Former All-Ireland winning Cuala captain Paul Schutte has admitted he was advised to quit hurling by medics last year but opted not to.

Ernest Hemingway once said courage is “grace under pressure”.

Whatever the turn of events against Tipperary, Laois will still fill a few seconds when the All-Ireland hurling championship comes to a halt next month and the TV montage used to sum it all up is assembled out in Montrose.

On June 17, 2012, Waterford goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe (affectionately known as Soky) spotted an opportunity.

A body language expert wasn’t required to work out Brian Cody’s mood in the wake of Sunday’s defeat to Galway.

Galway 0-26 Dublin 2-19

Dublin nearly stunned the All-Ireland champions in Salthill but Paul Winters two second-half goals were not enough to edge victory for Pat Gilroy’s side in Pearse Stadium.

DUBLIN 2-24 OFFALY 0-13: On the darkest of days for Offaly hurling, not even Our Lady of Consolation church next to Parnell Park could offer any sort of silver lining.

The Mitsubishi Motors meeting at Badminton brought its usual mix of drama and a touch of controversy at the weekend, and, all things considered, it was a satisfactory event for Irish riders.

Limerick remain on course for a winner take all final league game with Galway on March 4 after John Kiely’s side made it three from three with a comfortable win over Dublin at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick 1-26 Dublin 0-17: Limerick maintained their 100% record in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B by comprehensively beating Dublin 1-26 to 0-17 at the Gaelic Grounds.

Latest: A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 52 year old man in west Dublin.

Former All-Star hurler Danny Sutcliffe has admitted a tightening of US visa regulations contributed to his decision to return to the Dublin setup.

Car sales fell over 10% in the first nine months of the year as Brexit continues to affect the motor trade.

Incentives for motorists such as free parking and using bus lanes should be considered to improve electric car sales, which has seen just 500 new registrations out of more than 90,000 this year.

On Wednesday night I took out a pen and paper and wrote down an alternative Dublin team to the one that is selected for tomorrow in Tullamore.

Irish consumer confidence remained shaky last month with new car sales continuing their slide with a 24% year-on-year decline.

New car sales have fallen this year as the uncertainties surrounding Brexit helped knock the still fragile confidence of Irish consumers, according to industry experts.

CAB Motor Company has claimed the prestigious and coveted title of Franchised Sales Operation of the Year at the SIMI Irish Motor Industry Awards.

New car registrations fell by 21% last month, compared to February 2016, a decrease that was worse than expected by the industry.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) wants the Government to re-establish the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB), after figures show that sales of new cars for September were down on the same period last year.

New car sales have increased by almost 20% in the first seven months of the year compared to last 2015.

The number of new car registrations passed the 100,000 mark over the first six months of the year — representing almost a quarter more sales than the same period last year.

Ger Cunningham wouldn’t mind having more of his panel available to him against Wexford on Saturday but he agrees it feels more like his team this year.

Conall O Fátharta says sales of used and new cars have been enjoying a recovery during the past 12 months

New car sales are up almost a third in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2015, as another strong year is predicted for the motor industry.

New car registrations for March rose by 14% (21,597) when compared with the same month last year, according to official statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Blackrock 1-12 Duhallow 1-12: A courageous fightback by 14-man Duhallow earned them a deserved draw in the Cork U21AHC final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday. 

Over 120,000 new cars were registered in Ireland last month — the biggest rise since 2008.

Carrigaline 0-12 St Michael’s 0-11: At times, it must have seemed that senior football would remain an elusive aspiration for Carrigaline.

Carrigaline will play senior football for the first time in 2016 after they edged St Michael’s in the Cork Premier IFC final in Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.

The managing director of Volkswagen Ireland, Lars Himmer, has been invited to appear before the Oireachtas transport committee over the pollution emissions scandal.

It’s a good time to buy a car — new or used.

The total number of new cars licensed in the first eight months of this year has passed the 100,000 mark, figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is confident it has a “valid” case as it prepares to file an appeal to the Federation Equestre International (FEI) Tribunal by today regarding the debacle at the European Championships that saw Cian O’Connor impeded in his round and Ireland denied a place in next year’s Olympics.

All summer we’ve been waiting for this championship to fire. It had been damp. Lifeless even. Nobody could manage to generate the faintest spark.

What constitutes sledging? The buzzword-in-chief of the 2015 championship made an unexpected intrusion into Newstalk’s build-up to the weekend’s hurling.

Galway 5-19 Dublin 1-18: Dublin’s fate wasn’t sealed losing the toss but losing their heads in reacting to it. 

In recent years, lots of people, including myself, have been looking for linesmen and umpires to get more involved in assisting referees with making disciplinary calls.

Dublin face an uncertain summer after Cathal Mannion's hat-trick of goals in the first 11 minutes effectively sealed this Leinster quarter-final replay.