Cork City 7 Waterford United 0: Cork City went goal crazy at Turner’s Cross last night as they banged seven second-half goals past a hapless Waterford United outfit to book their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup.

A record number of women will form part of the new Dáil as gender quotas put more females on the ballot papers.

It might be common to promote the virtues of clearing the air by venting your rage, but in most instances it makes things worse.

The Irish-based garden design firm controlled by celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin has withered away while his UK firm continues to blossom.

A Dublin man who was pictured in a newspaper as a fatal victim of hypothermia yesterday settled, for an undisclosed sum, a €38,000 damages claim in the Circuit Civil Court.

Clare made it two out of two in the Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship holding off Offaly by 1-10 to 1-8 in a titanic battle in Birr on Saturday.

Kildare 4-18 Kerry 2-22

A High Court ruling has significant implications for Ulster Bank’s efforts to recover debts in Ireland.

Wexford kept alive their four-in-a-row hopes with a gritty 1-11 to 1-10 All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final victory over Offaly at Portlaoise on Saturday.

Cork and Offaly face a straight shoot-out for a place in the Liberty Insurance senior camogie semi-finals in a fortnight, after maintaining their 100% records with victories over Dublin and Tipperary.

Finn Harps 2 Wexford Youths 1

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Drogheda United 1Wexford Youths 0

All-Ireland camogie champions Wexford will play history-makers Offaly and league title-holders Cork will take on Galway in this year’s semi-finals as Nowlan Park plays host to this mouth-watering double-header on Saturday, August 18.

Offaly and Cork cemented their places in the All-Ireland senior championship quarter-finals following play-off victories over Kilkenny and Tipperary respectively.

Joachim Kelly has made some outstanding contributions to Gaelic games in Offaly over the past 35 years or so.

Wexford maintained their good start to the All-Ireland senior championship and gained some measure of revenge for their league final defeat by overcoming Cork 0-14 to 0-9 in their second round tie at Bellefield.

Jenny O’Leary converted a 60th-minute free to snatch a 0-16 to 2-9 victory for league champions Cork over Clare in the opening round of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

Jenny O’Leary converted a 60th minute free to snatch victory for league champions Cork over Clare in the opening round of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

Limerick FC maintained their First Division promotion drive with a four-goal rout of Wexford Youths at Jackman Park last night.

Waterford United cruised to success at the RSC last night as the Blues kept their promotion hopes well and truly alive against an opposition side that battled but never looked capable of holding the home side.

Three second-half goals helped Wexford Youths keep pace with the leaders as they defeated nine-man Finn Harps at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

A goal in each half helped third-placed Wexford Youths past a disappointing SD Galway, still seeking their first victory, at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Following a six-goal drubbing from Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park on the opening night of the season, Waterford United made amends in spades at the RSC last night as they trounced their South-East rivals.

Rory Gaffney’s 71st-minute goal helped Limerick FC leapfrog Wexford Youths into second in the First Division after dominating at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Wexford Youths moved third after an impressive victory over Mervue in this Division 1 clash at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Kildare tore dreadful Armagh asunder to cement their place in the Division 2B final.

Half-time substitutes Ross Smithers and Mark Brennan made a massive impact on this vital NHL Division 2A tie at Dr Cullen Park yesterday, scoring a combined 2-4 from play as Carlow maintained their 100% league record.

VETERAN Alan Kirby’s 65th minute strike helped leaders Longford Town to a comfortable three points over Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

They say a week in a long time in politics and in front of local TD John Halligan at the RSC last night, Waterford United showed that a week is even more longer in football as the Blues shocked Limerick FC in a passionate Munster derby.

Starting and finishing strongly, Kildare got off to a winning start in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League at Navan’s Pairc Tailteann.

Star performer John Power produced four points during the closing five minutes, and boosted by another from Ger Aylward, 14-man Kilkenny cobbled together a battling victory over Westmeath yesterday.

FLY-HALF Dan Parks kicked 14 points as Cardiff Blues made it two from two in the Heineken Cup with a scrappy win over 14-man London Irish at Cardiff City Stadium.

WEXFORD YOUTHS are still seeking their first home win of the season as two late goals earned Waterford the points at Ferrycarrig Park.

CORK extinguished Tipperary’s hopes of reaching the All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-finals with a hard-fought victory at the Cork Institute of Technology’s grounds on Saturday.

The semi-finalists have been decided for the All-Ireland senior camogie championship in association with RTÉ sport.

THEY have neither the high profile nor the heavy-hitting personnel of the big guns, but CIT maintained their interest in the Fitzgibbon Cup with a narrow quarter-final win at their impressive Bishopstown complex yesterday.

SARACENS kept the pressure on the Aviva Premiership leaders yesterday, inflicting another defeat on struggling London Irish.

TOULON moved top of Pool 3 with a convincing bonus-point victory over London Irish on Saturday.

Ospreys 27 London Irish 16

Clarke Dermody has been appointed London Irish captain for the new season.