Clontarf centre Sean O’Brien is determined to follow in his older brother Conor’s footsteps and win an All-Ireland League title at the Aviva Stadium next Sunday.

Colm Basquel was at the Dunboyne Castle Hotel last Thursday evening for the launch of the Sean Cox charity football game, using his status as a Dublin football star to help promote the event.

Irish coach Alexander Cox is set to make his first significant squad announcement next Tuesday as the men’s hockey World Cup in India comes into view.

Relegation trouble looms for two of Munster’s EY Hockey League sides after a pivotal weekend in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

Two of Cork Harlequins’ newbies proved the difference as they lowered the colours of EY Hockey League holders Pegasus with a 4-2 success on Saturday.

Newport Gwent Dragons 19 Leinster 23

Martin Kraut has a musical connection to The Dubliners and a symphonic home standing on lyrical acres, Tommy Barker reports

Young Munster 16 St Mary’s College 14

THREE ROCK ROVERS sprung a South African surprise on Cork Church of Ireland on Saturday, as Jody Hosking’s double helped them to a noteworthy 2-1 Irish Junior Cup round one win at Garryduff.

DIVISION 1A: St Mary's College 53 Shannon 0

BRIAN SHELLEY fears for the long-term financial implications of Bohemians’ sorry Champions League exit on Tuesday night.

Dolphin 31 Blackrock College 13

CORK HARLEQUINS and UCC face season-defining clashes tomorrow as they bid to progress to the last four of the Irish Hockey League.

LISTENING to RTÉ today and the aftermath of Paris, and how God’s hand is being blamed for our defeat, I remembered when I was a young boy my father took me to the Mardyke to watch Cork United play one of the leading Dublin teams – Shamrock Rovers or Drumcondra, I cannot be sure.

CORK HARLEQUINS will seek to keep their 100% start to the season intact when they welcome Old Alex to Harlequin Park in the second round of the women’s ESB Irish Senior Cup tomorrow (1pm).

CORK CITY will begin their defence of the Setanta Cup at home to Cliftonville tonight against the backdrop of ongoing difficulties with wages (Turner’s Cross, 7pm).

A PLAYER eligibility issue involving defending Irish Senior Cup champions Pembroke Wanderers threatens to overshadow the Dubliners’ quest to retain the trophy when they lock horns with Cookstown at Belfield on Sunday (1.15).

Dolphin 19 St. Mary’s College 13

Ballymena 40 St. Mary’s College 7

Shelbourne striker Jason Byrne is hoping manager Pat Fenlon gives him some help in attack for the second leg of the Dubliners’ UEFA Cup first round tie against Lille.

Shelbourne coach Eamonn Collins denied an old fashioned half-time rant was responsible for the Dubliners’ amazing second-half recovery against Lille in their UEFA Cup first round, first-leg tie at Lansdowne Road.

GLENEAGLE Lakers coach Mark Scannell has called on basketball authorities to explain the eligibility confusion over Dart Killester’s Keith Friel.