David Treacy scored seven points for Cuala who overwhelmed Liam Mellows and advanced to another All-Ireland final at Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day.

If there was a straw that broke the camel’s back for Darragh O’Connell in his final years hurling for Kerry, it was the traffic in Adare.

Waterford should win but might not. Their main difficulty is their convex tradition against Kilkenny in championship encounters, writes PM O’Sullivan.

Ballyea’s main problem yesterday was their big names were too busy with a direct opponent, writes Anthony Daly.

Cuala took the honours in the All-Ireland Club hurling final with surprising ease, easing past Ballyea of Clare in a dour struggle.

The men who can make the difference at Croke Park on St Patrick's Day.

When 23-year-old Ballyduff man Pat Joe Connolly is asked to reflect on where his hurling career is about to take him, he momentarily pauses to search for the appropriate words.

Imagine for a moment what it feels like to be the Dublin hurling manager watching Cormac Costello sitting on the footballers’ bench. The sight of Ciarán Kilkenny ripping it up on a more regular basis can’t be much more palatable.

Twelve counties left, 10 weeks to the All- Ireland Senior Final, one hurling question in neon, writes PM O’Sullivan.

Laois 1-9 Dublin 2-20: Dublin advanced to the Walsh Cup semi-finals as they easily accounted for Laois in O’Moore Park yesterday.

Cuala (Dublin) 3-12 Clara (Kilkenny) 0-17: Galway hurling may be in limbo but, across the country in Dublin, one man is at least putting his hand up as a strong contender to lead them into a brighter future.

Hard as you can for as long as you can — the words printed on a giant Kerry flag tacked to the dressing-room wall in Newbridge last weekend as the players exited for action.

Dublin edged out Tipp in an entertaining senior hurling challenge last night. 

Eamon Kelly’s “we’re going up to give a good account of ourselves” assessment is no rope-a-dope ploy.

The Dublin-based creators of global children’s TV hits Doc McStuffins and Henry Hugglemonster have secured a deal with Amazon Prime that will lead to the creation of an additional 40 jobs at the firm.

The animation industry is in rude health globally and especially in Ireland with Cartoon Saloon up for an Oscar next week. Ed Power asks some well known faces what cartoons they lived for as kids.

Irish Illustrator Niamh Sharkey’s cute character is more popular than ever, writes Ed Power

Kerry hurling manager Eamon Kelly has pulled off a double coup with the additions of Tipperary goalkeeper James Logue and Clare’s former All-Ireland SHC medallist Patrick Kelly for the 2015 season.

Ovens Boys NS 3-5 Ballygarvan Boys NS 1-4

Castletroy College 2-13 Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG 0-18

Na Piarsaigh 3-15 Newtownshandrum 0-14

Blackrock 3-14 Na Piarsaigh 1-16

Mayo 1-18 Kerry 3-20

Kilkenny continue the policy of rotation for tomorrow’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final in Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Ireland 1-15 Scotland 0-14

Kilmoyley 0-18 Abbeydorney 2-08

Kerry 1-14 Kildare 0-11

Kerry’s young guns held on to record their second league win, 1-12 to 3-5, in a nail-biting Allianz HL Division 2A clash with Wicklow at Austin Stack Park on Saturday.

Kerry 2-10 Westmeath 0-13

Numbers employed by the multi award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films have more than doubled in the past two years.

Three-in-a-row-seeking Ballyduff and their deadly rivals Kilmoyley advanced to the semi-finals of the Kerry SHC in contrasting fashion at Austin Park, Tralee.

With a host of inter-county stars on board, Mary Immaculate College cruised to success in the Ryan Cup final on Saturday in the Mardyke.