A man was stabbed to death after he threatened to burn down the house of the man accused of his murder during a row over a €100 drug debt, a witness has told the Central Criminal Court.

Blonde attacker Diarmuid O’Keeffe kicked a stunning additional time point to hand St Anne’s the narrowest of victories, 2-12 to 2-11, over reigning champions St Martin’s in this Group A Wexford SFC game at Taghmon.

THE attempt of members of Athlone Town Council to remove an exhibit from a local gallery should not be dismissed as an isolated case of parochial philistinism and should alert the public to the dangers of the Government’s plan to merge the boards of the National Library and National Museum

The councillor who tabled a motion in the chamber of Athlone Town Council requesting the removal of a piece of artwork from a gallery in the town has said that the piece is "offensive to those who served in the Defence Forces".

Longford artist Shane Cullen has said he is shocked by a motion from Athlone Town Council to remove his work from the Luan Art Gallery.

Athlone town councillors have kicked to touch a motion that a state-owned artwork featuring messages sent by hunger strikers to their families should be removed from the town’s modern art gallery.

Athlone's Luan Gallery is to consider objections to a controversial installation it is currently exhibiting.

Protesters are staging a demonstration outside this evening's meeting of Athlone Town Council, following the tabling of a motion to remove an art exhibition from the town.

A glass block, white space gallery on the banks of the Shannon at Athlone, which cost €3.5m, is completed ahead of its official opening date of Nov 29.

Roscommon 0-11 Wexford 0-8

NOT exactly the outcome that would have been expected, certainly not from a Wexford side which contested the All-Ireland semi-final last season and whose continued participation in the GAA football championship may be in even greater doubt as a result of having to face resurgent Roscommon in Hyde Park, possibly in midweek.

Wexford 1-8 Roscommon 0-11 (aet)

Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16

Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11

Cork 1-16 Wexford 0-7

Wexford 0-7 Meath 0-10

Kildare 2-16 Wexford 0-8

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has named his team for tomorrow evening's National Football League clash against Dublin at Croke Park.

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte introduces one newcomer for tomorrow’s floodlit NFL opener against Dublin at Croke Park.

Kildare 1-12 Wexford 0-9

Kilanerin 1-12 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 0-12

Cork Constitution 62 Terenure College 12

CLONTARF maintained their AIL Division One top-four position with this bonus-point win over Terenure College at Lakelands on Saturday but it was much closer than the final 12-point margin would suggest.

Terenure College ended their four-match losing streak in the AIB League as they got the better of Buccaneers at Lakelands Park.

Wexford supporters will have to wait another week for the return of Matty Forde to inter-county football, as Dundalk IT have conceded a walkover to the Model county in the first round of the O'Byrne Cup today.

Terenure College 22 UCD 28

Belfast Harlequins 18 Terenure College 23

Fermanagh 2-12 Wexford 0-11

Horeswood half-back Leigh O'Brien will end his 18-month absence from inter-county football when Wexford entertain Wicklow in the first round of the O'Byrne Cup on Thursday night.

Dublin 1-17 Wexford 2-10

Wexford football captain John Hudson has failed to recover from injury and misses out on the Models' Leinster SFC quarter-final against Carlow at Croke Park on Sunday.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

Wexford take on Ulster champions Armagh in the National Football League final today at Croke Park.

Wexford manager Pat Roe has kept faith with the same team that defied Tyrone in the semi-final for Sunday's National Football League final against Armagh at Croke Park.

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

Defender Shane Cullen will make his senior debut for Wexford as the Slaneysiders begin their league campaign with the visit of Ulster champions Armagh.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

Dungannon 45 Terenure College 12

AIB League leaders Clontarf travel to Limerick for their clash with UL Bohemians on Saturday while second placed Ballymena have home advantage over fourth placed Shannon.

Buccaneers will have seven of their 10-man Connacht contingent on deck now that the Connacht-Ulster warm-up has been cancelled for the visit of Lansdowne.

Terenure got their season back on track with a four try demotion of Buccaneers at Lakelands.

St Mary's defeated their nearest neighbours Terenure in a match with only local pride at stake at Templeville Road.