Is Shaun Patton best-placed to succeed Stephen Cluxton as the game’s most influential goalkeeper?

May 12 is the deadline for nominations to find Ireland’s Farming For Nature ambassadors for 2019.

Such has been Rory Beggan’s total focus on Sunday’s Ulster club final, his club manager wasn’t even aware he was missing the All-Stars trip to Philadelphia this weekend.

His name was at the centre of this week’s frivolous All-Star arguments, but newly-crowned All-Star goalkeeper Rory Beggan is keeping himself at the top of the agenda by scoring an audacious point from play in Scotstown’s Ulster club win over Burren on Sunday.

Scotstown survived a black card for Kieran Hughes, 13 first-half wides and a penalty shout at the death to eventually squeeze past Burren, but if luck was a finite resource, they can expect little of it in the upcoming semi-final against Eoghan Ruadh Coleraine.

Tyrone and Fermanagh made it two wins from two in the McKenna Cup, but Kieran McGeeney is worried about a possible fixture pile-up in the wake of postponements elsewhere yesterday.

A shoe thought to belong to a missing Japanese woman, whose partner’s body was pulled from the sea on Sunday, has been found on a beach.

Two Co Clare tourism ventures come to market this week, one a 22-bed hotel in Liscannor, the other a walking lodge in Ballyvaughan, the Burren — due for auction.

New York captain Brendan Quigley says talk of removing the team from the Connacht championship makes no sense in light of the strong preparations they are putting into Sunday’s provincial opener with Mayo.

Down GAA secretary Sean Óg McAteer has backed a motion from Burren to change the home and away draws in the qualifiers to benefit teams who have won first round games.

Senior Football titles were up for grabs in Armagh, Donegal, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Down, Limerick and Waterford this afternoon.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

A government minister has endorsed the concept of farmers in the Burren being paid to create pristine conditions to allow rare and wild flowers grow in the area.

Two late goals from Benny Coulter helped Mayobridge to a 3-14 to 0-11 win over Saval.

Thousands flocked to Derry for the weekend’s Féile Peile na nÓg — the national festival of U14’s Gaelic Football for both girls and boys.

Down footballer Kevin McKernan has refuted claims he was furious with three of his team-mates for leaving the country.

Down footballer Kevin McKernan has refuted claims he was furious with three of his team-mates for leaving the country.

Down 1-17 Cork 3-12

Crossmaglen Rangers manager Tony McEntee has suggested Jamie Clarke may yet remain in Ireland this summer and, thus, be available for Armagh’s 2013 championship campaign.

Crossmaglen Rangers will face Down opponents in the AIB Ulster Club SFC final for the second year running, after Cross and Kilcoo won their respective semi-finals today.

The Antrim County Board have plumped for Frank Dawson to be the county's next senior football manager, following a statement released last night (Friday).

The identity of the new Antrim senior football manager is expected to be revealed next week after three candidates were interviewed for the position on Tuesday night.

Both the Down SHC and SFC holders lost their titles at the weekend.

St Brigid’s became the fifth Dublin team in a row to win the Féile Peil Division 1 final after a comprehensive 1-6 to 0-0 victory over Portlaoise in O’Moore Park yesterday.

Ulster Club SFC final: Crossmaglen 2-11 Burren 0-10

IT may be 12 months on but going by Kevin McKernan’s monosyllabic response, that last-gasp point opportunity he missed to force Crossmaglen into extra-time in their Ulster semi-final still hurts.

LATTON (Monaghan) 0-11 BURREN (Down) 1-10

BURREN ran out seven point winners in this feisty Ulster Club Football Championship first round game.

MONAGHAN champions Latton enjoyed their first Ulster Club SFC success when defeating Glenswilly in the quarter-final at Ballybofey.

Tomorrow

THERE are two theories doing the rounds as to why All-Ireland club champions Crossmaglen weren’t, as per norm, awarded a team holiday.

DOWN champions Burren retained their title as they finished easy winners against Clonduff at Páirc Esler on Saturday night.

A BURREN expert said yesterday he hopes securing a UNESCO-supported Global Geopark network designation for the unique landscape will lead to better protection of the area.

AFTER two decades of reports from Government and various agencies on what direction the Burren area should take, locals are taking the future of the landmark into their own hands.

Down manager James McCartan said that his side were on the end of 'a footballing lesson' at times during yesterday's All-Ireland qualifier loss to Cork.

The Burren Perfumery

All-Star corner forward Benny Coulter says he is on course to line out for Down in their Ulster SFC quarter-final showdown with Armagh on Saturday, May 28.

DOWN could be without their All-Star forward Benny Coulter for their first game in the Ulster championship.

PAYMENTS totalling almost €300,000 have been approved for Burren farmers for producing rare and wild flowers as part of a new Government scheme.

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 1-11 Burren (Down) 2-7

Down champions Burren became the last club to earn a semi-final place in the AIB Ulster Club Senior Football Championship, while in Connacht Killererin and St. Brigid's of Roscommon advanced to the AIB Connacht Club SFC final.

ST Gall’s and Portlaoise are the only two clubs in contention to retain their provincial titles as the action in this year’s AIB All-Ireland Club Championships gets cranked up a few notches in the coming weeks.

STEVEN McDONNELL has admitted leading Ireland to International Rules success would rank alongside his sole All-Ireland success.

ARMAGH manager Paddy O’Rourke takes a seat in front of you and as his polo neck t-shirt struggles to contain his muscular six foot frame it’s hard not to feel for ‘Wee’ James McCartan.

DOWN football boss James McCartan has admitted it’s likely Aussie Rules side Collingwood will try to lure Marty Clarke back to Australia.

GALWAY footballers received a huge boost with news the knee injury Michael Meehan sustained against Kerry on Sunday is not as serious as first feared.

IRISH exploration company Providence Resources is to largely focus on its assets off the west coast of Ireland in the coming year.

While Cork and Kerry have mightily impressive credentials, Ulster teams will be confident that the Munster superpowers are far from invincible

NEWLY-APPOINTED Monaghan trainer Paul Grimley is not set to make a dramatic re-entry into the race for the vacant Armagh football manager’s post.