David McCann will captain the Ireland Under-20s as part of a 37-man Six Nations squad dominated by Leinster players.

The RDS Exhibition Hall was bursting at the seams as the annual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition got under way last week.

From a young age, I knew there would be three parts to my life.

Not content with the success of Planxty, Dónal Lunny set about reimagining what Irish trad music could be. The band he created are still going strong, writes Ed Power.

The presence of players in the squad who grew up playing both GAA and rugby is a reminder of the changes in Irish society over recent decades, writes Paul Rouse.

Of all the medals claimed, the caps won and the other accolades that came his way, none say as much about Jamie Heaslip the player so much as the pair of nominations he received for World Player of the Year.

The past weekend was a golden one for the Irish provinces against their English counterparts, but Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster isn’t getting carried away with talk of a power shift in the Champions Cup.

Luka Bloom’s new album was recorded at Lettercollum House in Timoleague, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

St Michael’s College and Newbridge College will contest to the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup, following respective victories over St Gerard’s, Bray and Gorey Community School, yesterday afternoon.

Belvedere College 34 Newbridge College 0: Last year’s finalists Belvedere College delivered a near-perfect performance at Donnybrook yesterday afternoon, as they recorded a comprehensive victory over Newbridge College in the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup first round.

At the relatively tender age of 30, Johne Murphy has called a halt on a professional rugby career that reaped great rewards, but he will remain within the sport to hone the skills of up-and-coming players.

He tends to shy away from too much publicity these days, but Dave Robbins got some sit down time with Christy Moore ahead of his appearance at the Marquee.

Cistercian College Roscrea will aim to create history at the RDS this afternoon, when they seek to claim the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup crown for the first time.

Belvedere College v Cistercian College Roscrea Today: RDS, 4pm TV: Setanta Sports

Cistercian College, Roscrea 20 Newbridge College 19

Cistercian College, Roscrea 8 Newbridge College 8: Drama aplenty in Donnybrook yesterday in the Leinster Schools’ Cup semi-final , but no decision.

Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final

Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Gonzaga College kick-started their Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup campaign in fine style at Donnybrook yesterday, when a blistering first-half performance helped them towards a comprehensive triumph over Newbridge College.

Three Cork teenagers have bagged the top prize at this year’s Google Science Fair for their project, Natural Bacteria Combating World Hunger.

The Ireland U18 Schools team were defeated by England (30-14) in Saturday’s FIRA/AER European Championship final in Wronki, Poland.

He’s shown huge perseverance and taken every setback in his stride, whether it was losing a game to win a Grand Slam or lasting only a couple of minutes as the 2005 Lions captain or not making the final Test team on his last Lions tour. But those who know him well underline that Brian O’Driscoll always maintained his poise and dignity.

All systems go for a re-match of the 2013 Leinster Schools Senior Cup final after holders Blackrock College were drawn against St Michael’s College in the quarter-final draw at Old Wesley RFC yesterday.

Newbridge College 14 Cistercian College Roscrea 3

Ever wondered what became of all those bright young minds who collected the Young Scientist title over the years? Well wonder no more.

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A Dominican priest who betrayed the trust of a family in Cork to sexually abuse their son for years has been jailed for three years, with half suspended.

Newbridge College 12 King’s Hospital 5

Declan Kidney didn’t have to announce his team yesterday to signal Ireland’s changing of the guard.

Most of the €96m in State funding given to 56 private schools in 2011-12 was spent on teacher salaries, writes political correspondent Mary Regan

It says everything about the impact Tim Visser has made on the wing with Edinburgh — and Scotland — that so much time was devoted to the Flying Dutchman at Leinster’s weekly press conference yesterday.

Fintan Buckley, from the Hermitage club in Dublin, was yesterday installed President of the Golfing Union of Ireland at the annual delegates meeting in Carton House, Co Kildare.

A superb 43-metre penalty by full-back Dermot Masterson five minutes into injury-time sent Pres Bray through to the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Templeville Road yesterday.

THEIR name bears that of a town in Munster, and they are referred to as a Tipperary school; yet their premises is located over the border in Offaly and they play their rugby in Leinster.

JOHNE MURPHY has settled very comfortably into Munster’s way of doing things.

JOHNE MURPHY wasn’t prepared for his Ireland call-up for this tour to New Zealand and Australia.

THERE will be no caps handed out at the end, irrespective of how Ireland fare.

IRELAND will be bidding to advance to their third FIRA-AER U18 Championship decider in four years when they face Georgia in tonight’s semi-final at Casale Sul Sile, Treviso, (7pm, Irish time).

SUPPORTERS of sex abuse survivors have expressed concern that a former Catholic priest convicted of molesting nine children is living within five minutes’ walk of a school.

IT’S a moot point now as to what the final score would have been in Paris on Saturday had bonus points been on the table but Jamie Heaslip believes that such a system should be introduced to the Six Nations.

IRELAND U19’s produced a performance of high intensity and immense quality on their way to a comprehensive defeat of Australia Schools in an absorbing international at Cork IT last night.

LACK of game time may be a concern for Ireland U19 coach Allen Clarke but the former Irish international still looks forward to a quality performance from his side in tonight’s clash with the Australian Schools U19s at Cork Institute of Technology’s ground (7.30pm).

CORK schoolboys Simon Hanbidge and David O’Mahony have been paired in the Irish U-19 second row for the PricewaterhouseCoopers sponsored international with Australia to be held at Cork IT under lights tomorrow (7.30 pm).