There will be two Highfield men in the Munster front row at Thomond Park this evening when James Cronin and Kevin O’Byrne pack down against the Scarlets.

It represents just 0.687% of all tickets issued in the city between January 1, 2019, and October 31, 2019.

Lorna Bogue was deemed to be elected on the second count shortly after the count resumed in City Hall at 10am this morning, with 2,265 votes, picking up 58 votes following the distribution of Solidarity candidate Ed Fitzgerald's vote of 255.

Eimear Smyth scored the winner as Fermanagh claimed promotion and their first league title since 2007 with a Lidl NFL Division 4 final victory over the 14 players of Antrim.

In the final of a five-part series, Kevin O’Neill profiles the competitive Cork City South-East constituency.

The Green Party in Cork is to host a town hall-style public meeting under the banner of ‘End Dublin Rule in Cork’.

They said there were no winners in the rugby rape trial case, but it could yet be the catalyst for an overhaul of the legal process where currently the burden of proof is on the victim and not the accused.

Kieran Shannon talks about the in-house game a week out from a championship match, commonly known as As versus Bs.

The chief inspector overseeing the oral hearing into a proposed incinerator for Cork Harbour will provide an update on Monday over whether the meetings can continue amid claims the initial application is invalid.

Ballinagh 0-12 Cavan Gaels 0-11

Fermanagh and Warwickshire played out an entertaining draw in the Lory Meagher Cup in Enniskillen, while goals were key for Longford against Leitrim at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Table toppers Donegal recorded their second win in Allianz Hurling League Division 3A today, while their were also victories for Louth and Fingal.

Only 2% of farmers are interested in setting up a diversified farm-based business, according to a survey by Teagasc.

Jim McGuinness is set to come face to face with Kevin Cassidy on November’s All Stars trip to New York.

The biggest cheer at Croke Park yesterday was reserved for victorious manager Jim McGuinness, who was hailed by Michael Murphy as the man who brought Sam Maguire back to Donegal after a 20-year absence.

Only this week, I was reminded why Jim McGuinness’s first All-Ireland title as coach of Donegal was much longer than two seasons in the making.

An indignant Jim McGuinness refused to participate in yesterday’s post-match press conference until a journalist was removed from Croke Park’s interview room.

Fermanagh produced a storming second-half performance to defeat Longford in this Lory Meagher Cup first round clash at Brewster Park, Enniskillen on Saturday.

Farm partnerships have clear advantages in improving lifestyle, building farm scale, and facilitating young entrants to farming, according to a report by the National Rural Network.

Sean Corrigan’s 2-3 haul helped Fermanagh claim the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B title at Parnell Park yesterday.

Fermanagh 2-15 Warwickshire 2-5

A STELLAR year for sports books?

Deadlock: Dublin v Meath 1991

WE were sitting in a café on the Ormeau Road, talking football, when Declan Bogue told me that he was writing a book.

BEYOND the sound and fury surrounding Kevin Cassidy’s expulsion from the Donegal senior football panel, the calls for mediation, managers forbidding players to attend social events and all the rest of it, there’s a book.

THEY’VE been getting a little bit hot and bothered over a book up in Donegal, if you haven’t heard.

The Fermanagh football dispute took another twist this afternoon with the issuing of a statement by 11 former members of the county's senior panel.

Fermanagh 0-05 Longford 1-08

London 1-23 Fermanagh 0-7

Fermanagh 2-7 Tyrone 1-11

Tom Brewster's impressive second half performance against Wexford has earned him a starting berth in the Fermanagh side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Meath at Páirc Tailteann (throw-in 7pm).

The sentence of a Westmeath man for sexually assaulting three young girls has been adjourned by Judge Joseph Matthews at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court so that he can hear evidence from a psychiatrist.

A study carried out by Teagasc and UCD has found that farmers work longer hours for less money than most other occupations.