Teach children how to have fun safely, says Helen O’Callaghan

Muskerry produced a huge performance to defeat a fancied St Senan’s side 25-7 to clinch fourth place in Division One of the Munster Junior League and qualification for the All-Ireland Junior Cup next season.

David Foley enjoyed a dream debut for Ireland as he was named man of the match in a 49-7 victory over Georgia in Dublin, but the Munster lock believes the challenges are only just beginning.

Fired-up Munster beat arch rivals Leinster in Dublin for the first time since 2008 as Anthony Foley’s coaching reign finally took off at the Aviva Stadium.

Munster coach Anthony Foley has included three debutants as he named his starting side for their opening PRO12 fixture.

Leinster 22 Munster 18

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Rory Best will captain a senior Ireland squad featuring six uncapped players for the summer tour of the USA and Canada.

Even the quickest glance through the Irish Examiner’s revealing survey of Irish golf clubs will confirm these are times as tough for them as any sector of this country’s still fragile economy.

THE Health Service Executive says it will not carry out an audit of children who died in statecare prior to 2000.

OF course the Roscommon abuse report was harrowing, of course it made anyone who ever held a child angry.

HSE’s system allows troubled teens to suffer on, writes Jennifer Hough

LAST month the Health Service Executive admitted “full responsibility” for the deaths of Tracey Fay and David Foley, two teenagers who died in the care of the state.

NO replacement beds have been provided for troubled teenagers requiring secure care following the closure of the state’s main special care unit last year.

Opposition TDs have today severely criticised Government measures on child protection.

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has admitted full responsibility for the tragic deaths of two young people while in the care of the state.

The delay in publishing reports into the deaths of two vulnerable children in State care was tonight branded scandalous.

The Health Service Executive is admitting that it significantly failed in the provision of services to two young people who died while in the care of the State.

THE HSE was criticised yesterday for the late postponing of the publication of two reports into the deaths of two young people in care over what it called “unresolved legal issues”.

MICK O’DRISCOLL will lead his weary Munster troops into their Magners League battle against Cardiff Blues in the Arms Park tomorrow (4.35pm) after Paul O’Connell withdrew from the squad with a minor thigh injury.

IT’S been some week for many of Munster’s rugby heroes and tonight, one of them will be named the province’s player of the year.

A Dublin man who bit off part of the right ear of a security man after being refused entry to a pub must serve time in prison due to the serious nature of the assault, the Court of Criminal Appeal has determined.

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Hartlepool 2 Stoke 0

Hartlepool 3 West Brom 1 (after extra-time)

A separated father who bit off part of an ex-colleague’s right ear has escaped jail after he handed over €10,000 compensation to the victim and despite not fulfilling Judge Donagh McDonagh’s order to get himself a job.

UL Bohemians will take in the Christmas break in third place in the Division One table after this impressive dismissal of Dolphin.

Ireland coach Charlie McAleese has rung the changes once more to the Ireland U19 team that will play Scotland in the ninth place playoff in the U19 IRB U19 World Championship tomorrow in Ravenhill.

RAVENHILL will be close to capacity tonight for Ireland’s win-or-bust final pool clash with South Africa in the IRB World U-19 Championship.

Ireland U-19 13 Scotland U-19 12

Management have announced the Ireland U19 team to play Australia U19 in the IRB Under 19 World Championship in Ravenhill, Belfast on Thursday, April 5, at 19.30pm.

The Ireland U19 team will play their final international friendly before the beginning of this year's IRB U19 World Championship when they take on Italy in Parma this Sunday.

Former St Gall's boss Mickey Culbert is to remain in charge of Antrim's senior footballers for at least another year.

THERE will be no decision on the Cork senior hurling management until after Sunday's SHC final between Cloyne and Newtownshandrum.

THIRTEEN-MAN Drom-Broadford and St Senan’s booked their places in the Limerick SFC semi-finals with victories over Mungret and Fr Casey’s at the weekend.

A married Corkman who wrongly labelled his then 14-year-old victim as "a rent boy" has been jailed for seven years by Mr Justice Paul Carney for anally raping the boy.

A Corkman who killed one of his neighbours was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by a judge at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today.

David Foley and Julie Randles have purchased The Wild Geese Restaurant in Adare in Co Limerick from property developer Robert Butler.