Defending champions St Patrick’s have to go the qualifier route in Wicklow’s senior football championship after shipping a heavy defeat at Aughrim yesterday.

Avondale have set up a semi-final with Wicklow SHC champions Glenealy following victory over Kiltegan (3-6 to 1-10) at Arklow.

Henry Sinnott powered Baltinglass into the Wicklow SFC semi-finals yesterday with his three goals setting up a decisive 3-10 to 1-5 win over An Tochar at Aughrim.

Seanie Johnston’s protracted attempts to transfer clubs from Cavan to Kildare rekindles memories of Thomas Walsh’s switch from his native Carlow to Wicklow in 2007.

RIGHT around the country, there are hundreds of people wondering whether or not to accept an offer to manage a club team or wondering just what the hell they’ve got themselves into when they said they would.

BALTINGLASS set up another county final date with arch-rivals Rathnew following a five-point win over St Patrick’s at Aughrim on Saturday (1-10 to 1-5).

WICKLOW midfielder Thomas Walsh has submitted a transfer request which could see him return to his native Carlow.

THE Cork senior hurling selectors have wielded the axe, making five changes from the side that lost to Tipperary in the Munster championship semi-final for Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Dublin at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (5pm).

John Brennan from Carlow fought off stiff competition to be crowned the MBNA Kick Fada All Ireland champion for 2007 earlier this afternoon at Bray Emmets GAA Club with a winning kick of 67 metres.

Mick O'Dwyer has selected a training panel of 70 players, as his bid to turn the Wicklow footballers into contenders for next year's Leinster championship begins in earnest.

ROSCOMMON football great Dermot Earley, recognised as one of the best players never to win an All-Ireland medal, has been inducted into the MBNA ‘Kick Fada’ Hall of Fame.

TEAM captain Darren Fay returns to the Meath team for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Leinster SFC semi-final clash with Kildare at Croke Park.