildare.

Monaghan 1-12 Cork 0-11

Clare champions, The Banner, go in search of their first Munster Senior A ladies football championship title tonight in Kilmallock (8pm).

THROUGH Carnacon’s good, bad and indifferent days over the last 25 years one name has remained constant.

DONAGHMOYNE were crowned Tesco All-Ireland Ladies SFC club champions for the second time in four seasons as they saw off Cork opponents Donoughmore in a gripping decider yesterday.

Donoughmore (Cork) 1-8 Donaghmoyne (Monaghan) 2-7

LADIES Football Association president Pat Quill said insisted that it is all systems go for Sunday’s All-Ireland senior and junior club finals, despite the continuing rainfall around the country this week.

MONAGHAN and Mayo are through to the 2009 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship semi-finals following Saturday’s quarter-final double header at Ballymahon GAA club in Longford.

REIGNING champions Carnacon from Mayo appreciate the challenge they can expect from Cork and Munster champions Inch Rovers in tomorrow’s VHI Healthcare All-Ireland ladies football senior club final in Tullamore (2.30pm).

Kilmacud beat Rhode of Offaly today 2-06 to 1-07 in their Leinster Senior Club semi-final relay.

IT WAS ladies' day at Croke Park yesterday, as the captain of Donaghmoyne and vice-captain of Ballyboden St. Enda's met at headquarters ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Club Championship Final.

ALL-Ireland titles are on the line and final berths up for grabs on a busy club championship weekend of Ladies football and camogie.

REIGNING All-Ireland ladies football club champions Ballyboden St Enda’s retained their Leinster title yesterday, with a comprehensive 2-13 to 1-4 victory over Timahoe in the final at Athy.

Monaghan forward Rory Woods could be in line for his first start of the championship in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Tyrone.

ART McRORY’S resignation as Tyrone joint manager took a bizarre twist yesterday when it emerged that county board chiefs had forced his hand on stepping down.