A homeless man spotted by a priest climbing 30ft up scaffolding to the rear of a cathedral had left his phone charging in the building and was trying to retrieve it, a court has heard.

A Portuguese fishing boat has been detained pending the payment of a bond of more than €150,000 after it was accompanied into Castletownbere by the LE Samuel Beckett on Thursday.

A judge has warned that drug users are putting their families in danger due to the drug debts they build up, as he sentenced a man to a month in prison for possession of cocaine.

THEIR season began on a low note in Rosscarbery when they suffered a first-round reversal, but Clonakilty enjoyed happier times on their return to the same venue yesterday.

THEIR season may have culminated at the quarter-final stage last season but Nemo Rangers have issued a powerful response in 2010.

CORK midfielder Tom Kenny is a major doubt for Sunday week’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary as he faces a race against time to shake off a hamstring injury and prove his fitness for the game.

BRENDAN WALSH came back out of retirement to turn in a man-of-the-match performance that helped Clonakilty get their Evening Echo Cork SFC campaign back on track with a well-deserved victory over Bishopstown at Brinny yesterday.

Clonakilty 4-5 Carbery Rangers 2-8

Nemo Rangers 1-10 Clonakilty 0-8

Clonakilty 2-13 UCC 2-6

Cork 0-13 Tyrone 1-12

GAC officials will conclude their investigations into the ill-tempered NFL tie between Kerry and Cork tomorrow night.

Castlehaven 1-9 Clonakilty 1-7

Waterford 1-13 Cork 2-8

SENIOR hurlers John Gardiner and Setanta Ó hAilpín have been named amongst the substitutes for Cork’s meeting with Waterford in the Munster U21FC semi-final at Walsh Park tomorrow evening (6.30pm).

Clonakilty 1-13 Youghal 0-10

Clonakilty 2-7 UCC 0-13

IF ever a player epitomises what his club means to him it’s Niall Cahalane.

NUIG 3-8, UCC 1-10

Cork have made three changes to their football team ahead of Sunday's clash with Armagh in Crossmaglen.

THE Cork team to play Armagh in Crossmaglen on Sunday in round two of the Allianz NFL shows three changes from the team which defeated Kerry last Saturday night.

Cork and Kerry clash today for the first time ever in an All-Ireland semi-final.

HOW much pain does a player have to endure to win an All-Ireland these days?

Cork have included classy corner-back Anthony Lynch in their starting 15 to play against Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday at Croke Park.

DUAL performer Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Nemo Rangers ace Joe Kavanagh are again being held in reserve as the Cork selectors announce the same starting 15 that toppled Kerry in the penultimate stage of the competition for next Sunday's Bank of Ireland, Munster SFC final with Tipperary at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

It was hard at times in Pairc Ui Caoimh to escape the feeling that you were a victim of the current fad of nostalgia. So striking were the parallels with the National League final that this match could almost have been titled, "I love 1999."

Following their exhilarating victory over All Ireland champions Galway last weekend the Cork senior football selectors have made just one change on their side to meet Dublin in the Allianz National Football League at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday next.

Cork showed a welcome return to winning ways when they staged a strong second-half recovery to overcome Galway at Tuam stadium.

Conrad Murphy could miss Cork's National Football League opener against Westmeath with an ankle injury.

Kerry are unchanged, while Cork make three changes ahead of Sunday’s Bank