An adjudicator for the Defence Forces has claimed it was “bizarre” that a dispute over allowances, paid to a soldier on a Department of Defence overseas training course, should have lasted 16 years.

The Kansas City Royals backed the superb two-hit pitching of Johnny Cueto with a relentless attack to rout the New York Mets 7-1 and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven World Series into tonight’s crucial Game Three (12.05am, live on BT Sport1).

The New York Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Championship Series with an 8-3 rout on Wednesday. It put them into the World Series for the first time since 2000.

Edmund Sexton had an exceptional weekend. On Saturday at Ballinagree he won the feature score of the Donagh Murphy-Kingston Fund and on Sunday he won the Dutch Moors European championship trials at Castletownkenneigh.

Aidan Desmond is All-Ireland Junior C champion after completing a unique sporting triple, in two sports, over two days, culminating in an emphatic win over Conor O’Neill in Sunday’s final at Drogheda.

Declan O’Donovan beat John Young by almost a bowl in the Tim White Cup final at Rosscarbery.

Aidan Desmond was a comprehensive winner over Michael Barry in the Munster Junior C final at Whitechurch on Saturday.

Aidan Desmond was an impressive winner over Seán Twomey in the Munster Junior C semi-final at Templemichael on Sunday.

Ulster champion Thomas Mackle beat Christy Mullins on Sunday in the feature score of the benefit festival for the cancer unit at Cork University Hospital in Shannonvale.

A 30-man brawl marred yesterday’s Waterford SHC third round game between Mount Sion and Dungarvan at Fraher Field. 

A Dublin teenager who has been missing for more than two weeks has been found safe and well.

Gardai are seeking the public's assistance in tracing a missing teenager from Dublin.

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The head of Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has said there will be a demand for skilled young craftspeople as the economy recovers.

Gardaí have located a missing Dublin teenager safe and well.

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing a missing Dublin teenager.

Gardaí in Dublin are renewing their appeal for the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing 14-year-old boy.

Gardaí in Dublin have said that a missing teenager has been located safe and well.

Gardaí in Dublin are appealing for the public's help in two separate cases of missing teenagers.

Gardaí in Lucan are searching for a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for four days.

Aidan Murphy beat Raymond Ryan comfortably in the last shot of a great score — they both beat the line in 14 throws — at Ballinacurra on Saturday.

Students must be given a stronger role in designing school policies about bullying, say young leaders at a school where teenagers are taking the lead to address the issue.

The Yellow Birds

The tie of the Waterford championship weekend lived up to expectations with Dungarvan and Abbeyside finishing level after a thrilling spectacle at Fraher Field on Saturday evening.

THE High Court has been told that Sean Quinn had been refusing to open the locked gates of his home in Co Cavan to personally accept service of a summons issued to have him declared bankrupt in the Republic.

The State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC and formerly Anglo Irish Bank) today took the first legal step in the High Court in Dublin to have Sean Quinn declared a bankrupt in the Republic.

CHAMPIONS Dr Crokes advanced the last eight of the Kerry SFC after defeating South Kerry in a bad-tempered match in Caherciveen yesterday (0-11 to 0-5) with Kingdom star Declan O’Sullivan sent off for the losers.

REIGNING Waterford senior hurling champions De La Salle confirmed their status as favourites to retain their title with a 1-21 to 3-9 victory over Lismore at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

A CORKMAN who raped his two sisters more than 30 years ago has been given a four-year sentence with three years suspended by Mr Justice Paul Butler at the Central Criminal Court.

ARTHUR McDONAGH from Fermoy will have the perfect opportunity to put the disappointment of the recent national championships behind him when he travels to Germany tomorrow for back-to-back boxing tournaments in Berlin.

Cork City: Devine, Horgan, Bennett, Dan Murray, Daniel Murphy, Gamble, O’Callaghan, O’Halloran, Kearney, Fenn, John O’Flynn. Subs: Coughlan, O’Brien, O’Donovan, Lordan, Bruton, Behan, McNulty.

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