Two goals in little over two minutes midway through the second-half advanced UL to the Fitzgibbon Cup final.

University of Limerick 2-13 Cork Institute of Technology 1-11... UL’s growing reputation as a football stronghold was further enhanced yesterday as the Limerick university sealed a fourth successive Sigerson Cup quarter-final appearance.

A strong closing quarter booked UL their spot in the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup.

Unlike their semi-final victory over Cork, the DDSL got the job done early in yesterday’s SFAI U14 Kennedy Cup final against Sligo/Leitrim to seal a 2-0 victory.

Gearoid Hegarty collapsed to the ground in anguish. He wasn’t the sole UL player to do so.

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UL scored a dramatic victory in this hugely entertaining Sigerson Cup first round tie having twice looked down and out.

Mary I 1-30 UL 3-22: Eamonn Cregan fought back the tears. After 23 years of service, Saturday was his final afternoon in the Mary I corner.

UCD 4-12 UL 1-9: UCD could be without Jack McCaffrey for their first Sigerson Cup final appearance in 13 years after the footballer of the year hobbled out of yesterday’s semi-final contest with a hamstring injury.

Completing the set is the Sigerson Cup; third-level’s premier football crown, however, has never resided in the trophy cabinet of the Limerick University.

The creation of a living wage — above the minimum wage — is set to come on the national agenda, the head of the Low Pay Commission told Oireachtas members.

University of Limerick 3-12 Waterford IT 0-21 (AET)

Compelling proof that hate crime legislation is badly needed has emerged because, ironically, it seldom reaches the official records. A new report shows that only 47 incidents were recorded in the first six months of the year.

If Celtic Football Club wants to improve their jersey sales in Donegal, they might have to give Jim McGuinness an offer he can’t refuse.

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Bertie Ahern’s former partner, Celia Larkin, has graduated from the University of Limerick yesterday with a first-class honours degree in politics and international relations.

JOHN BRENDAN KEANE is ten years dead today.

THERE was a shock result in yesterday’s SFAI Umbro Kennedy Cup final when the North Dublin Schoolboys League halted the DDSL’s eight-in-row ambitions by claiming their first title since 1995.

IRELAND does not appear to be benefiting from the spending on research and the work of its university and research institutes, the EU warns in a report on innovation.

EVAN Shine was the hero with a late winner for the Dublin District Soccer League, who clinched their seventh successive SFAI Umbro Kennedy Cup crown at Limerick University yesterday in the final against South Dublin.

THE €14.8 million for laid-off Dell workers will be signed off by the European Parliament today, but workers and MEPs have warned that unless the Government gets organised they could lose much of the funding.

THE Irish Heritage Trust is to be congratulated on its thorough restoration of Fota House on Fota Island, Cork, and on securing most of the collection of Irish paintings and furniture I assembled during the 1970s.

A new survey suggests this country will be hit with a brain drain because of the recession.

THE outrageously talented 13-year-old Maguire twins from Ballyconnell in Cavan have been named in a Great Britain & Ireland preliminary squad for the 2009 Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe in Germany next July.

THE battle for Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final places commences this afternoon with games in LIT Grounds, UL Grounds and Dangean, while the fourth quarter-final is fixed for St. Pats Grounds, Drumcondra on Thursday.

Frankie Dettori has threatened to quit the Jockeys’ Association over the minimum riding weight, which he claims is having a detrimental effect on the health of riders in Britain.

THOMOND PARK’S future as the home venue for Munster’s Heineken European Cup matches isn’t a whole lot clearer after yesterday’s statement by the Munster Branch Development Committee.

It appears as though Thomond Park's hollowed turf may be dug for good as the IRFU have commissioned ARUP Consulting Engineers to conduct a feasibility study in the Limerick area with regard to the provision of a 26,000 capacity rugby stadium.

A jealous therapist was jailed for life today for murdering his young lover in a “frenzied” knife attack.

A LEADING legal expert yesterday accused Justice Minister Michael McDowell of interfering in the garda investigation into the Colombia Three.

CORK’S Lord Mayor danced a jig on the banks of the Lee yesterday to invite Irish dancers from all over the country to the city next month for a world record-breaking attempt.

THIS week saw claims that Dell rejected Ireland for a new manufacturing project, costing us 1,500 jobs.

THE State should not be involved in running businesses unless to do otherwise risked damaging the security of the country.

is good for you - provided the Coalition get it right. But if they get it wrong, which seems likely, the outcome will be disastrous for the country.

IS it appropriate for Limerick University to name a new business school after the late Jim Kemmy, a high profile socialist?

THE GPA are to enter negotiations with GAA president-elect Sean Kelly with regard to player recognition at official level during his three-year term in office.

IT’S been called the slow death. Elderly couples and young children are most at risk.