Former All-Ireland winning Cuala captain Paul Schutte has admitted he was advised to quit hurling by medics last year but opted not to.

Johnny McGuirk has admitted that taking down his former club, Craobh Chiarain, to secure a breakthrough Dublin SHC final place for St Brigid’s, was ‘heartbreaking’.

Ballintubber 3-9 St Brigid’s 1-13

AIB ALL-IRELAND CLUB SFC FINAL:

There was lots of spectacular action in an absorbing game in Hyde Park yesterday, before Castlebar Mitchels managed by the experienced Pat Holmes, saw off St. Brigids, and denied the Roscommon men a four-in-a-row.

Last week, Shane Curran tweeted a message to Colm Cooper after he had featured in an AIB “The Toughest” promotion for the club championships: “Good man Goochie and I will tell ya boy it’s going to get a whole lot tougher.”

St Brigid’s coach Liam McHale believes goals will be critical in Sunday’s Connacht Club football championship final at Dr Hyde Park against Castlebar Mitchels.

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran has warned the black card will be “intolerable” for referees and difficult for rural clubs with low player numbers.

All-Ireland champions St. Brigid’s survived a major test from South rivals Clann na nGael before prevailing, 1-7 to 0-9, in yesterday’s Roscommon senior football championship semi-final in Dr Hyde Park.

All-Ireland club champions St Brigid’s came perilously close to a sensational defeat in the Roscommon SFC quarter-finals on Saturday.

Croke Park and the GAA doctors appear to have come to a compromise on the sideline regulations.

St Brigids (Roscommon) 2-11 Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 2-10

St Brigid’s (Roscommon) 2-07 Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1-09

St. Brigids (Roscommon) 2-7 Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 1-9

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 3-9 Kilcoo (Down) 1-9

Shane Curran was a dependable source of quotable material during his inter-county career with Roscommon and the veteran goalkeeper provided further food for thought after yesterday’s Connacht final.

Roscommon kingpins St. Brigid's qualified for their third successive AIB Connacht Club SFC final by defeating Salthill-Knocknacarra at Pearse Stadium.

Castlehaven got the better of divisional side Duhallow in a scrappy Cork SFC final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh this afternoon, squeezing home by 1-7 to 0-9.

Kilmacud Crokes and Ballymun Kickhams meet in next Monday’s Dublin SFC final after semi-final wins over St Brigid’s and St Jude’s, respectively, in Parnell Park yesterday.

Padraig Pearses will take on defending champions St Brigid’s in the Roscommon SFC final on October 14 after both sides came through their semi-final clashes at the weekend.

Joe McQuillan’s final whistle was still ringing in Anthony Cunningham’s ears when the first wave of St Brigid’s players and coaches were shaking his hand and offering whatever assistance they could for next month’s All-Ireland final.

He’s a member of Saturday’s opponents, as are the rest of his immediate family, but Anthony Cunningham admits he never asked his club St Brigid’s about taking over neighbours Garrycastle.

Connacht club champions St Brigid’s are hoping performance coach Caroline Currid’s All-Ireland success will rub off on them.

DECEMBER football doesn’t enjoy the most enviable of reputations but the Dublin and Laois champions made light of the heavy and Baltic conditions yesterday to deliver one of the best games seen in the last 12 months.

A SIX point victory hid a multitude of St Brigid’s sins as the Dublin champions turned in a storming finale to book their Leinster Club SFC semi-final spot at Parnell Park, Dublin, yesterday.

AN investigation will belaunched after a referee and his officials were accosted amid angry scenes at the end of the Connacht club SFC final in Roscommon.

ST. BRIGID'S (Roscommon) 0-11 COROFIN (Galway) 0-10

WHEN Gerry McEntee strides out to patrol the Páirc Táilteann sideline tomorrow it will be a homecoming in more ways than one.

IT doesn’t get more local than this.

ST BRIGID’S manager Mark Byrne conceded he thought his team were dead and buried at half-time of this Dublin SFC semi-final on Saturday.

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S and O’Toole’s will contest this year’s Dublin SHC final following semi-final wins over Lucan Sarsfields and St Brigid’s respectively at Parnell Park last night.

ALL six forwards and two half-backs found the range for Sligo champions Tourlestrane as they booked a Connacht club semi-final against St Brigid’s of Roscommon next month.

Crossmaglen Rangers 2-11 St. Brigid's 1-11

WE should get a game today. The portents are good. These generations of Crossmaglen and St Brigid’s footballers subscribe to an attractive brand of play and on a wide open space like Croke Park with the forecast not too inclement there are reasons to be cheerful.

THE madcap nature of their Munster final win will have given Nemo Rangers plenty to ponder over the last few weeks.

THE ‘closed season’ may be just around the corner but Alan Brogan believes that some of the country’s top footballers are close to burnout due to a combination of club, county and national commitments.

Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1-11 St. Brigid's (Roscommon) 0-11

Frankie Dolan may be eyeing up an AIB Connacht club title with Roscommon champions St Brigid's this Sunday, but the fiery forward could be forgiven for having his mind on other things.

After four long months, the controversial and divisive Mark Vaughan affair finally ended yesterday with the news that the St Brigid’s club will not be taking their case to the courts and will abide by the decision of the Disputes Resolution Authority.

THE buntings are in abundance in Blanchardstown this week. The home town club, St Brigid's, are heading to Thurles on Sunday for an AIB All-Ireland club SFC semi-final appointment with the mighty Gaeltacht.

Dublin county defender Barry Cahill wants to return to the club scene in time for St Brigid's All-Ireland semi-final clash with An Ghaeltacht next month.