Captain and chief marksman Ruairi Convery led by example with a 1-11 haul as Derry qualified for their second Ulster Senior Hurling Championship final in three years.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-8 St Patrick’s, Maghera 1-6

Kildare 3-17 Derry 4-14

St Pat’s, Maghera (Derry) 1-12 Omagh CBS (Tyrone) 1-08

Derry, Trinity College, Meath, Wicklow, GMIT, Kildare, Fingal and Down advanced to the Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup quarter-finals, while DCU, Armagh, St Pat's Drumcondra, Mayo, Louth, Roscommon, Longford and Queens University will take part in the Shield competition.

Derry and Kerry recorded wins in Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League this evening.

Derry 2-19 Wicklow 0-10

Brendan Cummins was once again ‘King of the Annaverna Mountain’ after the Tipperary goalkeeper picked up his sixth M. Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada title in Cooley on Saturday.

Derry cruised to an 11-points victory over Down in this tame Ulster SHC semi-final in Casement Park yesterday.

Derry 0-24 Down 0-13, Casement Park

Armagh 1-17 Derry 4-14

London booked their place in next weekend’s Christy Ring semi-final with a win over Derry on Saturday.

Derry were never troubled in this lacklustre affair at Celtic Park yesterday which leaves both sides mid-table in Division 2A.

It was a Derry double in the Ulster Poc Fada finals at Belfast's Divis mountain on Saturday as Ruairi Convery and Kathleen Taggart took the honours.

Derry 3-14 Wicklow 2-20

London 2-12 Derry 0-15

NO matter how well-meaning people might be in their concerns to save the planet, there’s still no better incentive to do something than money.

Down 2-17 Derry 1-15

Kerry 4-21 Derry 2-12

Derry 2-15 Wicklow 0-9

THE challenge of meeting food demands of a growing world population while respecting environmental concerns — in particular, climate change concerns — were discussed at a meeting in Dublin last week of agricultural economists from Ireland and Britain.

A CAP on carbon emissions and a compensation scheme for citizens hit by higher fuel costs have been proposed as a way of meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Donal Hickey on sustainable communities and a low-carbon future.

Antrim 2-17 Derry 1-12

AS water becomes scarcer in Ireland, the clamour to charge domestic users for this most essential, though taken for granted, of substances is certain to rise.

ALLIANZ NHL DIVISION 2B: Derry 2-19 Down 3-14

A daily newspaper today won a landmark appeal which overturned the awarding of £25,000 (€32,862) to a Belfast restaurateur over a critical review.

Mayo 2-14 Westmeath 2-13, Castlebar

Police in north Belfast were today investigating attacks on a number of homes and cars in a sectarian flashpoint area of the city.

Comhar - the Sustainable Development Council - has welcomed today’s Budget announcement that Motor Tax and VRT will be altered to favour cars with relatively low levels of carbon dioxide emissions.

IRELAND’S last National Sustainable Development Strategy was a failure and our challenge is to set and meet real targets, according to the Comhar, the sustainable development council.

EVEN with dreaded climate change it’s a case of every cloud having a silver lining — for some.

Down 5-16 Derry 1-15, Casement Park

Gavin Kelly will start for Derry in Saturday's Ulster SHC semi-final replay against Down, Casement Park, throw-in 3.30pm.

Derry 0-16 Down 1-13

Armagh 0-16 Derry 1-14

IN a year which has produced surprise after surprise in the elite hurdling division, the unheralded 20/1 shot Silent Oscar did it again yesterday when winning the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle against much more vaunted rivals.

People who drive gas-guzzling cars or put numerous bathrooms in their homes should be charged for the environmental impact, a Government advisor insisted today.

New measures to help Ireland meet targets on climate change have been announced by the Government today.

Michael Cole scored seven second-half frees as Meath's hurlers erased an 11-point deficit to secure a 0-16 to 2-10 draw with Derry in Navan today.

Derry 5-15 Donegal 1-11

Armagh 0-10 Derry 3-10

Darts ace Alan Warriner-Little is hoping for an extended run in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship as he attempts to work his way back into the world’s top eight.

Chris Mason refused to let victory slip from his grasp as he carved out a 3-1 first-round win over ’Muffin Man’ Steve Hine in the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at Purfleet’s Circus Tavern tonight.