The fastest time of the night on Saturday’s card at Curraheen Park came in the opener but, more significantly and a little surprisingly, it came from a newcomer, Barnagrane Glen, owned by Paudie O’Keeffe.

Irish-owned wind and solar energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has expanded its presence in Africa with the establishment of a $1.9bn (€1.7bn) joint venture with emerging market-focused private equity firm Actis.

Golf membership in Munster continues to decline, according to figures released by provincial officials.

The first steps to remove a controversial anomaly in golf’s handicap system were taken at this week’s Golfing Union of Ireland Munster Branch AGM at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow.

Retired Garda John Moloughney (Templemore) has been elected Chairman of the Munster Council of the Golfing Union of Ireland.

Cappamore (Limerick) 1-06 Clarecastle (Clare) 0-04

The two top private companies providing information technology services for farmers have sought the help of the EU’s directorate general for competition in their bid to retain business in the face of competition from State agencies.

Early recognition that a business is in trouble and swift action can maximise the chances of survival in these difficult times, says Barry Lynch

Clare eased into the Munster MFC semi-final after a facile victory over Waterford at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening last.

Despairing residents in a remote Kerry parish have told how their lives have been made a living hell by a mystery humming noise that is disrupting their sleep and causing chaos every day.

After a late switch of venue from Abbeyfeale to Rathkeale due to the weather, last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne advanced to an all-Kerry semi-final meeting with Tralee CBS.

TIPPERARY produced a stunning final few minutes to win a thrilling Munster U17 football final at Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

ROCHESTOWN COLLEGE’S Gary Hartnett showed a cool head to slot an injury time penalty past St. Flannan’s keeper Killian Normoile to earn his team the narrowest of victories in their Corn Uí Mhuirí Group A meeting at Charleville yesterday.

CHASING waves on Inch Beach is a far cry from pioneering brain surgery in New York City but it’s a measure of the success the treatment has had on the life of 3-year-old Liam Heffernan.

DESERVING winners though Waterford were, it bordered on travesty that there had to be a loser in this pulsating Munster minor hurling championship semi-final that enthralled 3,208 fans at Walsh Park on Saturday.

IT’S a sign of the times.

TRALEE CBS withstood a fierce challenge from St Flannan’s to capture honours in an exciting Frewen Cup (Munster Colleges U16½ AFC) final at the Limerick venue of Croagh yesterday afternoon.

A RESTAURANT company with five outlets and around 225 jobs has gone into liquidation, but is aiming to continue trading via its liquidator with the businesses to be offered for sale as going concerns.

MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER — the alternative energy company formed earlier this year by former Airtricity boss, Eddie O’Connor — has made two senior appointments to its management team.

THERE was a major upset in the final of the all-aged Ballyarthur Stakes at Fermoy and Grange yesterday when the Bill Toomey trained Carraignagour took the prize.

Meath 0-13 Laois 2-13

Niall McKeigue and Barry Lynch have come back into the Meath team for this evening's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Laois (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 6pm).

Meath manager Eamonn Barry has brought fit-again forward Daithí Regan back into his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1B visit of Kildare (Páirc Tailteann, throw-in 3.30pm).

Meath manager Eamonn Barry has made changes to his half-back line for Sunday's NFL Division 1B trip to winless Wexford (Wexford Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

Down 0-15 Meath 1-8

Meath 3-14 Offaly 0-14

Meath will meet Offaly in the final of football’s O’Byrne Cup after the sides scored victories over Dublin and Laois respectively.

Meath manager Eamonn Barry has named an unchanged side for tomorrow's O'Byrne Cup semi-final showdown with Dublin at Parnell Park.

THREE of the four major stakes at the Cork Coursing Club’s Christmas meeting at Blarney, Co. Cork, yesterday resulted in upsets.

SOUTH MARSH, trained in Ballygarvan by Barry Lynch, made amends for a very unlucky defeat in the Connacht Cup a few weeks a ago with an impressive win in the Slaney Cup at Enniscorthy yesterday.

CORK and Meath renew their intense football rivalry when their junior teams meet in the All-Ireland final in Portlaoise today (1pm).

A new company is promising to shake up the DVD rental market by setting up kiosks in convenience shops and workplaces.

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KARAKATTA HILL won the Premier Cup at Templetuohy yesterday, flooring by two lengths the odds laid on the Kevin Barry trained Musical Hill.

HISTORY was made at New Ross yesterday when two coursing Derby winners clashed in the final of An Corn Ros Mhic Treoin.