Clonoe 3-08 Carrickmore 0-12

The reopening last night of a historic Limerick church has been hailed by heritage groups.

The Bishop of Cork and Ross has told insurance companies they “have a moral obligation” to pay out claims made by flood victims in the city and county and must do so “quickly so that people could get back to normal”.

If he ends his career without winning an Ulster title, Paddy Bradley says it will ‘haunt’ him forever.

Derry's John McCamley and Eugene Scullion will have their first taste of SFC action in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Donegal.

AN BORD Pleanála has given the green light for a €150 million development, including a 6,000-seat event centre, on the site of Ireland’s oldest brewery in Cork city.

DROMORE powered into their third Tyrone SFC final in four seasons with an impressive 0-16 to 0-8 win over Omagh at Pomeroy yesterday which sets up a repeat of the 2008 decider against Clonoe.

A CONSERVATION group plans to appeal a decision to grant conditional planning permission to transform a former brewery site in Cork city into a multi-million euro events centre.

Volunteers who saved and restored Kilmainham Gaol today claimed they are being denied the right to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of their work.

Mayo GAA chiefs will announce their new senior football boss after a county board meeting in McHale Park, Castlebar tonight.

MAYO GAA chiefs will announce their new senior football boss after a county board meeting in McHale Park, Castlebar tonight.

A CONSERVATION group has said that it is writing to a Committee on Petitions at the European Parliament in relation to the handling of the closure of the Waterford to Rosslare railway line at the weekend following over 100 years of service.

DERRY ace Paddy Bradley says he won’t be automatically making a return to inter-county football in the wake of Damien Cassidy’s decision to step down as the Oak Leafers’ team boss.

SATURDAY was a very satisfying day for Kieran McGeeney.

DERRY provided the most compelling evidence for coach Damien Cassidy’s claim that the squad is singing off the same hymn sheet as they clung on with 14 men to survive this stern All-Ireland SFC qualifier (Round 2) test from Westmeath on Saturday.

Westmeath manager Pat Flanagan and his Derry counterpart Damien Cassidy have announced their teams for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier in Mullingar (throw-in 5pm).

MIDFIELDER Eamonn Fennell has emerged as a major injury doubt for Dublin ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC round two qualifier with Tipperary in Croke Park.

Influential midfielder Fergal Doherty will be unavailable for Derry's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Westmeath on Saturday evening.

DERRY boss Damien Cassidy was very reluctant to discuss the controversy surrounding star forward Paddy Bradley who quit the Oak Leaf panel on Thursday night after being dropped for the Carlow game.

Derry 1-18 Carlow 2-9, Dr Cullen Park

NO-ONE likes to see a referee dominate the conversation after a game but it was impossible to skirt around the role played by Maurice Deegan during yesterday’s events in Celtic Park.

SPARE a thought for Gerard O’Kane today.

LAST June, Gerard O’Kane jumped on a bus in Glenullin to broaden his football horizons.

Derry v Armagh

KERRY football boss Jack O’Connor has named ten of last September’s All-Ireland winning team for the opening clash of their All-Ireland title defence in Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

DOWN boss James McCartan has proposed a new structure for the football championship which, while safeguarding the four provincial competitions, would provide the radical overhaul that many believe is so necessary.

GAA President Christy Cooney believes that the provincial Championships are here to stay, and that there is no hunger for change.

ULSTER COUNCIL secretary Danny Murphy has delivered aveiled but stinging rebuke to Damien Cassidy who made headlines last week with his suggestion that the four provincial championships be abolished.

DERRY boss Damien Cassidy claims that people in the south do not understand the intensity of Ulster championship football.

Galway 1-12 Derry 2-13, Pearse Stadium

Derry's Paddy Bradley will definitely miss this Sunday's vital National Football league clash with Galway.

Derry football manager Damien Cassidy has been handed more bad news as it has emerged that Paddy Bradley may be ruled out for the Oak Leafers' Ulster Senior Football Championship opener against Armagh after sustaining an injury while in action for his club last night.

FROM several angles, forecasting tonight’s Munster U21FC final in Tralee should be a no-brainer. History is on Kerry’s side as they stand as the provincial market leaders in this grade with 25 titles whereas Tipperary are still in search of their first crown.

Derry 0-14 Cork 2-09

THE Carlton site on Dublin’s O’Connell Street has been approved for a €900 million large scale retail development following a ruling by An Bord Pleanála.

SEAN CAVANAGH will return to the Tyrone starting line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Kildare for tomorrow night’s crunch NFL Division 1 showdown against Kerry in Healy Park, Omagh.

NFL DIVISION 1:

IN order of priority, Kieran Donaghy’s excellence at full-forward, outstanding free-taking from the returning Colm Cooper and a marvellous save from goalkeeper Brendan Kealy just before half-time were the primary factors in Kerry avoiding a three-game losing sequence in Tralee yesterday.

Derry 1-18 Tyrone 1-12

Derry 1-13 Down 1-15

Derry bounced back from their weekend defeat by Antrim to sweep past Queen's University in tonight's Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup Group C clash at Celtic Park.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to relocate the Abbey Theatre to the GPO on O’Connell Street have been slammed as “ludicrous and crazy”.

The Ulster Council have fixed the mouth-watering 2010 Ulster SFC preliminary round showdown between Derry and Armagh for May 16, it has been confirmed.