All-Ireland pennants are very hard to come by so Charleville were overjoyed when they claimed their second win in the AIG Pierce Purcell Shield since 2006 with a heart-stopping 3-2 over Castlebar at a wet and windy Westport.

Bernard Brogan could be forgiven for reminiscing wistfully about the old days.

It will forever be known as the game that led Jarlath Burns to declare the death of football, but Rory O’Carroll fully expects Dublin to be faced with the same defensive dilemmas this summer as that employed by Derry at the end of March.

IF ever a horse was aptly named it is surely Brave Inca.

CHAMPION jockey Paul Carberry savoured big race success on his return from a thumb injury when Central House landed the Grade 1 Denny Gold Medal Novice Chase at Leopardstown yesterday.