A SINGLE mother whose daughter was given six months to live last Christmas said she would be lost without the support of staff in Ireland’s first children’s hospice.

Cork 1-15 Monaghan 1-12

The annual Drumcree march has passed off peacefully in Portadown.

GALWAY may have gone on a scoring spree at Pearse Stadium yesterday but Joe Kernan was not getting carried away after he saw his side put Monaghan to the sword.

GALWAY 1-20 MONAGHAN 1-14

MONAGHAN midfielder Dick Clerkin’s availability for Sunday’s NFL opener against Cork in Scotstown remains uncertain as he fights to overturn a one-month ban picked up in the Dr McKenna Cup.

AFTER six years of fundraising, work on the building of Ireland’s first children’s hospice is under way.

Monaghan 0-20 Derry 3-16

A tense armed forces homecoming parade passed off without incident in Belfast today where police mounted a huge security operation to keep apart thousands of loyalist supporters and republican protestors.

Goalkeeper Shane Duffy is one of four players who have lost their place in the Monaghan team for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Derry at Clones, throw-in 3pm.

IRISH builders will be looking pretty in pink this summer following an unusual fundraising stunt for charity.

THE Football Association of Ireland last night learned of the passing of Brendan McKenna, former press officer of the association.

TICKETS for tomorrow’s Bank of Ireland Ulster football championship final will be on sale in the Croke Park area today.

Vincent Corey and Eoin Lennon have both been included in the Monaghan line-up for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Wexford (Clones, throw-in 4.30pm).

Wicklow were hopelessly outclassed as three-goal Monaghan eased through to the second round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at Clones.

Land sales have helped to boost Coillte’s annual profits.

COILLTE, the State forestry group, yesterday reported profits of €35.07m for last year, up 37%.

PHILIPPE TROUSSIER yesterday claimed he had been approached by the Republic of Ireland to succeed Mick McCarthy as coach.

The latest revelations over Roy Keane’s amazing World Cup bust-up with Mick McCarthy were greeted with a stony silence from the Republic of Ireland manager today.

Roy Keane has tonight turned down the chance to rejoin the Irish World Cup squad.

It has now emerged that the FAI and Mick McCarthy were close to brokering a deal, which would have led to the return of Roy Keane to Ireland’s World Cup squad, until last night’s RTE television interview.

The Ireland squad has rallied behind manager Mick McCarthy and insisted they do not want former captain Roy Keane back in the World Cup squad.

The Republic of Ireland could face Argentina on April 17 in a friendly after talks between the FAI and their South American counterparts recommenced.

The FAI will make no special insurance arrangements for the national team's trip to Iran.

The FAI will resist any approach by Manchester City to recruit Mick McCarthy as manager following Joe Royle's sacking yesterday.