Dancing horses, apple strudel, sun, Schubert, and birthday celebrations — it was all part of the experience for nine Cappamore Guild members when they took a mid-week break in Vienna just after Easter.

Library services will enter a new hi-tech chapter today when members of the Cappamore facility in Co Limerick will get access to Ireland’s first new age literary centre.

The Harty Cup has been competed for since 1918 so it’s hardly a surprise that there have been eight one-county derby finals.

A Limerick woman last night told of her nightmare ordeal at being trapped in her car as it was swept off a road and down into a field by an avalanche of slurry from a roadside farm.

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-20 Cappamore (Limerick) 2-08

Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 2-15 Rockchapel (Cork) 1-8

Cappamore (Limerick) 1-06 Clarecastle (Clare) 0-04

Cappamore (Limerick) 2-07 Borrisokane (Tipperary) 0-06

They have lived in the shadow of their city rivals St Kieran’s for long enough.

A FITTING end to the Munster championship hurling season in sunny Mallow yesterday, a day stolen from late summer and a game to match.

THE last big game of the 2011 Munster hurling calendar and, make no mistake, while the names of the two finalists may not resonate across the country, for two clubs with a long and proud hurling history this is a big game.

IN almost every breakthrough team, regardless of the sport, there’s one guy who’s been there through the years, battling away.

AS Cappamore and Charleville ready themselves for battle in Sunday’s Munster Club JHC final, there is one uncanny parallel between them, as outlined by Cappamore player/coach Seamus Coffey.

THROUGH the decades there have been outstanding hurlers and outstanding teams in Charleville but success and titles remained elusive for many years.

IT WAS a memorable afternoon for Charleville yesterday as they qualified for their first ever Munster JHC club final. They will face Limerick champions Cappamore after eventually wearing down Tipperary’s Rockwell Rovers who were in contention up to the three-quarter mark.

A ROUSING second-half recovery wasn’t enough to rescue Waterford champions Ballinameela in yesterday’s Munster Club JHC semi-final in Cappamore as their hosts had already done the damage before the break.

THE reputation of Cappamore Show as a shop window for quality cattle was underlined at this year’s event, when exhibitors came to the Co Limerick event from as far away as Donegal.

AN HOUR after the final whistle in Geneva yesterday, the Munster front row emerged from their dressing room, and what a sight. Marcus Horan, Frankie Sheahan, John Hayes, all looked like they’d just gone 15 rounds with a young Muhammad Ali.

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Finuge 0-14 Cappamore 1-6

Garryspillane 0-17, Adare 1-7

Killeedy 1-14