Sigerson Cup winning manager Billy Morgan and Higher Education committee chairman Gerry Tully have expressed strong opposition to calls for a blanket ban on inter-county players lining out at third level.

The Environment Minister Phil Hogan has defended the decision of Clare County Council to ask students applying for third level grants for proof that their families had paid the household charge.

PROMOTING the need for greater collaboration and co-operation between the developing and developed worlds is the focus of the new UCC Centre for Global Development.