Education Minister Richard Bruton’s officials will meet the Christian Brothers order next week to discuss a disputed land deal to help meet their liability for child abuse redress costs.

Latest: The principal of a south side Dublin school says it would be "devastating" if its playing fields have been sold.

Parents and the principal of a school in south Dublin are battling to stop its playing fields being sold.

England withstood Ireland’s late fightback to win this decisive Under-18 Centenary Shield tie at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton last night.

THE Ireland U18 schools’ side let an interval lead slip yesterday as they suffered defeat by Australia in Coolock in their season opener.

THE Republic of Ireland’s hopes of retaining the U18 Centenary Shield ended last night at the Oval as cross-border rivals Northern Ireland took another step towards the title.

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.

THE first of the supplementary rounds of the TCH All-Ireland Schools Quiz took place last night at the Montrose Hotel, Dublin.

Hurling enthusiasts from all over the country will flock to Stillorgan on Saturday week - September 1 - for a hurling event that will kick start this year's All-Ireland Hurling finals weekend - the AIB Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Hurling Sevens.

THE last of the Dublin sessions of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland Schools Quiz took place in the Montrose Hotel last night.

THE adverse weather impacted severely on last evening’s sessions of the TCH All-Ireland Schools Quiz at the Montrose Hotel, Dublin.

STEPHEN SCULLION (Wellington College) and Sarah Treacy (King’s Hospital), the newly crowned national junior cross-country champions, bid for more success in the Kit Kat All-Ireland Schools Championships at St Clare’s Sports Ground, DCU, this afternoon.

KERRY and Tyrone will be strongly represented at this year’s Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland football sevens in Dublin on Saturday week.

The 2005 AIB Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Hurling Sevens tournament takes place this weekend at the Dublin club's Stillorgan home.

SCHOOLS from Galway and Roscommon have reached the last four of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings’ schools quiz 2004.