Love may be in the air this week as Valentine’s Day looms, but Cork couple Caroline Curran and Seán Weir were lucky enough to have real-life versions of Cupid in the form of their pals.

It was Mark Foley, Tim O’Halloran’s assistant, who threw the the idea there first.

There may be more vivid incarnations of optimism than a ticket tout prowling Gill’s Corner and environs for spare tickets ahead of the All-Ireland club final, but none come immediately to mind.

The giants of club hurling stand a little taller this morning. Defiant as ever following this test of their resolve and devoted to their fallen clubmen.

Henry Shefflin paid tribute to his players for holding off Borris-Ileigh’s late surge in yesterday’s All-Ireland club final.

There may be more vivid incarnations of optimism than a ticket tout prowling Gill’s Corner and environs for spare tickets ahead of the All-Ireland club final, but none come immediately to mind.

Ballyhale Shamrocks manager Henry Shefflin paid tribute to the late Eugene Aylward in the aftermath of his side’s win in the All-Ireland club hurling championship today.

A routine day for Ballyhale. Only the opposition was novel.

Sport is full of 'what might have been' moments. A bounce of the ball here, a contentious refereeing call there, with significant consequences. Then there are the 'what might have been' careers

Already trailing heavily with just 10 minutes on the clock at UPMC Nowlan Park, St Martin’s midfielder Aaron Maddock found himself hurley-less, surrounded and under pressure out on the left wing.

Experienced Ballyhale Shamrocks made it a 17th senior county title in Kilkenny yesterday, throttling a game James Stephens outfit and running out easy winners in the end.

Nemo Rangers manager Paul O’Donovan would prefer if the Cork SFC was a club-only competition.

Have you seen Colin Doyle?

In a big week and month for Irish football, Vera Pauw is convinced her Ireland women’s team can use tonight’s Euro qualifier against Ukraine to take a huge step towards creating history.

A sensational second-half performance propelled Blackrock into the Cork IHC semi-finals at the expense of Éire Óg in Ballincollig on Saturday.

The Men’s Super League kicks off in earnest tomorrow with the big game of the weekend at Neptune Stadium between C&S Neptune and Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin.

As we cast about for signs ahead of this evening’s replay, Michael Moynihan suggested a face-off between Castleknock’s Colin Farrell and Fossa’s Michael Fassbender, seeing some eerie omens for each county in their film roles.

Gardaí in Dublin are appealing for information on a missing 16-year-old.

WEST Cork offers marvellous whale-watching just now. Heading out past the Stags last week, our boat was soon surrounded by playful common dolphins. The colourful frolickers rode the bow wave, daring the boat to bear down on them and delighting the children on board.

Vera Pauw has set her sights on the Euro 2021 finals after she was unveiled as the new Ireland women’s team manager.

Katie McCabe has said she has no issue with whether the FAI make an internal or external appointment as manager of the Irish women’s team.

The worth of Richie Hogan in his current patched-up incarnation? Former Kilkenny goalkeeper Michael Walsh offers a succinct appraisal.

There are match-ups all over the field that will be key. That’s the great thing about Tipperary-Kilkenny matches — both sides tend to go orthodox and are 15-on-15.

“I would have felt at the start of the year that there were seven or eight teams capable of winning the All-Ireland final.

Colin O'Riordan has signed a two-year contract extension with the Sydney Swans.

You can throw a bone to Brian Cody but you can’t expect him to bite on it.

The FAI have confirmed that women's national team head coach Colin Bell has left the role.

A man who is a full-time carer for his younger brother has made an emotional appeal for a place in residential care for his sibling.

Gardaí are appealing for the public's help in finding a missing man in County Louth.

Selling Christy Ryan the idea of being interviewed is as entertaining as the official chat itself.

Wrong language, weak sentences, poor resources: victims and those who support them are frustrated with the criminal justice system’s response to child sexual abuse material. Caroline O’Doherty reports

His backroom team will be made up of club captain Alan Bennett and Head of Academy Colin Healy.

Laura encouraged people to ‘live the best life you possibly can’

You won't want to miss it.

Volunteering and socialising not only help to keep age-related illnesses at bay, they also increase your levels of happiness, says Margaret Jennings.

“Whatever it was, I wish we could have bottled it,” Liam Fennelly says.

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages...

C & S Neptune secured maximum points in last night’s Men’s SuperLeague clash against Cork rivals UCC Demons at a packed Mardyke Arena last night.

A crowd of 3,224 is not what you expect for a first-round Munster SHL fixture on a cold and, at times, wet evening in mid-December. Then again, this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill pre-season blowout.

The hurlers of Ballyhale Shamrocks are back on the road.

Colin Fennelly produced his best display for some time with a sparkling 4-4 in his side’s 16-point rout of first-time Wexford champions, Naomh Éanna, in this Leinster Club SHC semi-final at Innovate Wexford Park yesterday afternoon.