Dublin 2-14, Offaly 0-8: Goals from Tom Fox and Stephen Smith propelled Dublin to a fourth EirGrid Leinster U21 football championship title on the trot, another record for Sky Blues supporters to savour.

Tommy Barker reports on what is a market rarity theses days — a selection of new builds.

Rolling over for the public sector unions will do nothing for the economy, except hurt it. As part of the agreement reached at the peak of the economic downturn, the Government is now restoring pay that was cut from the wage packets of public sector employees.

The International Monetary Fund has raised “serious questions” over the accuracy of the CSO’s 26% ‘leprechaun economics’ growth figures, and threatened to pull a report on the Irish economy because of them.

The homework carried out by Kerry on their opponents leading into yesterday’s final was a key factor in the county’s third consecutive minor success, according to Peter Keane.

Dear Orla MacConnell (11),

St Brendan’s, Killarney 2-13 St Patrick’s College, Maghera 2-6

There’s no sugar-coating by Gary McGrath. What’s the point? The results speak for themselves.

St Brendan’s College, Killarney 4-15 Coláiste Na Sceilge 1-4: St Brendan’s College, Killarney maintained their unbeaten record in the Corn Uí Mhuirí group stages when crushing Coláiste Na Sceilge in this one-sided affair in Milltown yesterday.

Munster Post Primary SAFA semi-final: St Francis College, Rochestown 1-10 St Brendan’s College, Killarney 1-9

St. Francis College, Rochestown remain on course for an unprecedented ‘Quadruple’ following an exciting one point victory over favourites, St. Brendan’s, Killarney in this Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges Senior ‘A’ football) semi-final at Mallow today.

Junior Rugby: Focus

Seven homes in Cork’s South Parish offer modern comforts in an old city quarter, and the last one’s now on offer, writes Tommy Barker.

Permission has been granted for a scheme of over 200 new homes near Castleknock in Dublin 15.

Size: Sq m 71 (770 sq ft)

Even on the day of their departure from the Great Blasket Island for the last time 60 years ago, the final 22 inhabitants fell victim to the whims of the Atlantic — the constant presence that had shaped the rhythm of their lives.

Even with three British Rally Championship titles under his belt, Keith Cronin had not been able to progress his career due to a lack of funding.

Cork-born racing driver Matt Griffin has signed for the Silverstone-based Ram Racing and will contest the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).

As author of the Listening to Voices survey in 2010 and co-author of the updated survey earlier this year, I would like to respond to Matt Cooper’s article in the Irish Examiner (Apr 13).

MACOBOY has been an expensive dog to follow in his short career to date, but there’s no doubting the pace of Ted McCarthy’s pup and he can gain a deserved breakthrough in tonight’s final of the Vincy Barry Construction A4 at Curraheen Park.

I NEVER cease to be shocked by the waffle most ministers come out with most of the time on the airwaves.

WARNINGS Ireland is on the brink of bankruptcy were last night rejected by the Government.

MISMATCHED spats always end in pain. Only in Hollywood does the little guy walk away with his legs, not to mind a world title.

AS bank shares tumbled on a Black Tuesday for the markets, a leading economist has warned Ireland could end up with a fiscal crisis like that seen in Greece.

IF the cost of borrowing continues to soar, Ireland can avoid having to borrow further this year at the high rates now being charged by international lenders.

AS Greece’s financial woes send shockwaves through the world’s financial markets, a leading economist has warned of its contagion effect on Ireland and other struggling European economies.

THE Dáil this week has a pre-budget debate. Eamon Gilmore and Enda Kenny need to watch out for the offside rule. In soccer, no forward can be in front of the last defender other than the goalie, while ahead of the ball. The best defences move up the pitch and suddenly players are ruled offside. The Government’s political defenders are perceptibly shifting ground.

ANGLO Irish Bank is the subject of investigations by three separate state bodies, the Garda Fraud Bureau, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Financial Regulator, it has emerged.

DAN O’BRIEN is probably one of the people that Bertie Ahern thought would be better off committing suicide.

THE risk of Ireland defaulting on its debts next year was put at 15% by a leading economist.

ESRI, the government think-tank, offered some cheer this week when it said the economy could hit an impressive spurt of growth after 2011 growing by 5% on average up to and including 2015.

THE economy is facing its third decade of “self-inflicted harm” since the 1980s because of itsfailure to control the nationalfinances, a top international economist has warned.

WITH the Government intent on pressing ahead with the National Management Agency (NAMA) to take control of €90 billion of bank property assets, several key questions still remain to be answered.

IRELAND will have to keep its spending to the limits agreed with the EU, whatever the global economic situation, the EU’s economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joa-quin Almunia has warned.

YESTERDAY, as we marched and cheered each other to celebrate being Irish, to salute — even subliminally — our evolving nationalism and the independence we have not yet enjoyed for a century, even the weather seemed to want to join the celebrations.

MANY of our so-called economists are also journalists, so we are attracted by the sensationalism of their articles thereby justifying their fees.

THE supply of rental properties in Ireland surged by almost 50% in the last three months of last year.

THE rarity value of this farm in Ballyspillane, Midleton means it will attract a lot of attention, and not just for its 185 acres.