Castleknock College held off a spirited fightback from Cistercian College, Roscrea at Donnybrook Stadium yesterday to book their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-finals.

Students have been chosen from five schools to rear Irish Angus calves for 18 months in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition.

The past weekend was a golden one for the Irish provinces against their English counterparts, but Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster isn’t getting carried away with talk of a power shift in the Champions Cup.

Liam Cosgrave was humble but played a key role in politics and will be remembered as doing the State exemplary service, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

An officer and a gentleman is how Liam Cosgrave should be remembered.

Cistercian College, Roscrea will face Gonzaga College in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup, following their narrow victories over CBC Monkstown and Castleknock College yesterday.

Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Gonzaga College kick-started their Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup campaign in fine style at Donnybrook yesterday, when a blistering first-half performance helped them towards a comprehensive triumph over Newbridge College.

There’s not a lot of information out there about second and third level scholarships. So Aileen Lee has been doing some research.

The triumph and tragedy of sport was encapsulated by Harry Purcell’s magnificent senior 800m and 400m double before he pulled a hamstring in the 4x100m relay at the Aviva All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

All systems go for a re-match of the 2013 Leinster Schools Senior Cup final after holders Blackrock College were drawn against St Michael’s College in the quarter-final draw at Old Wesley RFC yesterday.

2008 champions Belvedere College sent out a message of intent in Balbriggan yesterday afternoon, as first-half tries by Adam Foy and Josh Hutchinson provided the foundations for a comprehensive 28-3 opening round victory over Wesley College.

Most of the €96m in State funding given to 56 private schools in 2011-12 was spent on teacher salaries, writes political correspondent Mary Regan

His name is Ruaidhri Murphy.

Two tries in three minutes helped fire Clongowes Wood to an emphatic victory in this Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Donnybrook yesterday.

Perpignan will provide an exit route for Munster inside centre Lifeimi Mafi following the Irish province’s signing yesterday of James Downey from Northampton Saints.

IN HIS address at the Cork Chamber Business Breakfast on December 20, the President of University College, Cork, Dr Michael Murphy stated that “there is extensive anecdotal evidence of many of our brightest students emigrating after completing Leaving Certificate for overseas education, and never returning”.

A COUPLE of new tennis rackets is as extravagant as Ireland’s latest EU Young Scientist winner Alexander Amini will get with the €7,000 prize he scooped in Finland.

TWO IRISH students have flown the flag for the smart economy by picking up acclaimed international awards for their scientific research.

ALL known logic was almost defied as the Ireland Schools came within eight minutes of trumping all-powerful England in an adrenaline-fuelled FIRA U18 European Championship qualifier at Donnybrook yesterday.

LEINSTER’S U18 schools side left Cork with a victory over Munster to their names last night, just as their predecessors did 111 years ago.

IRELAND will be bidding to advance to their third FIRA-AER U18 Championship decider in four years when they face Georgia in tonight’s semi-final at Casale Sul Sile, Treviso, (7pm, Irish time).

WHEN a wolf tried to go munchin’ on a chicken yesterday he got much more than he bargained for.

St Michael's College lock Emmet McMahon will lead the Ireland Under-19 Schools team, coached by Terry McMaster and Bobby Byrne, to play the Australian Under-19 Schools at UCD tomorrow.

SHANE QUINN is set to continue his amazing streak of victories when he contests the intermediate 3,000m at the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore this morning.

THREE sessions of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All-Ireland Schools Quiz 2009 were held last evening at the Montrose Hotel Dublin.

Up-and-coming second row Devin Toner has been named Bank of Ireland Leinster Player of the Month for September and October.

Full marks in this year's Leaving Certificate went to students in Kerry, Cork and Dublin.

CASTLEKNOCK College and St Mary’s College, Carlow, became the first schools to qualify for the last 16 in the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All-Ireland Schools Quiz following last night’s sessions at the Montrose Hotel, Dublin.

IRELAND will get one last shot at redemption when they take on Italy in the final outing of the U18 Six Nations Festival at Cork Institute of Technology today (2.30pm).

Ireland U-18 Schools coach Peter Melia has made sweeping changes to his team ahead of their final outing against Italy tomorrow in the U-18 Six Nations Festival.

Michael Kelliher and David McSharry will form a new centre partnership for the Ireland U18 Schools team that takes on Scotland tomorrow and are two of six changes, two of which are in personnel, to the side that lost to Wales in their opening game of the U18 Six Nations Festival.

PBC CORK’s Brian O’Hara has the honour of leading Ireland out before his hometown crowd for their opening game of the U18 Six Nations festival tonight (Musgrave Park, 7.30pm).

PBC Cork’s Brian O’Hara will have the honour of leading the Ireland U-18 Schools team in his home town when they play Wales tomorrow evening in their first game of the U-18 Schools Six Nations festival in Musgrave Park.

THE week long Six Nations Under-18 rugby tournament, which gets underway in Cork tomorrow, is estimated to be worth in excess of €500,000 to the economy of the city.

The following is the Leinster 'A' team to play Connacht in Barnhall on Friday (KO: 2pm):

The following is the Leinster U20 team to play Connacht in the Interprovincial series on Saturday in the Sportsground (KO: 2.30pm).

FROM youngest ever senator to first female Tánaiste, Mary Harney has continually smashed through any glass ceiling threatening to contain her towering ambition.

FROM youngest ever senator to first female Tánaiste, Mary Harney has continually smashed through any glass ceiling threatening to contain her towering ambition.

FAVOURITE Ciarán Ó Lionaird (DLS Macroom) could miss the 1,500m at the Kit Kat Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

Ireland 20 Wales 15

The following is the Ireland U19 15 to play Wales U19 on Friday, April 21, in Exiles RFC, Dubai.

Ireland U19 16 Samoa U19 15

IRELAND's U19s will face England in the opening game of the IRB Rugby World Championship which take place in Dubai next month.

WESLEY College and Scoil Chaitriona Glasnevin won through to the last 16 of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Schools Quiz at the Montrose Hotel, Dublin, last evening.