Cork City boss John Caulfield does not expect to be doing any business in the transfer window at the end of next month because “we have no money”.

Jerry Flannery was a member of the Irish team which completed the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2009. An outstanding hooker who helped Munster to win the Heineken Cup in 2006 and 2008, he represented Ireland on 41 occasions. Ahead of Ireland’s bid for more Grand Slam glory on Saturday he spoke to Charlie Mulqueen

It may have been the individual brilliance of Patrick Horgan which took them past Erin’s Own last month, but according to Glen Rovers manager Richie Kelleher, it’s been the squad’s collective commitment that has them looking forward to a second successive Munster Club Championship campaign.

Fr O’Neill’s 1-18 Kildorrery 1-14: Driven on by a man-of-the-match display from Declan Dalton, Fr O’Neill’s were crowned Cork IHC champions in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

THERE is an emotional attachment between people and their cars, writes Declan Colley

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Far from viewing himself as an indentured slave, the commitment demanded at inter-county level wasn’t brought home to Christopher Joyce until the Cork hurler was forced onto the sideline.

I remember the not-so-distant past, when Hyundai was an automotive joke. The South Korean outfit endeavoured earnestly, without question, but the results of their labours were awful.

Cork hurling management are awaiting the results of a scan on defender Christopher Joyce’s knee after the defender was injured in Saturday night’s NHL win over Dublin.

Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy is hopeful that defender Christopher Joyce, substituted with a knee injury on Saturday, will soon be back in action.

Not since 2012 has Cork hurler Paudie O’Sullivan had a full year free of injury interruptions.

Waterford’s Philip Mahony is honest about his return to action.

Nobody expected Conor Murray to be Ireland’s first choice scrum-half during the 2011 World Cup — or to overtake his Welsh and English rivals in the battle for the No 9 jersey on the & Lions tour last year.

Week 10 (June 4th, 2014) On Saturday morning at about 9.40am local time the China Eastern Airlines Boeing Jet from Seoul to Shanghai had just touched down at Pudong International Airport.

Cork selector Seanie McGrath says Eoin Cadogan will be given every opportunity to prove himself fit for the Rebels’ Munster championship opener against Waterford on Sunday week.

His Munster career goes back to the 90s, 244 games ago. But patronise Donncha O’Callaghan about being a great servant at your peril. He wants game time. Like tomorrow in Marseille. Munster’s lifer lock opens up on friends and family.

Munster’s stand-in skipper James Coughlan expects the squad to face a nasty video session this morning.

There has been a proliferation in hip injuries among inter-county GAA players of late, but two Cork hurlers are delighted to be over recent problems and ready to help their county progress further in the league.

Paul O’Connell demonstrated just what a very special man he is on and off the pitch at the Stade de France on Saturday. As captain, leader, strategist and unrelenting ball carrier, the Young Munster man has no equal.

Conor Murray has welcomed Anthony Foley’s coronation as Munster coach-to-be and believes the core leadership group in place at the province can help the new man bring further success to the province.

Leinster coach Matt O’Connor believes Ireland can “outplay” England at Twickenham next Saturday week as long as John Plumtree’s forwards can match their efforts from the opening pair of Six Nations wins against Scotland and Wales.

I kind of lost my appetite for the Lions on Wednesday morning, which is strange. There’s sentiment and romance.

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After two tours and no games in New Zealand, Mike Sherry finally got his first cap last weekend and now he is in line to add another to his collection in Toronto.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has received a massive pre-championship boost with the imminent return of attacker Jamie Coughlan to full training.

Leinster have confirmed there is no ‘Plan B’ in position in the event that Joe Schmidt is diverted from his role with the province and into the national hotseat vacated by Declan Kidney.

What goes around, comes around — that appears to be the gist of Ronan O’Gara’s assessment of Declan Kidney’s removal as Ireland head coach.

Paul O’Connell may be a welcome sight in a Munster jersey after almost five months out through injury but for his team-mates that also means listening to another plain-speaking voice in the dressing room.

Everything revolved around his thumb.

In his own words Ronan O’Gara was “shocked” when Declan Kidney omitted him from the Irish squad.

Veteran second row Donncha O’Callaghan hopes he laid down a marker for selection in Declan Kidney’s Irish team for Saturday’s battle of the Aviva with old sparring partners Argentina.

Munster pop Dave Kilcoyne is determined to make the most of his chance to impress on the international stage after being selected in Declan Kidney’s starting XV to take on Fiji in Saturday’s showdown at Thomond Park (5.30pm).

A broad smile colonises Jonathan Sexton’s chiselled features as his mind rewinds three years to the first time he faced the Springboks.

Back in the Wild West, strangers always aroused suspicion.

Cork selector Ger Cunningham has revealed that goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack has begun light jogging less than four months after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

Declan Kidney made a ‘scapegoat’ of Tomás O’Leary by dropping him for the World Cup, according to London Irish boss Brian Smith.

Donal Óg Cusack remains involved with the Cork senior hurlers, despite the achilles tendon injury that has ruled him out for the season.