William Dargan: an honourable life 1799-1867

Tries from back rowers Pierce Dargan and Jack Kelly helped Dublin University defeat Dungannon 24-16 at Merrion Road as the students held onto second place in Ulster Bank League Division 1B.

BILL CULLEN, the businessman, television star and board member of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has emerged as a significant donor to Fianna Fáil during its years in office.

Dublin City University won the prestigious O’Connor Cup for a third successive year in dramatic fashion at blustery University of Limerick this afternoon.

WEXFORD put their recent history of agonising semi-final defeats behind them with a commanding second-half performance to book a berth in the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie final in front of 3,082 people at Nowlan Park.

Wexford 3-12 Kilkenny 1-11

A young father who threatened to kill himself and his ex-partner when he suspected she was seeing someone else after they had broken up has had his sentencing adjourned for six months.

GROUNDBREAKING stuff in Dublin 4. St Gerard’s have never won the Leinster Schools Senior Cup but they paid scant attention to history yesterday by seeing off defending champions and 66-time winners Blackrock in this nip-and-tuck quarter-final.

A powerful second-half performance booked Offaly's place in the All-Ireland junior camogie championship final as the Faithful County beat Waterford 1-14 to 1-3 at Leahy Park in Cashel today.

LAST week witnessed the death of Fr Daniel Dargan, the Jesuit who directed the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA) from 1957-’77.

Tipperary 0-13 Kilkenny 1-8