A six-year-old boy who seriously lacerated his finger on a gas fire in his home was yesterday awarded €30,000 damages against B&Q Ireland Limited and Focal Point Fires plc.

Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Blarney 2-12 Coachford College 0-11: A first Munster Post Primary School’s hurling title for Scoil Mhuire gan Smál Blarney as they claimed victory over fellow Cork school Coachford College in the Corn Risteard Uí Mhathúna (U18½ CHC final) in Carrigaline yesterday.

Cork Constitution 32 Old Belvedere 0: Johnny Holland put a year of pain and uncertainty behind him when helping Constitution to a comprehensive Ulster Bank League victory over Old Belvedere at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Dressing Rooms No 1 and No 2 are only feet apart at Mallow GAA’s stately Carrigoon complex, but the swing of a left foot yesterday daubed one in black and green despair, and turned the other into forever folk heroes in Tipperary.

Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-14 Killarney Legion (Kerry) 0-8: WITH November’s gluepot ground conditions comes a downward gear change.

It has always been an article of faith of Nemo Rangers they don’t ‘just’ win county titles.

Ballinhassig 2-16 Carrigaline 2-12: “One of the first trophies of many, hopefully,” was how Ballinhassig boss Michael Walsh put it after his side secured South-East U21A hurling honours yesterday.

Douglas 1-10 Nemo Rangers 0-13 (Cork SFC): Four unanswered points from Nemo Rangers in the final 10 minutes at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday prevented Douglas from claiming a first championship victory over their city neighbours.

One of the country’s oldest rowing clubs is in ship-shape after launching its largest number of racing boats following a remarkable rebirth.

Ulster Bank League

All games kick off at 2.30pm unless stated

Shannon 17 Garryowen 34

The West is officially awake as a major international golf venue with Carne Golf Links and County Sligo Golf Club deep in negotiations to host a revived Irish Seniors Open in 2015 and 2016.

If Muskerry do not take the AIG Barton Shield back to Cork from the national finals at Carton House this week it will not be for lack of experience.

Weekend wins for Rosslare in Irish Senior Cup Leinster section and Warrenpoint in the Barton Shield in Ulster have confirmed the field for the national finals of the AIG Cups and Shields at Carton House, Kildare next month.

The world famous golf links clubs dotted along the western seaboard are counting the cost of the Atlantic storms that lashed the country over the weekend.

Kieran O’Mahony’s first vinyl album, in 1983, was the debut of music’s most enduring compilation.

Shannon 20 Dublin University 5

ODM MUNSTER SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL:

Shannon 31 Dolphin 29

THE new academic year brings with it a sense of dread for many of the residents living close to universities. Parties with loud music, drunkenness on the streets, interfering with parked cars, public urination and other forms of unacceptable behaviour are par for the course.

THE new academic year brings with it a sense of dread for many of the residents living close to universities. Parties with loud music, drunkenness on the streets, interfering with parked cars, public urination and other forms of unacceptable behaviour are par for the course.

Transparency international ranked Ireland 26th (out of 176) most corrupt country in 2012.

A definite whiff of cordite left behind by the announcement of the Irish team for next month’s Home Internationals before a ball was struck in the South of Ireland, combined with electrical storms that caused a suspension of play in both of the opening two rounds, injected a considerable deal of spice into the action at Lahinch over the past two days.

Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe showed again he is a talent worth monitoring after sharing top spot in the Munster PGA’s inaugural Morgan O’Donovan Perpetual Trophy at Monkstown GC.

Shannon 45 Cork Con 26

Clontarf 32 Shannon 17

In spite of winning the South of Ireland Championship in 2010 and playing a major role in Portmarnock’s victory in last year’s Irish Senior Cup, John Greene has surprisingly failed to catch the eye of various selection committees at provincial and national levels.

Reigning champions Nemo Rangers put their City Division U21 football championship title on the line against rivals Douglas in tomorrow’s decider in Ballinlough at 11.30am.

Public order arrests in Cork City are running at treble the normal rates during Rag Week at the university as residents complain that efforts to control antisocial behaviour are not working.

CLONTARF put a major dent in Shannon’s title aspirations with a 29-8 win over the Limerick side in Saturday’s Ulster Bank League Division 1A clash at Castle Avenue.

LIFE in the fast lane is proving difficult for Ulster Bank champions Old Belvedere, as their Dublin rivals Clontarf and league specialists Shannon set the early pace.

Shannon 18 St Mary's College 11

THE FIVE major titles at stake were evenly distributed around the country when the Chartis Irish Cups and Shields festival came to a conclusion at Castlerock, Derry, on Saturday.

WOODSTOCK Golf Club from Ennis were celebrating last night after pulling off a superb victory in the final of the Chartis Pierce Purcell Shield.

MUNSTER got off to the best possible start on the opening day of the senior and boys interprovincial championships at Rosses Point yesterday.

WEXFORD side St Martin’s sit top of Group A in Division 3 of the Féile Peil na nÓg, going into today’s deciding fixtures, having registered two victories in the opening round of matches at Whitechurch yesterday.

DIVISION 1A: St Mary's College 53 Shannon 0

CORK boss Brian Cuthbert has made six changes for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium at 7pm from the team that scraped to victory over Clare in their quarter-final in Ennis four weeks ago.

Shannon 26 Clontarf 32