As captain Diarmaid Byrnes climbed the steps of the stand in Ennis’s Cusack Park, Limerick U21 manager John Kiely, lost in a sea of green and white on the pitch below, attempted to make sense of their summer-rescuing win.

The bankruptcy of a couple, who claim they were misled by a financial adviser and should never have been declared bankrupt in the first place, has been annulled.

A motorist has avoided jail after putting the lives of other motorists at risk, when he smoked cannabis before driving at speed against oncoming traffic.

Bryan Cooper rode his first ever winner for Willie Mullins when guiding Gigginstown House Stud’s Don Poli to victory in the INH Stallion Owners’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Solwhit (right) on his way to winning the Ladbrokes World Hurdle ahead of Celestial Halo at Cheltenham yesterday.

Our Vinnie displayed his customary stamina and toughness to land the Grade 3 Liberty Insurance Novice Hurdle narrowly in Limerick yesterday.

Last season’s Champion Hurdle hero Rock On Ruby is among field of six possibles for the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday following the confirmation stage.

DAVY RUSSELL certainly looks the pilot to have on one’s side at the first meeting of the National Hunt campaign to be held at Thurles this afternoon.

Charles Byrnes’ Scottish Boogie justified strong market support in a maiden hurdle at Killarney on Sunday.

My late father was a huge sports fan. I’d have loved to play for Galway, but it wasn’t to be. Still, what I do is a huge privilege

A MAN who fell into the basement of a derelict city centre house in Limerick has died.

SOLWHIT will be aimed at the Aintree Hurdle after Leopardstown rather than Cheltenham, reports trainer Charles Byrnes.

NEXT Sunday, a large family from the isolated Donegal peninsula of St John’s Point will gather for Mass to pray for the souls of Francis Byrne and his son Jimmy.

CHARLES Byrnes struck at the double last night, registering an across the card brace with Cyborg at Bellewstown and Alfa Beat at Wexford.

IF Aidan O’Brien can get St Nicholas Abbey to win the Epsom Derby on June 4 then he can surely be mentioned in the same breath as Merlin - and we all know what his profession was.

A FAMILY thrown into the middle of a political battle has welcomed signs the Government may back down and pay them compensation for rejecting their original claim under the Lost at Sea scheme.

The Ombudsman has launched an attack on Ireland's politicians, saying "poor governance in key institutions" is at the heart of our economic downturn.

AN Oireachtas committee should not have blocked an investigation into the state’s refusal to pay compensation to a family whose father and son died at sea, the Ombudsman has indicated.

FOOTY Facts proved himself on course for a crack at the Thyestes at Gowran Park in three weeks when slamming veteran Hardy Eustace in the Kathleen Clarke 80th Birthday Hurdle at Punchestown yesterday, when snow showers resulted in the County Kildare track adopting a seasonal look.

ARGUABLY the most impressive winner of the three days at Killarney came last night when Charles Byrnes’ Solwhit toyed with the opposition in the Racegoers’ Club Race.

Cailín Alainn is still on course for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival despite falling at the track on Saturday.

AMID all the hype surrounding the return of Brian O’Driscoll and Denis Hickie, Adam Byrnes slipped back into the Leinster pack with the minimum of fuss.

St Kieran’s 2-10 St Senan’s 1-12

Amateur rider Michael Purcell was hit with a 50-day suspension and a €2,000 fine by the stewards at Cork on Sunday.

CHARLES BYRNES had a day he will never forget when taking the honours with a big-race double in the space of 30 minutes at Leopardstown yesterday.