An extremely rare and early Cork silver mug which turned up in a job lot at a New York auction house in December was bought for $6,500 by the Irish silver dealer William Crofton of L and W Duvallier, now based at the London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane.

Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 1-08 Sarsfields (Kildare) 0-05

EVEN driving down this country’s rural roads, much of Ireland is hidden, more of it is simply overlooked, abandoned, or ignored. And, some of it is making its way back – as can be seen in a day in the wandering company of someone like the multi-faceted George Gossip.

Kevin O'Neill has withdrawn from the Kildare senior football panel but reports that Mick Foley had followed suit are wide of the mark.

KEVIN O’NEILL has withdrawn from the Kildare senior football panel but reports that Mick Foley had followed suit are wide of the mark.

Not for the first time Mick O’Dwyer is working the oracle in an adopted land. Brendan O’Brien, Daragh O Conchúir and Colm O’Connor spoke to four men who have first-hand experience of the Kerryman’s managerial brilliance.

Armagh's 2002 All-Ireland winning captain Kieran McGeeney was officially appointed as manager of the Kildare senior footballers at last night's meeting of the Kildare County Board.

John Crofton's time as Kildare senior football manager has come to an end, it has been confirmed.

Kildare manager John Crofton has named an unchanged team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Louth in Newbridge (throw-in 7pm).

Roscommon manager John Maughan has made one change to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Kildare (Dr. Hyde Park, throw-in 3pm).

Versatile forward Padraig O'Neill could be in danger of missing Kildare's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier on July 7.

Kildare manager John Crofton has named Kevin O'Neill and Ross Glavin as his midfield pairing for Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash with Meath (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

Kildare manager John Crofton has described the Achilles tendon injury midfielder Killian Brennan suffered in Sunday's NFL Division One semi-final as "a huge blow."

LEGAL gun owners are not to blame for tragedies such as the shooting rampage in Virginia, Irish firearms representatives said yesterday.

Kildare manager John Crofton has been forced to ring the changes for tomorrow evening's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Cavan (Newbridge, throw-in 7pm).

Top-scoring forward and captain John Doyle is back in training with Kildare ahead of Sunday week's Leinster SFC quarter-final with Offaly.

Laois 0-10 Kildare 0-10

Meath 1-12 Kildare 1-14

Former Galway defender John Divilly will make his competitive debut for his adopted county of Kildare in Sunday's O'Byrne Cup quarter-final against Laois.

Former player John Crofton is to succeed the departed Padraig Nolan as manager of the Kildare footballers for next season.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen was accused yesterday of pulling a political stroke in seeking to locate the National Biological Records Centre in his home constituency of Waterford.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen’s failure to lift a shooting ban on State lands will cost the Government almost 118,000 votes in the EU and local elections, a sports’ body has warned.

A WOMAN who poisoned an eight-year-old girl with salt leaving her with permanent brain damage wept in the dock today as she was jailed for four years.