Paddy Tally didn't want to mention the elephant in the room but after winning a game that could have massive consequences for Down's summer, he could let his guard down.

The strength and power of Armagh’s Oisin O’Neill and Tyrone’s Conn Kilpatrick, around the middle third, was too much for Maynooth.

Kilcoo’s enchanting story has one more intriguing chapter to be written, and it will be penned in Croke Park when they meet defending champions Corofin in the All-Ireland Club SFC final.

Patricia Devlin, from Kildare, will be protesting outside the Dáil today calling the government to respond to the climate action group.

Dundalk have announced that Chief Executive Mark Devlin is to step down from his role.

Celtic rounded off a magnificent week with a 4-0 dismantling of Aberdeen in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Gardaí have confirmed that the body of Frankie Devlin has been recovered.

In August 1969, headlines were dominated by Northern Ireland and the beginnings of what was to become known as “the Troubles”.

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

Kerry fought back to score a convincing victory over Tyrone at Tullamore and remain on course for a sixth successive All-Ireland MFC title.

A lethal Cork attacking unit ripped Kerry apart, and could wreak havoc again at Tullamore on Sunday, Tyrone U20 manager Paul Devlin has warned.

Cork City have been warned by Pat Devlin that they’ll face a tough task to rescue their season with a FAI Cup run.

A Hungarian national working in a chipper in Bandon used his knowledge of the business to set up a €15,000 burglary back in 2008 and later fled the country.

Junior Cert students faced a tricky proposition with today's Maths Paper 2, according to teachers.

Cory Quinn (3), Paul Devlin and Barry O’Hagan all landed points late in the half to send Down into round 2 and leave the home support relieved at the final whistle.

Students would have required stamina and concentration to get the best out of the Junior Cert Higher Level Maths Paper 1 exam.

An extremely vulnerable 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man following two weeks of sending her sexual messages and images by Facebook.

Three games into this year’s Allianz League campaign and Tyrone deep in relegation trouble with one point out of six, Mattie Donnelly went to Mickey Harte with a suggestion.

St Finbarr’s easily accounted for Carrigtwohill on Saturday evening in a resplendent Riverstown with a magnificent performance in the first round of the Cork SHC.

A goal from Stuart Lowndes on 54 minutes proved decisive, as Dunboyne captured the Meath SFC for the first time since 2005 at Páirc Tailteann yesterday.

A hotel guest accused of damaging four hotel rooms ran down into the lobby naked and blaming “gypsies” for the attack.

Maths and science kicked off the second week of Junior Certificate exams yesterday.

The first of two maths papers for most Junior Certificate students brought an end to the first week of exams.

A significant rise in the number of allegations of child sexual abuse relating to the Catholic Church was recorded in the last year, a report by a safeguarding body reveals.

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a young man’s body in Co Donegal.

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a young man’s body in Co Donegal.

Blackrock 1-19 Carrigtwohill 1-12: A powerful second-half display — during which last year’s beaten county finalists outscored their opponents by 0-12 to 0-2 from the 37th minute onwards — propelled Blackrock to victory in this entertaining Cork SHC first-round clash.

St Ronan’s, Lurgan 1-9 St Mary’s, Magherafelt 1-7

Peter Dowdall on two books that are well worth their place on any gardener’s bookshelf this season

Life must surely be worth living for anyone that opens their eyes to the beauty all around us. And, often, we don’t have far to go, writes Donal Hickey.

The Disclosures Tribunal took a different turn when it reopened for business yesterday, writes Michael Clifford.

Bryan O’Reilly will contest his first All-Ireland final following his bowl of odds win over his cousin Paul O’Reilly in the Ulster senior final at Madden on Sunday.

Latest: The principal of a south side Dublin school says it would be "devastating" if its playing fields have been sold.

A man found guilty of killing two former girlfriends, five years apart, following a long campaign for justice by his second victim's family has been jailed for life in the UK with a minimum term of 25 years.

A violent boyfriend has been found guilty of killing two ex-girlfriends five years apart following a long-running campaign by one of their families to get justice.

The higher level Junior Certificate maths paper 2 had a mix of very manageable and some tricky parts, according to Elaine Devlin of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI).

Most Junior Certificate students had the first of two maths papers yesterday afternoon.

A 77-year-old retired primary school teacher was jailed yesterday for a disgraceful breach of trust where he sexually abused a 9-year-old boy eight times in the early 1990s.

The leaders of a secondary teachers’ union were urged to engage in efforts to resolve a dispute with their office staff, who are being asked to consider striking to get their employers to the table.

Allianz FL Division 2

A man involved in a violent disorder incident in Youghal, Co Cork, had the balance of an 18-month jail sentence suspended on condition he would stay away from a housing estate where the offence occurred.

Well, this isn't easy…