A wife whose face was beaten ‘black, blue and purple’ by her husband has told a court “I know now I have no ‘boss’ or no one beating me or torturing me for my money”.

Reigning Galway SHC champions Liam Mellows will face Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry in the quarter-finals this year.

Monkstown Golf Club created history last Friday when they won the AIG Minor Cup, claiming the club’s first ever ladies national title.

Sometimes why we love hurling gets forgotten or obscured, writes PM O’Sullivan.

An 8-year old boy with cerebral palsy who sued the HSE over the circumstances of his birth at Sligo General Hospital has settled his High Court action for €5m.

Conor Kavanagh scored two goals for reigning champions Liam Mellows as they beat Castlegar 3-15 to 2-13 in the big city derby in Group 1 of the Galway SHC at Pearse Stadium.

David Treacy scored seven points for Cuala who overwhelmed Liam Mellows and advanced to another All-Ireland final at Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day.

As he watched his former Galway colleagues reaching the peak on All-Ireland final Sunday from the Croke Park press box in his brief as an analyst, there was plenty of mixed emotions for David Collins, writes John Fogarty.

Liam Mellows claimed their first Galway SHC title in 47 years with a composure that belied their final inexperience in Pearse Stadium.

The scene of a rear-ending collision on a minor Co Limerick road resembled a scene from “an emergency Isis attack” with three fire tenders, two ambulances, and gardaí called out, a judge said.

A breakthrough is expected this week in the impasse which has held up the Galway SHC championship in a row over the eligibility of a player

St Colman’s College, Fermoy 1-13 Gort Community School 0-12: After another huge battle, St Colman’s College advanced to the All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Junior A hurling (U16½) championship final. They will play St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny. 

St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10: St Thomas manager John Burke insisted that his side have what it takes to go all the way to All-Ireland glory for the second time, after they were deserving winners of the Galway SHC title yesterday.

A Co Galway mother and daughter yesterday settled separate €75,000 cases of alleged defamation against Dunnes Stores on terms not publicly divulged in court.

A new dawn breaks for the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship on its opening round, the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally, which gets under way tomorrow.

Anthony Cunningham looks set to stay on as Galway manager for a fifth year despite reports of a player vote of no confidence in him.

Tommy Quigley hugged his sons and team-mates Stephen and Shane as Thurles celebrated their first AIG Pierce Purcell Shield win for 18 years.

Dublin might be waiting to take on Kerry in Sunday’s All Ireland Football final but it was a Mayo man who was beaming brightly at Carton House yesterday as Royal Dublin ended their 47-year wait for victory in the AIG Barton Shield.

Galway and Royal Dublin’s Barton Shield sides will provide the high quality golf in today’s AlG Cups and Shields National finals but all the excitement may well come from the minnows in the Pierce Purcell Shield semi-finals at Carton House.

Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) v Kilmallock (Limerick)

It would be more than fair to say the inclement weather hasn’t helped the country’s premier pitches.

A “cunning thief” who concocted “a fairytale story” regarding the disappearance of 15 steel manhole covers yesterday escaped jail.

Henry Shefflin has offered a glimmer of hope that he will continue to hurl for Kilkenny, admitting there’d be no decision to make if his club form wasn’t so good.

Reaction: Henry Shefflin skipped the Kilkenny team holiday to Miami last month, so he could focus on Ballyhale’s club championship campaign.

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final: Gort (Galway) 1-15 Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 2-17

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final: Gort v Ballyhale: Gort hurling captain Greg Lally is the team’s indisputable leader since the emigration of former captain Andy Coen to Canada last year and he will be expected to lead the side from centre-back in tomorrow’s All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final against Ballyhale Shamrocks.

The draws for Cork and Limerick’s 2015 County Championships are already made, but which clubs will be celebrating into the Christmas and beyond after successful campaigns? Our reporters provide the anorak’s guide.

Gort 2-13 Portumna 1-10

Gerard O’Donoghue will line out for Gort at corner-forward in tomorrow’s Galway senior county hurling final against Portumna in Kenny Park, Athenry (1.30pm).

The failure to finish the Galway Senior Hurling Championship on schedule has resulted in a severe financial impact in the county, with a profit of €67,000 last year being replaced with a deficit of almost €100,000 for 2014.

The Galway senior hurling championship has been thrown into chaos following the decision of the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) to quash the Galway CCC’s ruling dumping Turloughmore out of the competition.

Tie hole drama was the order of the day when the Private Home Care All-Ireland ladies inter-club finals came to a thrilling climax at Monkstown Golf Club on Saturday.

Monkstown Golf Club will be a hive of activity this week as it plays host to the national finals of the Private Home Care inter-club women’s championships from tomorrowthrough to Saturday.

Goals from Joe Canning and young Ronan O’Meara saw Portumna past Athenry and set up a rematch of last year’s Galway SHC final with Loughrea at the quarter- final stage.