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.

A 14-year-old girl has died after she collapsed during an underage Gaelic football match in County Wexford.

Whatever happens in Croke Park tomorrow, Kerry will be nourished by its western extremities for the foreseeable future. Dingle and An Ghaeltacht are fertile breeding grounds for the nascent talent coming through the system. Who’s responsible is less important than facilitating the unimpeded movement of the conveyor belt. Five-time All-Ireland winner Tommy Griffin is better-placed than most to look back and forward...

We can confirm Ger Cunningham didn’t lose the run of himself last week. Sure, he might have used the words "Kilkenny" and "less intimidating" in the same sentence but his argument was of sound foundation, writes John Fogarty.

F16s over Dublin? Careful now…

GAA fans are in the line of fire as rail workers draw up plans for three work stoppages over four days in response to moves by Iarnród Éireann to cut pay.

Leitrim 2-05 Roscommon 1-07

Cork 1-10 Monaghan 1-9

Munster Council chiefs are predicting a €2m cash bonanza with chairman Robert Frost anticipating bumper attendances at the Munster senior football and hurling finals.

John McAreavey yesterday spoke of the special bond he still feels with his murdered bride, Michaela, and how the couple formed an instant attraction to one another when they met in 2005.

Cork 0-16 Kerry 0-7

Fermanagh 0-14 Waterford 2-10

Rangers manager Ally McCoist vowed that his team would come back stronger following a vote for the football club to play in the fourth tier of Scottish football.

Rangers will start the new season in the Irn-Bru Third Division following a vote by Scottish Football League chairmen at Hampden today.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist does not want to play in the Irn-Bru Third Division – but admits it would give him a better chance to rebuild the club.

Charles Green’s hopes of launching his newco Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League were dashed today when the number of confirmed objectors among the clubs doubled to six.

Seamus McEnaney got one over his former charges as Meath had a winning start to the Allianz Football League Division 2 at the expense of his native Monaghan at Navan on Saturday night.

Gary Gardner has been recalled from his loan spell at Coventry by parent club Aston Villa.

All-Ireland champions Dublin are set for a 2012 Leinster SFC quarter-final against either Westmeath or Louth, following the completion of tonight's provincial Championship draws at Croke Park.

Former All-Star forward Owen Mulligan has reportedly quit the Tyrone panel in the midst of their All-Ireland Championship campaign.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has no regrets about opposing Sepp Blatter’s one-man FIFA presidential election.

The Wicklow senior footballers will face into the 2011 season with a three-man management team.

Welsh referees are set to take charge of Scottish matches this weekend with strike action by officials looming.

LETHAL full-forward Yvonne McMonagle bagged 2-5 from play as Donegal claimed the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies intermediate football championship title at Croke Park.

The 2010 International Rules Series has been confirmed for October this year, the GAA and the Australian Football League (AFL) announced today.

Meath senior footballer Brian Sheridan was this afternoon crowned All-Ireland Kick Fada champion following a well-contested event at the Bray Emmets GAA club.

Cork 0-15 Roscommon 0-12

The Scottish Football League today announced all of tomorrow’s opening game of the season would take place – but with the results of three fixtures being deemed provisional.

Scottish Football League chief executive David Longmuir has confirmed he has spoken to Celtic counterpart Peter Lawwell about the club entering a team in the Third Division.

Tyrone have made one change to their team for tomorrow's All-Ireland minor football final replay against Mayo.

Monday

Dublin dethroned Laois at Dr Cullen Park in Carlow on Sunday to capture the TG4 Ladies Leinster senior football championship crown for the first time since 2005.

Gretna have resigned from the Scottish Football League, the League confirmed today.

Gretna were today relegated to the Irn-Bru Third Division at the Scottish Football League’s annual general meeting.

The Central Competitions Control Committee of the GAA have decided to respond favourably to a request from the Cork Co Board to postponed the Allianz National Hurling and Football league ties involving the Rebel County this weekend.

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Killian Young from the Renard club makes his National Football League debut for Kerry when they take on Mayo in the opening round at Castlebar on Sunday.

Cork manager John Allen has played down the significance of his side's shot at an All-Ireland treble today, insisting that if his men prevail against Kilkenny "it will only be a statistic" for hurling's record books.

THE NUMBER seven will be proudly displayed by Celtic players at the CIS Cup final on Sunday in tribute to the late Jimmy Johnstone.

Fermanagh's 2004 All-Star full-back Barry Owens has scooped the Tennent's Ulster GAA Writers' Monthly Merit award for February.

The Australian Football League (AFL) are not interested in altering the rules so that players who commit offences in International Rules risk being suspended from their domestic game.

The GAA are set to announce a change to the controversial sin bin rule today.