Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s future as Cork senior hurling manager could be determined by next week.

Kanturk 2-22 Éire Óg 1-12

Kanturk 2-11 Meelin 1-10

Youghal 2-14 Cloyne 2-09

Glanworth 1-09 Cill na Martra 0-06

Barryroe 1-16 Dripsey 1-13

Glenville 0-11 Carrigaline 0-09

Macroom 3-13 Glenville 1-03

'Are You Being Served?' actor Frank Thornton died in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning at the age of 92, his agent David Daly has said.

Watergrasshill 1-21 Aghabullogue 0-12

Pride and a fanatical will to win were abundant ingredients in Bantry’s win over Beara in Saturday’s semi-final thriller in Kealkil.

When rumours reached Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury goods group LVMH, that an Irish state-run agency could seize control of developer David Daly’s three shops on London’s Bond St, he quicklyapproached him about a deal.

THE legal action by developer David Daly and his family over the takeover of their €457 million loans by the National Assets Management Agency has settled, the Commercial Court was told yesterday.

FRANCE’S richest man and LVMH’s chief executive, Bernard Arnault, is in talks to buy three trophy stores on London’s most expensive shopping street for £300 million (€349.5m), from the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), a source said.

DEVELOPER David Daly and his children have been given leave by the High Court to challenge NAMA’s demand that they repay €457 million they owe Allied Irish Bank.

Developer David Daly and his children have been granted leave by the High Court to challenge the demand by the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) for them to repay €457m they owe Allied Irish Bank.

THE golf industry may be in a state of flux in the current economic climate but three young Irishmen are managing to find their way in some of the most ideal circumstances — an exclusive country club in America’s Deep South.

THE National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) has told the High Court it has “no current intention” to sell properties in Britain and Ireland of developer David Daly over which it has appointed receivers.

DEVELOPER David Daly and his children have taken legal proceedings aimed at preventing the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) insisting on repayment of their €457 million loans with AIB or the appointing a receiver over properties.

NAMA has won control of some of London’s most prized retail sites, including Louis Vuitton’s flagship store, as it seeks to recover loans made to a developer, a source said last night.

KEEPING Rathmore golfers out of the news these days is far from being an easy task.

A MORE effective vaccination for many viruses could result from research in University College Cork’s microbiology department.

A WEST Cork man caught with €65,000 worth of drugs received death threats from Cork city drug dealers to repay a debt, Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday. He was given a five-year suspended sentence after evidence he had completely rehabilitated.

ONE of the most prestigious tourism jobs in the world is up for grabs.

HUNDREDS bid a fond farewell yesterday to a much-loved man who believed the arts and sport were the heartbeat of humanity.

DESPITE being one of Ireland’s smallest counties and overrun by people, Dublin is remarkably well endowed when it comes to wildlife.

Tommy Barker sees potential in a Georgian original on the North Mall

A WAR of words erupted last night over claims that millions of people have been kissing the wrong Blarney Stone.

Curtis Cup player Tara Delaney led Kent State University home in their opening tournament of the spring collegiate golf season as the Golden Flashes placed 12th in the 54-hole Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes, California.

ALBANY HOMES, which is owned by top property developer David Daly, saw pre-tax profits rise by 40% last year.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy has set his sights on Tiger Woods' course record in the Irish Close at the European Club.

GRANTS totalling €65,000 were awarded by the Irish Sports Council to leading Irish golfers.

IT'S a family affair for Tramore GC as they go in search of a rare treble at this weekend's Bulmers Munster finals of the Irish Senior and Junior Cups and Barton Shield at Dungarvan GC.

Ian O’Flynn (4) scorched round Harbour Point to set a new record of 67 (five under par) at the weekend.

IRELAND’s team for the European Boy’s Team Championship has been announced.

The Irish boys and youths teams to represent Ireland in the European Team Golf Championships in Finland have been named.

Irish boys team captain Kieran Burke from Derry expressed delight at his side’s performance in gaining a 12.5 to 7.5 point win over Wales in the annual challenge at Cardigan last week.

The Munster Schools prepared for the defence of their Inter-provincial crown with two victories in their mini-Tour of England over the weekend.

STUNG into action after a poor showing on day one of the Golfsure sponsored Youth Interprovincial Championship at Lahinch, Munster’s young golfers well and truly delivered the goods when they overwhelmed champions Leinster 8-1 yesterday.

LEINSTER go into today’s Golfsure Youth Interprovincial Golf Tournament at Lahinch as defending champions but such is the galaxy of talent among the other provinces that a retention of the trophy is by no means certain.

IT will be a shoot-out between holders Munster and Ulster for the Boys’ Interprovincial title at Portumna today.

THE Mens Irish Senior Cup was reduced to the last four in Munster with Castletroy, Douglas, Tramore and Mallow advancing to the provincial semi-finals.

WELSH visitor Cennydd Mills wiped out a seven-stroke deficit in the final round to pip the home challenge in the Irish Youths Championship at Cork Golf Club yesterday evening.

THE general consensus among Leaving Certificate students at Scoil Árd Rís in Limerick city was that yesterday’s higher-level maths Paper II was much harder than the first paper.