Last Tuesday we had the Budget. Next Saturday it's the Special GAA Congress. Michael Moynihan wondered if the former might influence thoughts at the latter.

Louth left the disappointment of 12 months ago behind them as goals from Katie Flood, Niamh Rice and Lauren Boyle sealed their third TG4 All-Ireland Junior title.

Beaufort eased to a record 21 points win in the All-Ireland Club JFC final as they dismantled Easkey’s challenge with ease at Croke Park.

They're the 11th Kingdom team to reach the decider since the competition’s inception in 2002.

Kate Hannon scored 0-11 and scooped the Player of the Match award as Cork’s Glanmire won their first ever All-Ireland junior club title with victory over Tourlestrane at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe.

Kevin Walsh purses his lips and starts doing the maths.

The national ploughing championships were held not too far away in Screggan during the week but around Cloona, Johnstownbridge, Kilglass, Broadford, Carbury and the general west of Kildare, the most important ploughing occasion of the year takes place tomorrow week.

Seamus McCarthy and Tommy Toomey have given their lives to Tipperary football. Days like thisfulfil dreams, even if some within the county are uneasy about the growing dual mandate.

Thomas Hickey fired 2-4 at Croke Park to secure victory in an All-Ireland junior football final at the second attempt for himself and Kerry.

On the basis of the announced team at least, Monaghan have chosen to leave well enough alone by naming the same 15 that started the Ulster final for tomorrow’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone.

Missing the All-Ireland final was never an option for Seán Morrissey. The cast and ensuing four-week recovery would have to wait.

Creggan Kickhams (Antrim) 2-10 Fullen Gaels (Manchester) 1-08

Cork's Senior Ladies Footballers arrived back on Leeside tonight, shortly after 8.30pm with the Brendan Martin Cup en tow, after picking up an eighth All-Ireland title in nine years at Croke Park yesterday.

Only a few months into his tenure as Kerry manager and Eamonn Fitzmaurice is ready to quit. No, not his new job, which he’s thoroughly enjoying, his playing career.

Both Kerry and Tyrone’s county boards have dismissed the possibility of the ugly Dromid Pearses-Derrytresk episode having an impact in their third round qualifier in Killarney this Saturday (5pm throw-in).

So, I’m back at the keyboard and looking forward to another Championship season both on and off the field.

For weeks, the focus before this All-Ireland junior final zeroed in on Derrytresk, but Galway’s Naomh Pádraig stole the limelight in Croke Park yesterday by claiming the honours in the most dramatic fashion.

IT HAS the potential to be the best Christmas that the South Kerry parish of Dromid has savoured for quite some time.

Armagh 3-13 Westmeath 3-5

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association last night confirmed they will provide financial assistance to the New York team which returns to Ireland for the All-Ireland Junior final replay against Wicklow.

Wexford captured a National Camogie League double at Semple Stadium this afternoon as the Slaneysiders prevailed in the Division 1 and Division 2 finals.

Waterford manager John Owens is preparing his players for a huge effort in tomorrow evening's Allianz NFL Division 4 final against Limerick (throw-in 5pm).

WHEN Paul Caffrey stepped down as Dublin manager last summer, it was hard to escape the feeling he was bringing the curtain down on more than just his own career.

A SENIOR Cork camogie official last night admitted to being “astonished and disgusted” at the nominations for the sport’s manager of the year award.

It was a case of third time lucky for Clare as Shona Enright's injury-time goal ended their final heartbreak at Croke Park.

Wexford’s unbeat run in the Gala Senior Camogie Championship continued today in New Ross as the homeside withstood a late Kilkenny comeback to finish 1-20 to 4-5 winners.

The nominees for this year’s All Stars for the Camogie Young Player of the Year and for the Camogie Manager of the Year were announced today in Dublin.

Hugh Kenny has stepped down as manager of the Wicklow senior footballers following this afternoon's Leinster SFC first round defeat by Carlow.

THE GAA confirmed yesterday that this year’s All-Ireland junior and intermediate hurling club finals will be played at Croke Park for the first time.

Dublin overcame Offaly 3-7 to 2-4 in the opening round of the Leinster junior camogie championship in Páirc Ui Mhurchú, Ballyboden St. Enda’s, yesterday.

PAUL BREWSTER wishes he was five years younger. For so long, he was the soul of Fermanagh football, the man who kept believing when others threw up their head.

Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy 8-6 Presentation, Athenry 0-4

Clare 3-9, Galway 3-9