Eight years ago councillors designated iconic places such as Ballybunion as being of “no scenic importance” and therefore suitable for wind energy development.

For 99 years, Jerome O’Leary, Patrick O’Dowd and Michael Feery lay in unmarked graves.

Four days after Kerry annexed the Munster senior and minor titles for a seventh consecutive summer, it was the turn of the county’s junior team to step into the spotlight, Jimmy Keane’s side retaining the provincial silverware for the sixth year in-a-row.

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane cannot fathom why so many counties do not bother fielding a junior team, believing the competition to be of even greater value since the U21 grade was lowered to U20.

Former Kerry stars Aidan O’Mahony and Kieran Donaghy rolled back the years in the County League this weekend.

The extraordinary performance of the Healy-Rae siblings was the story of the weekend at the count centre in Killarney, where Johnny headed up Kenmare and Maura won Killarney minutes later.

Cork teenager John Flynn has been named overall winner of the NewsBrands Press Pass awards after a nationwide journalism competition for 10,000 transition year students across Ireland.

Recruitment numbers and staff shortages are expected to be raised by the AGSI President, Antoinette Cunningham, at their annual conference today.

The testimony of a man aged 91, who died earlier this year, has provided an intriguing insight into the strong republican affiliations of a group of set dancers photographed at a crossroads in Ireland more than 100 years ago.

Kerry SFC, Round 2B - Milltown/ Castlemaine 1-15 East Kerry 1-14 (after extra time): Milltown/Castlemaine recovered from a poor opening half, when they were fortunate to still be in the contest, to take over in the second before going on to beat East Kerry in extra time in Killorglin.

Details of what was being done this week 100 years ago by those planning the Rising, and how it was observed by British authorities in Ireland.

Ayumu Goramaru survived one Japanese earthquake four weeks before his international debut ten years ago and another four days afterwards. It taught him all about seismic shifts and the Richter Scale which measured the first at 6.6, the second at 5.8.

Kerry 4-14 Tipperary 0-6: Of the 21 All-Ireland winning teams Jack O’Connor has been involved with, he described this latest Kerry minor batch as the most complete of the lot.

Brian Herlihy has been appointed as the Cork minor football manager and his backroom team will feature a strong influence from the county’s 2010 All-Ireland-winning team.

Stephen O’Brien replaces Johnny Buckley in the only change to the Kerry side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Kildare in Croke Park (2pm).

Kerry cruised to a third successive Electric Ireland Munster MFC title with Conor Geaney producing a masterclass against Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

Jack O’Connor was understandably content with the outcome of the Munster MFC final but suggested Kerry will need to improve significantly for the All-Ireland series.

He wouldn’t take kindly to be called an old dog, but Kerry minor coach Jack O’Connor has traversed enough hard roads around Munster to recognise the changing of the guard when he sees it.

A career criminal who confessed to a series of recent burglaries in the Moneygourney area was jailed for 13 months yesterday.

The advertising industry loves to suggest that retirement is one holiday after another but for many people, it takes time to get used to endless time and a limited budget. Margaret Jennings talks to the experts about how to approach life after work 

Members of the Clare football management team were remaining tight-lipped last night over the 12-week ban handed down to Colm Collins.

Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-12 (AET): Almost two hours after the first ball was thrown into the Tralee sky did the pendulum hang still; Kerry’s defence of their Munster and All-Ireland crowns intact, if only just.

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

Vincent Kiely’s win in the Tim White Cup final at Rosscarbery was the highlight of a weekend in which North Cork bowlers took four big victories. 

After all the months hearing about them, reading about them and buying them, finally, over the last few days, we’re guessing you got round to actually reading some sports books.

IT would have been yesterday, a Monday in November, 94 years ago, that Luke O’Toole, the general secretary of the GAA, walked through the early-morning mist and the blood-stained, bullet-ridden grass of Croke Park, shadowed by a journalist.

Despite all the upheaval, history has shown the Aussies are a resilient bunch.

Two late goals earned St Francis College, Rochestown, a draw with St Fachtna’s De La Salle of Skibbereen in their Group C clash at Enniskeane, 2-10 to 3-7.

Ireland’s wine taxes are the highest in Europe, a report reveals.

The Government is being asked to reverse excise duty on wine in budget 2015.

By Peter O’Dwyer

Meath 2-16 Kildare 0-17

Derry 2-17 Kildare 3-9

The news that Kildare are looking into contesting the black card Michael Foley picked up in Croke Park on Saturday evening is encouraging.

A private investigator says he has found bugging devices in most of the meeting rooms he has been asked to sweep through.

Kildare 2-19 Mayo 2-18

Kildare 1-10 Meath 0-09

The world of road bowling was rocked by the sudden death of James Caverley, one the most prominent figures in the sport from the 1980s to the early part of this century.

The Irish Wine Association is calling on the Government to reverse the increase in excise on wine introduced last year as it is impacting on the hospitality sector.

Morgan O'Flaherty's inclusion at centre back is the only change Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has made for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Four games in and despite the fact that three of the Lions’ ‘contests’ had nothing like the competitiveness Warren Gatland is craving, his test side is beginning to take shape in Australia.

After two false dawns in terms of competitive opposition, the Lions tourists should finally get a taste of what Australian rugby has to offer at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane this morning.

Cian Healy faces an anxious wait from the medics and a judicial hearing this morning while Conor Murray could also be in disciplinary hot water on an otherwise encouraging night for the Irish contingent in the Lions’ victory over the Western Force.

The British and Irish Lions insist they will not be “drawn into silliness” tomorrow after being promised a physical welcome by opening Australia tour opponents Western Force.

The Western Force may have other priorities but that will not concern the British & Irish Lions one bit as they begin the Australian leg of their tour at Patersons Stadium in Perth this morning (11am Irish time).

Graham Rowntree has underlined the British and Irish Lions’ ambition to raise the performance bar in their clash against Western Force tomorrow.