Roisin Begley’s final second strike helped Catholic Institute secure a little piece history as they landed their first ever win in the women’s EY Hockey League, beating Belfast Harlequins 3-2.

A community will shortly unveil a huge scale model of the liner Lusitania, which was torpedoed 12 miles off its coast in 1915 with the loss of more than 1,100 lives.

The Brigade on RTÉ tomorrow gives people a glimpse of what life was like for fighters in the War of Independence, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Not a game to restore your faith in Leinster football.

The sister of a man who died while climbing Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry last weekend has paid tribute to the “hero” father of three.

TThe old pool room in a restaurant is now at the forefront of a new initiative between telecoms firm Three Ireland and a local community to transform a Donegal island into the most connected island in the world.

GPA national executive member Colm Begley doesn’t expect variations of the experimental rules to be enforced in the Allianz Leagues.

From podcasts to TV programmes and forums, mums are breaking with tradition and freely talking about the trials of labour. But is this always a good thing, asks Sharon Ní Chonchúir.

The two championship spankings Laois handed to Westmeath prior to last Saturday came in 1979 and 1991.

A man who bought two cruiser berths on a River Shannon marina - which turned out to be "useless" - has been awarded more than €59,000 by the High Court for breach of contract.

While intensive and daily negotiations about peace were going on, the IRA planned and executed a terrible atrocity. Adams honoured the bomber, writes Fergus Finlay

Aisling McCarthy scored 1-4 and won the player-of-the-match award as Tipperary were crowned TG4 All-Ireland ladies’ intermediate football champions at Croke Park.

Tyrone advanced to a very first final in this grade.

Laois withstood a stubborn Wicklow fightback to claim a Round 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Qualifier win at a sunny Aughrim this evening.

Des O’Driscoll with the latest entertainment news and events

Less than 10% of general nurses are males. Jonathan deBurca Butler asks why.

The Lusitania tragedy has been commemorated in a stunning 20m bronze sculpture which will be unveiled as part of a new memorial garden on the Cork coast.

Greater support for mothers to achieve natural births is “urgently needed”, experts have advised.

UCC were given every chance to bring this Sigerson Cup semi-final to extra-time. They squandered the lot and so St Mary’s will contest their first decider in 24 years this afternoon.

More than 2,150 deaths from dementia were recorded in Ireland last year, up from 813 in 2007, according to the Central Statistics Office.

By the time Colm Begley was 21 he had already played in three Laois senior football finals with Stradbally.

Brain deterioration caused by Alzheimer’s has been delayed by a drug for the first time, researchers have announced.

A student from Limerick has told how she witnessed the shocking events in Nice.

Clare only led once in this qualifier, but they hit the front when it mattered most, landing a winner as the game slipped into stoppage time to crown a great weekend for the Banner County.

Fermanagh 1-17 Laois 0-10: Fermanagh boosted their prospects of staying in Division 2, with Tomás Corrigan scoring a brilliant match-winning haul of 1-11 to push Laois further into relegation danger.

Meanwhile substitute Cian O’Brien was the hero for Meath as his late equaliser rescued a draw.

THE neighbourhood of Springfield just outside Clonlara village in south east Clare is in the forefront of the battle against the raging lower Shannon.

Irish kickboxer Deirdre Begley has targeted a podium finish at this weekend’s world championships in Dublin. It is the first time the competition is in Ireland and Begley, who came third in the World Cup in June, would love to secure a medal in front of a home crowd.

Laois’s Colm Begley believes Dublin would find life more difficult in the Leinster championship away from Croke Park.

SINGING is an undiscovered country for traditional music icon Seamus Begley. Renowned for his accordion and fiddle playing, the Kerryman is notably less confident in his prowess as vocalist — despite a fine, nuanced crooning style. Indeed, he lives in fear that his voice might leave him down at any moment.

Obese women should lose weight before becoming pregnant to avoid complications, researchers have warned.

Laois 3-16 Carlow 0-8: It was as smooth a win as you could wish for but Laois manager Tomás Ó Flatharta learned little about his team as they steamrollered Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park in this Leinster Championship opener on Saturday night.

Laois gained the expected upper hand in this local derby against Carlow to set up another battle for domestic bragging rights against Kildare in the Leinster quarter-final.

Allianz FL Division 2

Limerick 1-25 Laois 1-19

New babies inevitably attract ‘wee’ jokes but the subject is no laughing matter when it is mum, rather than baby, who has the trouble holding their water.

DCU 1-14 UCC 2-10 (AET): Not for one minute had Tadgh Lowe stood between the posts in either the Higher Education league or O’Byrne Cup.

The mayor of Clare, Cllr John Crowe (FG), won’t go lonely on his 16,000km round trip to China as five councillors and two officials are to accompany him on the €12,000 trek.

Cork 6-13 Limerick 2-18

I KNOW one of them fell off a train on his way home from school and two people have told me his shoe-laces were tied together. I know he never came back to school, and no-one ever mentioned him again, recalls Victoria White.

The result may have well and truly saved the International Series for the foreseeable future, but that will provide Ireland with cold comfort after they left it too late in Perth earlier today.