A basketball tournament that began in a converted ballroom 50 years ago today has attained national and international acclaim not because it attracted many of the sport's luminaries but because it never forgot where it came from.

Michael Bohane will carry Munster’s hopes into Sunday’s All-Ireland intermediate final against Ulster champion Paul O’Reilly at Lyre near Clonakilty.

Residents of Lr Ormeau Rd have said they are disappointed but not surprised by the decision of Belfast's High Court not to block next Monday's Apprentice Boys parade.