Ardscoil Ris recovered in magnificent fashion from a dreadfully slow start to run in seven tries in a remarkable demolition of Castletroy in today’s quarter-final of the Munster Schools Senior Cup at Thomond Park.

Taylor Gleeson’s last gasp score earned defending champions Glenstal Abbey a second chance as they secured a dramatic draw against Bandon Grammar.

Now that the knockout phase of the 2018/19 edition of the Harty Cup has arrived, a familiar question is again posed: Is this the year a Cork school ends the county’s longest-running Harty famine?

Both teams were already assured of progress to the Harty Cup quarter-finals thanks to comprehensive beatings of Castletroy College earlier on, but it was Christians who sent out the loudest message of intent at Bansha as they powered their way to another heavy victory.

STOP and easily developed land for house builders and entrepreneurial types, in Limerick’s suburb of Monaleen, Castletroy, is guided at €300,000 an acre in advance of its planned private treaty sale next month.

A coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of anabolic steroids after hearing details of the tragic death of a fit and healthy sports-mad teenager.

A fit, sports-mad teenager died from severe brain-swelling triggered by the muscle-building steroid, Stenozolol, an inquest has found.

Rockwell College have made it into the quarter-finals of the Munster Senior Cup with two first half tries enough to give them victory over a game Castletroy side.

Munster A duly qualified for the quarter-finals of the B&I Cup with a comprehensive victory over Ospreys at Musgrave Park last night and jumped to the top of Pool 1 as they await the outcome of today’s clash between Bedford Blues and Nottingham.

PBC Cork 25 Castletroy 8: Two late tries helped power Presentation Brothers College Cork, the holders, into the quarter-finals of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup when they overcame a strong challenge from Castletroy College.

Presentation Brothers, Cork, will begin the defence of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup with a first-round game in Cork against Castletroy College, Limerick.

A talented young sportsman has died during his Leaving Certificate examinations.

An early deluge didn’t prevent some outstanding performances at the Irish Life Health All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

One of longest standing records in the history books could go today at the Irish Life Health/Munster Schools T&F at Cork IT if 16-year-old Darragh McElhinney maintains the brilliant form he has shown this season.

Crescent Comprehensive 19, Castletroy College 5: Holders Crescent qualified for the St Patricks Day final at Thomond Park when they scored a well deserved 19-5 victory over Castletroy College in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup at  UL. 

Ciara Neville’s life in the fast lane seemed to be running on fumes long before the Castletroy teenager had even gotten into top gear but a hard edge and support now sees her on the cusp of her first senior international championship.

Bandon Grammar School 17, St Munchin’s College 13: Bandon Grammar School created their own special piece of history on a wet and windy afternoon at Bandon RFC yesterday when they advanced to the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup semi-final for the first time.

Bandon Grammar School 24 Castletroy College 17: Bandon Grammar School produced a sensational comeback to defeat Castletroy College in yesterday’s pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup tie at Bandon RFC.

Bandon Grammar School produced a sensational comeback to win a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup tie at Bandon RFC.

The Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Cup campaign gets under way today with five fixtures running up until Thursday.

Jake Morris finished with eight points as Nenagh CBS pulled away in the second-half to beat Castletroy College 1-20 to 1-13 in Newport.

Despite Skibbereen CS’s win, they exit the competition as St Flannan’s College triumphed against Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in the other Group D game.

The Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final line-up will begin to take shape after this afternoon’s full programme of games.

Patrickswell coach Declan Fitzgerald knows a thing or two about Sunday’s opposition.

Pessimism may be a tempting and often appropriate outlook when it comes to Irish athletics these days, but in Tullamore on Saturday, even the most cynical of souls couldn’t but be swayed: the future remains bright.

Sinéad Callanan, a student of Castletroy College in Limerick, was a prizewinner in the all-island Decade of Centenaries schools essay competition for this study of Na Fianna Éireann

There’s more than city pride at stake as old rivals Christian Brothers College and Presentation Brothers College meet at Musgrave Park this afternoon (2.30pm) in the first of the Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals.

#CreateNoHate

13-year-old Limerick filmmaker/vlogger Luke Culhane has created a new video highlighting the need to #CreatNoHate on social media in a stand against cyber bullying.

Flannan Cleary can still picture the sliotar flying past the Castletroy post. The umpire raised his arms to signal wide, the hurlers of St Colman’s, Fermoy dropping to their knees in despair.

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”.

Josh Beausang’s late point earned Midleton CBS a draw against Blackwater CS at Waterford IT yesterday, but the east Cork school’s hopes of qualification to the Harty Cup quarter-finals rest on today’s game between Ardscoil Rís and Waterford’s De La Salle.

Last year’s champions Thurles CBS made it two wins from two in Group C of the Dr Harty Cup as they pulled away from Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa of Doon in the final quarter at Toomevara yesterday.

Thurles CBS have twice won back- to-back Dr Harty Cup titles.

With 21 Dr Harty Cup titles, St Flannan’s College’s place at the top of the roll of honour won’t be under threat any time soon.

Cold and damp conditions ultimately put pay to Kevin Mulcaire’s record-breaking ambitions but nothing could stop Ciara Neville lighting up the track at the GloHealth All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore on Saturday.

Local connections to national and global events a century ago have been unearthed by winners of a schools’ history competition.

A postmortem was due to be carried out last night on the body of a young man found in a swimming pool in Limerick.