Glen Rovers’ quest for a third Cork SHC title in a row will begin against Bride Rovers in the 2017 preliminary round.

A leading Cork Ladies Football Board official has described speculation linking senior boss Eamonn Ryan with a switch to the men’s team as “a bolt out of the blue”.

England have selected Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph as their centre pairing for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up game against Ireland at Twickenham.

A repeat of last year’s semi-final pairing is in store as Dr Harty Cup holders Ardscoil Rís were drawn with Hamilton High School in the quarter-final.

Cork football champions Ballincollig open the defence of their first title with a repeat of their opening fixture in this year’s competition.

Blues guitarist BB King has cancelled the remaining eight performances of his current tour after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion.

IT’S an unassuming little abbreviation: B&B. For some of you, it might be the first ampersand (&) you saw written down.

Cork county senior football champions Castlehaven’s quest for a three-in-a-row will face a stiff challenge, after they were drawn against Carbery Rangers in last night’s fourth-round draw.

Elderly people who do not live “gold-plated” lifestyles and who suffered a raft of other budget cuts are to be among the worst hit by the slashing of health insurance tax relief — with bills likely to increase by hundreds of euro.

Following the six Cork county championship games at the weekend, the fourth-round ties and relegation play-offs are now decided in all but the SHC and IFC grades.

Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin is hoping “common sense” prevails and Pat Horgan is cleared to face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final on Sunday week.

A homeless addict has been sentenced to three years after he had sex with a school girl having met her for the first time that day while she was wearing her uniform.

A couple found shot in an apparent murder-suicide in a Carlow B&B spent the previous night socialising in the pub across the road.

Courtney Lawes is ready to strike fear into the French ‘bully boys’ when he is unleashed from the England back row for the first time.

Carol O’Callaghan says the kitchen is the hub of any house so make sure the look works for you

Cork City duo Danny Morrissey and Jason Forde featured for Ireland’s U19s yesterday as they lost to Turkey in their final friendly before the UEFA elite stage qualifiers in May.

IN THE space of a decade, the number of B&Bs in this country has dropped from 4,500 to 1,850, according to B&B Ireland.

THE Children’s Ombudsman is to speak with homeless children to see if the HSE is safeguarding their welfare.

DEFENDING champions Ard Scoil Rís play Thurles CBS in the quarter-final of the Dr Harty Cup.

THE draw for the 2011 Cork senior football championship, which pairs champions Nemo Rangers with Ballincollig, threw up two interesting west Cork derbies, featuring Ilen Rovers and Carbery Rangers, and O’Donovan Rossa against Clonakilty.

HSE’s system allows troubled teens to suffer on, writes Jennifer Hough

THE second NAMA business plan explodes many myths expounded when it was originally advocated.

FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech has ignored the pleas of Zinedine Zidane and refused to pick his fit-again captain Patrick Vieira for the World Cup qualifying play-off against Ireland on November 14.

FOR the first time in the history of the competition a Kerry team will take part in the Dr Harty Cup for season 2009/10.

CHAMPIONS Sarsfields have been drawn against Castlelyons in next year’s Cork SHC, while four-in-a-row football winners Nemo Rangers renew rivalry with Ballincollig.

The London market was weighed down by weaker banks today after the sector made its latest cash call and expectations for lower interest rates were dashed.

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AT THIS stage it has become as predictable as the debate over who will be allowed to march in New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade.

Manchester United remain the most valuable football team in the world, according to Forbes business magazine.

Rangers have signed Scotland B defender Kirk Broadfoot to a pre-contract agreement which will see him move to Ibrox this summer.

THE draws for the knock-out stages of the Credit Union Munster Colleges SFC and SHC have thrown up some mouth-watering quarter-final ties.

CHAMPIONS Limerick IT have been drawn against Galway IT in the first round of the Datapac Fitzgibbon Cup.

The draws for the Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Cup competitions have been made in Lansdowne FC tonight.

Retail group Kingfisher today said profits at its flagship B&Q chain halved this autumn after it was forced to slash prices to shift surplus stock.

Electricals group Kesa delivered improved half-year operating profits today after benefiting from a strong performance by flagship UK chain Comet.

FAMOUS rugby nursery Christian Brothers College have entered a hurling team in this year’s Cork Colleges SHC.