There are busy weekends, and then there is the weekend put down by Annie Walsh.

When Ephie Fitzgerald agreed to take on the job of Cork ladies football manager in January of 2016, he had more than one person tell him the role was “a poisoned chalice”.

While men sentenced to death were more likely to be executed, Ian O’Donnell finds that women who found their sentences commuted were often sent to another institution such as a convent after they had served time in prison.

Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh hailed Kerry’s “character” as they rallied to knock Cork out of the TG4 Munster ladies senior football championship on Saturday evening.

The current group of Cork players are in new territory tomorrow — in many ways, writes Valerie Mulcahy. 

Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald remains unsure about the availability of 11-time All-Ireland winners Briege Corkery and Rena Buckley for the coming championship season.

Mary White gives the lowdown on the eight teams in the top division of the Lidl NFL...

13 years on and three acquaintances are in the running for TG4 Ladies Football All-Star Awards at the Citywest Hotel tonight.

Cork’s quest for a sixth successive TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC title remains on track after a superior second-half performance saw off Cavan in Birr early this afternoon.

Cork 1-10 Waterford 0-07: Ephie Fitzgerald admitted his Cork players were “flat” on Saturday as they dug out a six-point win over Waterford in the TG4 Munster Ladies SFC first round.

Ephie Fitzgerald marked his first championship fixture in charge of the Cork Ladies senior footballers with a six-point victory over Waterford in Fermoy this afternoon.

Ephie Fitzgerald collected his first piece of silverware as Cork ladies senior football team manager this evening – as the Rebelettes powered to a fourth successive Lidl Ladies National League Division 1 title.

Ephie Fitzgerald’s Cork went on a scoring blitz at Tuam Stadium to put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 semi-finals.

New Cork ladies senior football team manager Ephie Fitzgerald has added former county player and Nemo Rangers forward James Masters to his backroom team for the 2016 campaign.

The gates of Cusack Park could be reopened later this month to stage the third round of Clare SHC games.

Kerry 2-13 Cork 2-4: Even Kerry captain Cáit Lynch was surprised at the Kingdom’s nine-point victory over All-Ireland champions Cork in Saturday’s Munster SFC Championship final in Mallow, but there’s no question they deserved their 16th provincial title.

Galway captured a fourth successive TG4 Connacht Ladies Senior Football Championship crown in dramatic fashion today.

THE Celtic Tiger has a lot to answer for.

Cork will contest their 11th Division 1 National League title in 12 years having denied Kerry in Dromcollogher yesterday.

Ladies Football: Cork 1-13 Kerry 1-12

Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12

Cork 2-13 Dublin 2-12

Cork boss Eamonn Ryan claimed he was "very nervous" before his team demolished Armagh by 14 points in Saturday’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC semi-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford.

TG4 ALL-IRELAND LADIES SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Cork 6-14 Kerry 2-11

Cork 3-12 Kerry 2-10

Ladies Football: It’s been a busy week for Cork defender Geraldine O’Flynn, between moving homes and preparing for today’s second round Munster Championship showdown with Kerry (Páirc Uí Rinn, 2.30pm).

Cork 7-23 Clare 1-5

Just 24 hours before winning her eighth Division 1 NFL title, Cork captain Briege Corkery had to carry out sibling duties at her sister’s wedding.

Cork 1-9 Dublin 2-4

Cork 3-13 Kerry 3-8

Kerry 1-8 Cork 1-7

St. Val’s 0-11 Inch Rovers 1-07

TG4 LADIES SFC FINA:

Cork 1-10 Monaghan 1-9

Cork shot-stopper Elaine Harte has reclaimed the No 1 shirt for Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies’ football decider at Croke Park.

Cork 2-9 Kerry 0-11

Cork 1-19 Dublin 2-12

Cork 1-19 Dublin 2-12

Champions Cork have been pitted against Dublin in the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC.

Kerry 1-16 Cork 1-15

Cork 0-14 Mayo 0-07

Tesco Homegrown Ladies National Football League Division 1 final

Cork 4-12 Laois 2-08

Monaghan 1-12 Cork 0-11

During the first half of the last century, 163 people were officially executed throughout the island — 149 in the 26 counties, and 14 in the North.

Inch Rovers 0-14 Donoughmore 0-9

Tonight Donoughmore bid for a 14th Senior A county title when they face Inch Rovers in the Tesco Homegrown Ladies SFC final at Páirc Uí Rinn (7.45pm).