Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

A select collection of works by Jack Butler Yeats and John Butler Yeats from the Model arts centre in Sligo, home of the important Niland Collection, have gone on tour for the first time with the opening of an exhibition in Wexford at the weekend.

Connacht MFC final: Galway 0-7 Sligo 1-4

Things fall apart, wrote Yeats, but they also come together, as they did in Manhattan on Monday night, when a thousand guests attended a celebration of the poet’s 150th birthday.

In Dublin last week Whyte’s sale grossed just over €1 million, the best result since 2008. 

The renowned Ballymaloe Country House Hotel last year enjoyed a turnaround in fortunes, returning to profit.

Sligo 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Sligo 0-12 Limerick 0-10

This morning's draw for rounds 2A and 2B of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifiers has thrown up a juicy all-Ulster clash between Tyrone and the losers of the Monaghan-Armagh replay.

Sligo 0-11 Galway 0-16

A work by one of Ireland’s most sought-after artists is to be sold at auction in London.

A ‘map’ tells the story of the city’s poems, songs and characters, says Richard Fitzpatrick.

Slowly, the Irish art market is climbing out of recession.

A diverse collection will draw the crowds to Woodward’s sale today, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Kevin Walsh, who stepped down as Sligo football manager last night, knew that his fifth season was going to be his final one in charge.

Sligo's forgettable Championship summer has ended with an All-Ireland first round qualifier defeat to Derry and the resignation of their manager Kevin Walsh.

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Sligo's Eamonn O'Hara has today called time on his long-standing inter-county senior football career.

Sligo and Leitrim will contest the Connacht FBD League final after the completion of the group stages of the competition this afternoon.

Leitrim delighted their loyal fans with a famous victory over last year’s All-Ireland runners-up Mayo in the second round of the Connacht FBD League.

Kevin Walsh will continue as Sligo senior football manager for the 2013 campaign, following his reappointment at a County Board meeting last night.

RTÉ has 114 home-produced series and programmes lined up for its upcoming television season.

Galway 0-15 Sligo 2-14

A 14-point defeat is a bitter pill for any side to swallow.

Roscommon and Louth recorded victories over Monaghan and Sligo in the Nicky Rackard Cup respectively yesterday, while today Leitrim ousted rivals Longford from the Lory Meagher Cup.

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh professed his satisfaction with the manner of his team's 3-21 to 0-6 victory over New York in last night's Connacht SFC opener at Gaelic Park.

Longford and Wexford will meet in the Allianz Football League Division 3 final on Saturday, April 28 at Croke Park.

Des O’Sullivan previews Monday’s sale of important Irish art in Dublin

A JACK B YEATS masterpiece which reappeared after almost seven decades in the same family is due to fetch up to €800,000 at auction.

A Jack B Yeats masterpiece which reappeared after almost seven decades in the same family is due to fetch up to €800,000 at auction.

Scenes from a never before staged play by WB Yeats will be performed for the first time next month.

Wicklow 1-18 Sligo 0-16

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has announced his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wicklow in Aughrim (throw-in 5pm).

Next Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 3B final will be an all-Connacht affair despite today's defeat for 13-man Mayo at Clones.

Sligo 0-08 Derry 0-11

Meath 1-12 Sligo 0-8

Galway completed their Connacht FBD League campaign with a facile 1-20 to 0-7 victory over IT Sligo in Tuam, while Mayo defeated provincial champions Roscommon in the day's other big game.

Kevin Walsh is staying on as manager of the Sligo senior football panel, ending speculation about a possible return to his native Galway.

Roscommon manager Fergal O'Donnell compared yesterday's Connacht SFC final success to an All-Ireland win, when reflecting on what it means for the county's players and supporters.

Sligo's goal-scoring forward David Kelly says that his side will not be affected by the hype gripping the county in the wake of last Saturday's Connacht SFC semi-final replay win over Galway.

EAMONN O’HARA insists Sligo can overcome the disappointment of letting a sizeable nine-point interval advantage slip away in last Sunday’s drawn Connacht SFC semi-final against Galway in Pearse Stadium.

Alan Costello is hoping his decision to switch from his native Mayo to playing for Sligo can reap further dividends this summer, as the Yeats County side go in search of their first Connacht SFC final appearance since 2007.

Sligo 0-15 Mayo 1-8

Corner forward David Kelly has been passed fit for Sligo's Connacht SFC first round clash with Mayo at Markievicz Park on Saturday (throw-in 5pm).