Last night Dave Mahedy closed his office door for the final time at the University of Limerick. As Director of Sport and Recreation, Mahedy has been the driving force behind the growth — and importance — of sport at all levels in UL for almost 30 years.

Former Down All-Ireland winning manager Pete McGrath has revealed he once turned down an approach to manage Dublin.

NEWRY’S divide is more pronounced this week but it’s all been good-natured.

GAA officials in Laois are resigned to losing two of their most exciting young talents, Colm Begley and Brendan Quigley, to AFL club Brisbane Lions.

THE GAA’s legal wrangles in Dublin and Donegal deepened yesterday after court cases brought by clubs from both counties, Na Fianna and St Eunan’s, were adjourned.