Ireland is in breach of its international human rights obligations by continuing to detain immigrants in prison and garda stations who have been refused entry to the country, a new report shows.

That’s why this league is about more than just accumulating points. Because accumulating lessons and experience is often just as important, writes Anthony Daly

Sharing the same name as a popular wine brand, Midleton’s new homes scheme called Blossomhill could be said to have come from Russia, with love.

A 34-year-old Dublin man has been convicted of being the murderer in drag who gunned a man down with a sub-machine gun in a busy car park.

Oulart-The-Ballagh (Wexford) 0-17 O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 3-17: The emphatic nature of this O’Loughlin Gaels’ victory was made all the more remarkable by the fact they didn’t score for the opening 12 minutes, after which they trailed by five points.

Jack Charlton was Ireland manager the last time Ireland played a senior international match in Cork, and Munster’s finest provided the opposition, writes Martin Claffey.

With the county minor team in action on Saturday, it was a condensed Kilkenny senior hurling league programme this weekend.

Paschal Donohoe claims a referendum on the Eighth Amendment will go ahead in the near future.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has told a United Nations review that a Citizens’ Assembly will consider the Eighth Amendment on abortion as part of its remit.

Cork IT 1-11 Newcestown 0-12: A Newcestown comeback fell short as Peter Kelleher and Anthony Casey led Cork IT to an opening county SFC victory at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

TJ Reid says the Kilkenny attack will need as many as three new faces to take the mantle left by this season’s absentees.

Brian Cody has made four changes to the Kilkenny side for today’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash with Tipperary in Nowlan Park (throw-in 2pm).

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has criticised the decision to restrict a review of phone snooping powers to their use in relation to journalists instead of including all members of the public.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the board members of the new Policing Authority were of the “highest calibre”, after claims they were political appointees.

An audit of Ireland’s human rights performance has highlighted 20 issues which require attention by the State.

Travellers’ rights campaigners say they fear the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions not to press charges against writer Brenda Power for incitement to hatred gives the media free reign to publish racist comment.

A leading criminal barrister has said the creation of a second non-jury court was a “reasonable response” to tackling the 20-month waiting list at the existing Special Criminal Court.

Mark Kelly observes little sign of the ‘sea change’ promised in justice and policing

Cathal Jordan was sitting in the stand at Tuam Stadium when he spotted Cathal Mannion from the corner of his eye.

An air rifle was fired at the back of a customer’s head at a pub in Buttevant by a paranoid man who thought people were talking behind his back and yesterday the culprit was jailed for two years.

An air rifle was fired at the back of a publican’s head by a paranoid man who heard voices and believed people were talking about him behind his back.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has urged the Government to legislate for hate crime as a matter of urgency, saying it is widespread, yet “remains in the shadows” of our criminal justice system.

A UN committee has called on Ireland to take “all necessary steps” to revise its abortion laws to bring them into line with international human rights standards.

RTÉ welcomed the clearance from the High Court yesterday to report Dáil debates concerning billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, saying it sent out an important message to TDs and the media.

Adoption rights campaigners have said “serious questions” need to be answered as to why concerns raised by the HSE about Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in 2012 were not acted upon at the time.

Kilkenny 3-25 Limerick 0-16 (SH challenge): Kilkenny warmed up for the Leinster championship with an impressive win over Limerick in this inter-county challenge in Inistioge.

Yes Equality campaigners have set their targets on ending the State-allowed ban on gay teachers in certain religious-run schools and beefing up transgender rights on the back of the success of the same-sex marriage referendum.

There’s a great untapped appetite for real action to protect human rights and equality, writes Mark Kelly.

Newcestown 0-16

Ireland 3 Netherlands 1: The Republic of Ireland U15 side suffered a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in their final fixture of the campaign at Pike Rovers FC in Limerick yesterday.

A parliamentary body has been set up to help promote and protect human rights.

Ireland is eight years late in submitting a major report to the UN on tackling discrimination against women.

Slowly and forensically, layer by granular layer, the human rights treaty bodies have been building a three-dimensional model of Ireland’s compliance with its international obligations, writes Mark Kelly.

Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 2-19

A Rathcormac man who got angry about a CCTV camera mounted outside a neighbour’s house poured petrol on the ground, lit it, and threatened to burn out the neighbours.

There were three hard-fought games in Division 1A of the Allianz National Hurling League - with the defending champions' visit to Cork, Dublin's first League game under new manager Ger Cunningham and Clare's visit to Pearse Stadium.

Have all the retirements weakened Kilkenny at all?

Allianz Hurling League Division 1A: Cork 2-17 Kilkenny 1-22: The names may change, but the work-rate stays the same.

It struck me over the weekend that there have only been three out of the last 26 years that I haven’t been involved in inter-county hurling, as either a player or manager.