Munster JFC final

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane described the lack of interest in this year’s competition as a “total disaster”.

The upsurge in Irish Forest rallying continues as over 80 crews line up for tomorrow’s Abbey Hotel Munster Moonraker Rally in Ballyvourney.

Dublin racing driver Niall Murray is determined to race in next season’s Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda Championship even though he lost out in his bid to win a $200,000 scholarship for the series.

Limerick officials did not contest the home and away agreement which compels John Brudair’s side to travel to Páirc Uí Rinn for Saturday week’s round 2B football qualifier.

Nemo Rangers 3-14 Duhallow 1-10

Boherbue 1-11 Robert Emmets 1-5: Boherbue ended a 29-year gap to capture the Duhallow U21AFC title from holders Robert Emmets in an exciting decider at Ballydemond last night.

Mid-Cork vice-president Ena Howell is well known for awareness-raising around mental wellbeing. 

A passion for motorsport engendered by rally icon Billy Coleman has inspired Cork native John Campion to assist a group of young talented drivers.

Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) crowned a magnificent season with victory on the Acesigns Signmakers Cork “20” International Rally, the final round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship.

There was double delight for Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) as he clinched the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Championship with victory in the Todd’s Leap Ulster Rally in Enniskillen. 

Cork Reds 1-14 Cork Whites 1-5

Sigerson Cup First Round

I switched to TV3 recently where I saw a short episode from Tommy Tiernan and I was absolutely horrified.

I agree with Phil Prendergast, MEP, regarding the conferring of an honorary doctorate on Jose Manuel Barroso by UCC.

A 62nd minute point by Katie Cahill saw The Banner of Clare win their first ever Munster Senior Championship title.

A €1m emergency aid package to help farmers deal with the escalating fodder crisis has received a mixed reaction.

Duhallow 1-11 Avondhú 1-7

Boherbue (Cork) 0-7 Thomas Davis (Dublin) 1-12

Boherbue (Cork) 0-7 Thomas Davis (Dublin) 1-12

Two Kerry football clubs have hit out at the Munster Ladies Council for forcing at least eight players to play two games in a day.

Duhallow 0-13 O’Donovan Rossa 0-07

Duhallow 1-20 Dohenys 2-11 (aet)

A point by Donncha O’Connor a minute into injury-time earned Duhallow a second bite of the cherry in this keenly contested counted Cork SFC fourth round tie at Coachford last night.

The third annual Munster Ladies Gaelic Football sevens tournament took place in Clonakilty on Saturday where 18 teams battled it out in both the senior and junior categories.

Duhallow 2-11 Carbery 1-8(AET)

Clonakilty CC will wake up this morning wondering how on earth they contrived to lose this Munster Vocational Schools’ JAFC final played in perfect conditions at Kilmurry yesterday after they coughed up a six-point half-time advantage to lose by two.

YOU don’t have to vote for David Norris for president if you don’t wish to, but you do need to have him on the ballot paper if you wish to live in a true democracy.

HOLDERS Claregalway meet first-time finalists St Val’s in today’s Féile Peil na nÓg Girls’ Division 1 final.

KILKENNY’S O’Loughlin Gaels lead the way in Division 5 Group A of Féile na Peil after two impressive wins in Coachford.

ELEVEN dairy farms in eight counties and representing eight co-ops have been shortlisted for a visit by the national judging panel in the 2010 National Dairy Council Quality Milk Awards – the competition which sets out to identify and reward top dairy farmers.

They may have been workmanlike against Aghada in the last round, but Clonakilty displayed their championship credentials with a master-class in front of goal in yesterday’s entertaining Evening Echo Cork Co SFC quarterfinal at Kilmurry.

IN highly dramatic fashion, Kinsale Community School won the Cork County Vocational Schools A Ladies Football Championship for the first time after a thrilling victory over Boherbue Comprehensive at Kilmichael yesterday.

THE Bishop of Kerry Dr Bill Murphy has announced plans for neighbouring parishes to pool their resources, forming pastoral clusters to be co-ordinated by a priest with the title, vicar forane.

A LATE Robert O’Mahony point earned St Finbarr’s a 0-12 to 1-9 draw in an entertaining all city Evening Echo Cork Co Premier IFC final against St.Vincent’s under lights at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday, with the replay pencilled in as the curtain raiser to the senior final on October 5.

A POINT by Dermot O’Sullivan in the 64th minute earned Cullen a second bite of the cherry in this keenly contested Duhallow JFC final at Kiskeam on Saturday.