IT was difficult not to draw parallels with events from last August in Croke Park yesterday afternoon.

UCC claimed the significant scalp of competition favourites DCU at the quarter-final stage of the Sigerson Cup in Belfield yesterday as they prevailed by a slender one-point margin after a terrific game of football.

TOMORROW the All-Ireland senior football championship enters a new and critical phase. For the first time since 1999, neither Kerry or Tyrone are present in the last four stage.

A Luas driver charged in connection with the incident when the tram and a double-decker bus were in collision at O'Connell Street in Dublin, was sent forward for trial before a judge and jury.

DAVID HENRY has been confirmed as Dublin captain, replacing Paul Griffin who is ruled out for the season after tearing his cruciate ligament.

CORK boss Conor Counihan is likely to be able to call upon the services of dual star Eoin Cadogan for their NFL Division One clash against Dublin in Páirc Uí Rinn next Saturday night.

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy has denied the allegation that he threatened to axe four young footballers from the county squad for this weekend’s NFL game against Mayo if they attended an AFL trial camp in Meath earlier this week.

DCU 1-12 Maynooth 1-6

THE most conspicuous aspect of this weekend’s Sigerson Cup semi-final line-up is those that are marked absent. No Cork IT. No UUJ. No Queen’s. No IT Sligo. No NUI Galway.

HE MAY have pinned down a spot in the Dublin starting 15 but Ger Brennan is not about to slip into a mode of relaxation.

The Foynes Flying Boat Museum’s reconstruction of a control tower, from the days when the Co Limerick village was a key transatlantic aviation hub, took off yesterday.

TRAVELLERS were honoured last night for completing an EU-funded college course on horse care that is set to be rolled out nationwide.

DUBLIN star Brian Cullen is determined to put the fallout from the ‘Battle of Omagh’ firmly behind him and return to concentrating on football.

DCU 0-11 QUB 1-04

WATERFORD make one change from the team that narrowly defeated Wexford for tomorrow’s NHL clash with All-Ireland champions Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn.

DCU 0-8 UCC 0-6

The Tyrone County Board has decided not to appeal the fine it received following the violence that marred the county's recent league clash with Dublin.

DUBLIN City University, hosts to this year's Datapac Sigerson Cup for the first time, must beat UCC to reach Saturday's final.

DUBLIN and Tyrone are considering whether to appeal the penalties imposed by the Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) yesterday.

Three Dublin and three Tyrone footballers have each been banned for two months over their involvement in a match brawl earlier this month, the GAA confirmed today.

Garda College 0-8 DCU 1-6

JAMES MASTERS will play with Garda College in the Datapac Sigerson Cup quarter-final against Dublin City University at Templemore today.

A JURY recommended extra safety mirrors be made compulsory on all trucks after an 80-year-old pedestrian was the fifth person to be killed in one area of Dublin because of blind spots in heavy goods vehicles.

Extra safety mirrors should be made compulsory on all trucks after an 80-year-old pedestrian was run over by a lorry on Dublin’s quays, a jury recommended tonight.

DUBLIN’S Brian Cullen will board the Irish team’s flight for Australia tomorrow hoping for a vastly different experience to the one he suffered four years ago.

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YOU wouldn’t blame Brian Talty if he ever suffered from an identity crisis.

Brian O’Mahony, Chief Business Correspondent

Cork 0-18 Dublin 1-6

Manager Pete McGrath has announced his 26-man squad for the forthcoming Coca Cola International Rules series against Australia in Croke Park.

Vivion Kilfeather

A syndicate of eight young workmates struck gold today as they picked up a jackpot lottery cheque of almost €7m.

Manager Pete McGrath has announced his provisional panel of players ahead of next month's Coca Cola International Rules Series against Australia.

THE Dublin management know they’ll need to raise their standard to compete with Kerry in Saturday week’s Bank of Ireland football quarter-final in Croke Park.

Dublin 1-13 Leitrim 0-4

A BID by three property developers to gain control of the Gresham Hotel Group has attracted acceptances from just 28.3% of shareholders.

The consortium behind the Gresham Hotels bid is expected to give shareholders two more weeks to accept its offer after failing to secure 54% of the company.

Dublin 0-12 Tyrone 0-7

Tyrone are looking to add the U21 football title to their senior crown when they take on Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Navan today.

WHAT a difference a year makes. Tomorrow afternoon, Alan Brogan will line out for Dublin, not exactly a senior member of the team, but certainly as a young man with an inordinate amount of responsibility on his young shoulders.

Dublin 1-19, Louth 0-09