CORK coach Eamon Ryan believes the hurt of losing the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC crown in 2010 has fuelled a renewed quest for glory.

Cork 4-10 Laois 1-6

CORK and Laois battle for an All-Ireland final place when the first of the Ladies senior football championship semi-finals is played in Cashel this evening (6pm, TG4).

Tyrone 2-12 Laois 1-17 (AET)

GRAIGUECULLEN’S teenage star Sinead Doogue scored a sensational winning point to hand Laois a first Leinster Ladies SFC crown since 2007 at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow yesterday.

Meath 1-10 Laois 2-8

Cork 4-15 Laois 3-9

Brendan O’Brien on Cork ladies’ reaction to summer shock.

Tyrone blew the race for the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship wide open at Banagher today as they claimed a famous quarter-final victory against All-Ireland champions Cork.

DUBLIN secured a third successive TG4 Leinster Ladies Senior Football Championship crown with a comfortable 2-13 to 0-9 victory against Laois in yesterday’s provincial decider at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow.

THE New Zealand Maori squad has been named for next month’s Centenary series — which includes a clash with Ireland — with former All Blacks Corey Flynn, Hosea Gear, Tanerau Latimer, Luke McAlister, Liam Messam and Isaac Ross all named.

THERE was no fairytale ending for Catholic Institute’s Eimear Cregan as her former club Cork Harlequins gave a lesson in finishing to reclaim the women’s Munster Senior Cup at Rosbrien yesterday.

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