Carrigtwohill 1-13 Glen Rovers 0-14

The lighting of the Paralympic Flame at Northern Ireland’s devolved parliament has shone the message of the power of human endeavour and energy, it has been claimed.

THIS was a day that highlighted the beauty of the club championship.

THROUGHOUT the year Carrigtwohill have been confounding expectations, so why should yesterday be different?

THE Department of Education has confirmed that eight autistic children whose school was closed down in the summer will have to receive home tuition while places are found for them.

THE last four of the Cork SHC will have a novel appearance this season as Carrigtwohill bridged a 58-year gap since they last featured at that stage after they claimed the spoils against Cloyne in an enthralling quarter-final tie in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

PARENTS of children with autism whose school in north Dublin is being closed due to lack of public funding say they are having trouble finding them places elsewhere for next September.

KERNEL Capital has invested €750,000 in the Irish-owned BioAtlantis group.

GARDAÍ investigating the killing of a young man who was badly beaten on a Dublin street last weekend are confident arrests will be made.

SOMETHING for both protagonists in yesterday’s Dr Harty Cup clash in Dromcollogher as Midleton CBS and Ard Scoil Rís refused to be separated at the final whistle.

Boylesports chief executive Daniel O’ Mahony tells Liam Mackey why the company backed the Black Cats.

BOYLESPORTS Holdings has reported strong sales growth in the year ending June 2005.

DAVID MURPHY, one of Irish basketball’s most exciting young talents, faces a busy weekend with the possibility of playing in the senior men’s semi-final with Mardyke UCC Demons before going on to captain the club’s U19’s tomorrow night in the men’s junior final.