Johne Murphy has quickly established his credentials as a coach just two years after signing off on a memorable career that saw him play over 200 top class games for Leicester, Munster, Emerging Ireland and the Wolfhounds.

Holders Cork Constitution and last year’s beaten finalists Young Munster advanced to the Munster Senior Cup quarter-finals with little difficulty over the weekend but Garryowen and fancied Dolphin were both knocked out.

Rassie Erasmus will not be expecting perfection when he sends his Munster charges into action for the first time tonight.

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For a buyer willing to provide TLC, No 9 Lower Panorama Terrace in Sunday’s Well has character and views, close to Cork City centre. Guiding at €165,000, it’s a two-bed Victorian house with a basement.

The Sunday’s Well Rebels, Ireland’s only Mixed Ability rugby team, are through to the final of the Mixed Abilites Rugby World Tournament after three days of play in Bradford.

The Sunday’s Well Rebels, Ireland’s only Mixed Ability Rugby team, travel to England next week to compete in the first Mixed Ability Rugby World Tournament (MARWT).

Sunday’s Well Rugby Football Club yesterday said players have been endangered by the construction of a wall by McDonald’s restaurant close to the dead ball area of a pitch.

Munster and Ireland legend Paul O’Connell is Danny Lynch’s favourite player, writes Sam Boland.

C&S UCC Demons were crowned Men’s Premier league champions following an emphatic 112-83 win over UCD Marian at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

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The draw for the Munster Senior Cup was made last night at the Charleville Park Hotel.

Munster Rugby’s plans to redevelop Musgrave Park moved a step closer to fruition yesterday with the sale of land on the Cork stadium’s grounds.

A woman who spent 90 minutes at Cork’s newest private hospital, where she underwent a cataract procedure, was charged €1,175 for use of a room, on top of consultant and anaesthesiologist fees.

The prospects of Young Munster winning the Ulster Bank League title took a pounding with defeat to leaders Clontarf at Clifford Park on Saturday.

Clontarf celebrated after an Ulster League bonus point victory over Blackrock College on Friday pushed up their points tally to 50 and helped them stretch their advantage over St Mary’s College and Young Munster, but there’s a massive title battle ahead.

AT LONG last, Ireland is getting to grips with gastro pubs.

LIFE in the fast lane is proving difficult for Ulster Bank champions Old Belvedere, as their Dublin rivals Clontarf and league specialists Shannon set the early pace.

KILFEACLE defeated arch rivals Clanwilliam to book their place in the semi-finals of the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup with a 30-7 victory.

ONCE regarded as the biggest prize in provincial club rugby, the ODM Munster Senior Cup has been hit by the inability of another club to fulfil a fixture.

THE Bon Secours Hospital in Cork is pressing ahead with plans for an €80 million expansion despite the announcement by the Mater Private that it intends to open a 75-bed hospital in the city by the end of the year.

FOR the members and management of Sunday’s Well Tennis & Boating Club, the night of November 19, 2009, will long endure as a fateful and dramatic event when the life and history of this venerable Cork institution was almost washed away in the flash flooding that beset the entire city.

DOLPHIN’S victory over Blackrock College in the Ulster Bank League at Stradbrook on Saturday has pushed them back into a stronger position as the battle for top four places intensifies.

PARENTS and schools should foot the bill, or take on the responsibility themselves, of providing school wardens, a city councillor said last night.

ALL-IRELAND League champions and current leaders, Cork Constitution, face what the coach Brian Walsh believes will be the biggest test of the season when they meet local rivals Dolphin at Temple Hill this afternoon (2.30pm).

CHAMPIONS Cork Constitution got their All-Ireland League campaign off to a perfect start with victory at Blackrock College on Saturday.

SCOTT DEASY’S scintillating solo effort lit up Temple Hill and helped Cork Constitution get back to winning ways with a 17-13 defeat of Garryowen in Division 1A of the AIB League on Saturday.

Cork Constitution will give an AIL debut to possible Ireland Under-20 second row Brian Hayes at home to UL-Bohemian at Temple Hill tomorrow.

IT was a wonderful weekend for the Kerry clubs in the opening round of the Martin O’Sullivan Cup.

A stunning garden is the jewel in this restored gem, says Tommy Barker.

SUNDAY’S WELL have one game left to save their season as Cashel come calling to Musgrave Park this afternoon (2.30pm) looking to usurp them from the senior ranks.

Teams for today's All-Ireland League ties.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE exacted revenge for last season’s AIB All-Ireland Cup final defeat to Shannon with a thrilling 41-27 win at Stradbrook on Saturday.

Team news ahead of this weekend's All-Ireland League clashes.

A SHORT time can make such a difference — ask anyone in Sunday’s Well, the club that barely survived in senior rugby last season.

SUNDAY’S WELL creaked a bit in the closing stages, but they were still worthy winners of a well-contested ODM Munster Senior Cup quarter-final at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

THE Leinster squad to face Edinburgh in the opening game of the Magners League season in the RDS on Saturday (5.30pm) has been named.

HEALTH inspectors have asked nursing homes to tag dementia patients with an electronic monitoring system, so they can’t wander outside, the owner of one premises has revealed.