Tracey Kennedy was confirmed last night as the first female chair in Cork GAA history as nominations closed for annual convention without a challenge to her nomination.

A film shoot took a dramatic real-life twist for students at a Kerry school when armed gardaí swooped on the scene.

UCC, Limerick and Cork all advanced to the semi-finals of the Waterford Crystal Cup after victories this afternoon.

Kerry GAA authorities are treating "with the utmost gravity" claims that a hurling umpire was attacked by a player and left requiring hospital treatment following the vicious assault at a match in Kilmoyley on Sunday.

Kerry chairman Patrick O’Sullivan has welcomed the latest statement by a hurling club from the county in the Munster IHC.

Kerry SHC: Ballyduff 3-12 Causeway 1-10

Cork 5-26 Kerry 0-09

There are four changes in the Tipperary side for Sunday’s clash with Dublin at Semple Stadium in the final round of Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League (2pm).

Canadian exploration company Antrim Energy — which has assets in Irish waters — is reviewing its options, admitting “significant doubts” exist regarding the firm’s chances of survival.

St Brendan’s 2-18 Causeway 2-17 (AET)

Success comes in many different forms and it’s not all about having your name up in lights — that was the advice from TV star Graham Norton to young people yesterday.

St Brendan’s, Ardfert 0-12 Causeway 1-09

Kerry GAA chiefs are set to investigate ugly scenes which developed at half-time in Saturday’s county senior hurling championship quarter-final between Ballyduff and Causeway at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Ballyduff 2-13 Causeway 1-16 (AET)

Friends have paid tribute to three young climbers, including a woman from the North, killed in an avalanche who, they said, died doing what they loved.

Ballyduff 1-14 Causeway 1-10

Former Kerry minor and U21 star Paul Geaney’s rich vein of form has helped fire Dingle clear at the top of the county senior football league.

Three-in-a-row-seeking Ballyduff and their deadly rivals Kilmoyley advanced to the semi-finals of the Kerry SHC in contrasting fashion at Austin Park, Tralee.

Today they go in search of a second Munster Vocational SAHC title in four years in Croagh against Nenagh VS. Recently they collected the Munster JAHC crown for the fourth successive year.

St Bridget’s Loughrea carried too much firepower for their Kerry opponents in Saturday’s entertaining All-Ireland Vocational Schools JAHC final at Bruff.

Causeway CS had to battle a spirited Hazelwood College’s challenge at a blustery Tournafulla yesterday.

Causeway CS completed a glorious four-in-a-row when defeating Roscrea VS in the Munster Vocational JAHC final at a wet and windy Croagh on Saturday.

Scorers for Causeway CS: R Heffernan 3-3, P McGrath 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 65, D Collins 0-4, (0-2f, 0-1 65, K Bowley, P Lucid, T Casey 0-1 each.

EOIN RYAN fired Roscrea into the Munster Vocational Schools SAHC semi-final at Rathkeale yesterday.

CAUSEWAY easily overcame their opponents in this disappointing Kerry SHC clash at Austin Stack Park on Sunday. The game ended as a contest after John Mike Dooley goaled in the eighth minute and half- back trio Mark Murphy, Eamon Fitzgerald and Shane Sheehan stamped their class on the tie.

CAUSEWAY easily overcame their opponents in this disappointing Kerry SHC clash at Austin Stack Park yesterday. The game ended as a contest after John Mike Dooley goaled in the eighth minute and half- back trio Mark Murphy, Eamon Fitzgerald and Shane Sheehan stamped their class on the tie.

A CLOSE call for Limerick in Kilmallock yesterday evening in this Munster MHC quarter-final, a very close call, because two late reaction rocket-shots from Kerry corner-forward Shane Dunne went just a couple of inches wide.

BANAGHER College coach Gearóid O’Regan should have mixed emotions tomorrow as his side take on Causeway Comprehensive in the All-Ireland vocational schools “A” SHC final in Semple Stadium.

IT may have gone unnoticed by most people outside the county, but an All-Ireland hurling championship title found its way to Kerry last weekend when Causeway Comprehensive School collected the Vocational junior title in style.

Saturday's impressive Newbury winner Bridge of Gold is likely to have one more low-key outing before Mikael Magnusson steps him up in grade.

The Jack O'Connor-led Kerry senior management team was officially ratified at last night's meeting of the Kerry County Committee.

Cushendall were crowned the first provincial club champions of 2008 thanks to a 1-14 to 1-13 victory over Down champions Ballygalget in the Ulster club SHC final at Casement Park, on a day which saw 13 county finals around the country, and also action in the Ulster and Connacht provincial club championships.

CRUCIAL baskets from Ian Lynch secured a famous victory for Coláiste Éanna in yesterday’s Boys U-16 A final at the National Arena.

Happy Mondays are to replace Amy Winehouse in the V Festival line-up, it was announced today.

Kerry have established their first Camogie County Board. The board is made up of members from four of the five clubs that have been established in Kerry.

A Dublin architect has won an international competition to design a state-of-the-art visitors’ centre for the Giant’s Causeway, it was announced today.

Maids Causeway just got the better of Karen’s Caper in a thrilling finish to the Group One Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot at York today.

CORK include only one senior panellist, Kevin Hartnett, on their U-21 team for tonight’s Munster’s hurling championship first round game against Waterford at Walsh Park.