AIB ALL-IRELAND CLUB SHC SEMI-FINAL:

For Lorcan McLoughlin, the time has come to sip drinks in the last chance saloon. The Cork senior hurler has been battling desperately over the past three years to land the Fitzgibbon Cup medal he craves.

IT Carlow's senior footballers have once again criticised GAA authorities for their failure to include the team in the upcoming Bord na Mona O'Byrne Cup, in the light of Kilkenny's failure to field a team for the competition.

Diarmuid O'Flynn talks to UCD GAA's development officer, Dave Billings, about the thorny issue of third level colleges playing senior championship.