All-Ireland JFC final

It was a dream location for a meeting but might be the last day out so to speak before Enda and Joan prepare for their Second Coming.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 2-10 Tralee CBS 1-3

Austin Stacks 1-13 Mid Kerry 2-10

The Taoiseach will formally reopen Lissadell House as a tourism attraction on Friday, following its four-year closure during a marathon €10m legal battle.

The owners of the historic Lissadell estate have launched a furious attack on Sligo County Council which they defeated in a multi-million euro row over a right-of-way.

The principal of one of the schools involved in the first black card controversy has hit out at comments suggesting members of their management team inappropriately influenced officials during the contested fixture.

The fallout from the first black card officiating error looks set to hold up Munster’s Corn Uí Mhuirí football competition.

Newly appointed Wexford minor hurling boss Larry Coleman says he will adhere to the training guidelines broken by predecessor Eddie Walsh booted out before Christmas.

The father of an up and coming Wexford hurler has come out in support of county chairman Diarmuid Devereux’s decision to remove minor hurling manager Eddie Walsh for breaching the training ban.

Wexford chairman Diarmuid Devereux has claimed the board has no choice but to remove minor hurling manager Eddie Walsh after he allegedly broke rules and guidelines on player availability.

Kerins O’Rahillys 0-11 Austin Stacks 0-10

Austin Stacks 3-12 Feale Rangers 0-3

Austin Stacks 1-12 Shannon Rangers 0-7

Munster head coach Rob Penney has reignited the war of words with Leinster counterpart Joe Schmidt regarding Paul O’Connell’s accidental kick to Dave Kearney’s head 11 days ago.

Munster Rugby and the IRFU were both maintaining a dignified silence last night following accusations in a French newspaper that pressure had been applied to avoid Paul O’Connell being cited for the alleged striking of Leinster’s Dave Kearney.

Joe Schmidt and Leo Cullen have expressed outrage at the failure to cite Paul O’Connell for the incident which resulted in the hospitalisation of Dave Kearney.

Munster coach Rob Penney insisted Paul O’Connell had “absolutely nothing to answer for” following the clash which left Leinster’s Dave Kearney suffering concussion in Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 League tie at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Munster second row Paul O'Connell will not be cited for his collision with Leinster's Dave Kearney during Saturday's match at Thomond Park.

Munster 16 Leinster 22

Munster’s Paul O’Connell will learn today if he faces any fallout from striking Leinster’s Dave Kearney in the head during Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 game.

Pat Hartigan: Played minor for Limerick when he was just 15 years of age. Hartigan was part of the Limerick side of 1973 — the last from the county to claim the All-Ireland title.

It took all the experience of man-of-the-match, Seamus Scanlon, and former inter-county colleague Padraig Reidy to see St Kieran’s over the line against West Kerry in this Kerry SFC losers’ round cracker in Ballymacelligott yesterday.

Plans for a Leonard Cohen extravaganza at Lissadell House this year have been scuppered over a row about rights of way through the estate, an international promoter has said.

Plans for a Leonard Cohen extravaganza at Lissadell House this year have been scuppered over a row about rights of way through the estate, according to an international promoter.

A bright start helped Mickey Ned O’Sullivan-coached Coláiste Gobnathan, Ballyvourney overcame the spirited challenge of Coláiste Mhuire, Askeaton to win this Munster Vocational Schools Junior B Football final, played at a sun-soaked Firies yesterday.

Kanturk edged a tremendous Munster Vocational Schools S’B’FC final at Ballydesmond after extra-time.

Last year’s defeated finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne deservedly beat a brave Tralee CBS side in a keenly contested Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final at the Dr Crokes Grounds, Killarney yesterday.

TRALEE CBS put in a tremendous fightback at Annascaul yesterday to beat last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in a Corn Uí Mhuirí contest they had to win.

ROBERT Emmetts’ turned up the heat in the second half, to dispatch St Gabriels in the London SHC final.

INSPIRED by a 1-7 haul from Jamie Moriarty, Tralee CBS were crowned Kerry Colleges O’Sullivan Cup champions at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney yesterday.

DARA LONG propelled Austin Stacks to their first Kerry SFC final in nine years with a dream performance at Fitzgerald Stadium yesterday.

THE eagerly-anticipated Carrick-on-Suir derby in the Glanbia South Senior Hurling Championship went the way of the visitors at Davin Park in front of a bumper crowd yesterday.

THE scoreline suggests a tight, gripping clash but that statistic conceals the reality behind yesterday’s Kerry SFC semi-final clash at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.

DISAPPOINTMENT, like charity, starts at home. Sunday was a wicked, raw day, the kind of day you wouldn’t put a dog out. Well whatever about dogs, the club footballers and hurlers were out in their thousands on the playing fields of Ireland.

TWO horse racing legends led the field a merry dance at Munster Rugby’s annual golf classic at Dundrum House Hotel in Cashel.

HOUSEHOLDERS who are opposed to paying bin charges are to meet in silent protest outside the annual general meeting of Waterford County Council today.

THE vigorous campaign of opposition to the introduction of new flat charges for refuse collection in Dungarvan town and throughout Co Waterford is set to escalate in the coming weeks.

A LOCAL authority which had to suspend a meeting when a protest group entered its chambers says it plans to step up security.

EDDIE WALSH knows the risk involved in refusing to pay the new €150 annual flat charge which Waterford county manager Ray O’Dwyer has imposed on households for refuse collection.

THE ORGANISERS of a protest over service charges have denied they acted like a “mob” on Tuesday night.

HOUSEHOLDERS in Waterford have warned they will go to jail rather than pay new refuse charges.

A BUSINESS studies student from Mallow, Co Cork, yesterday scooped €150,000, the biggest prize at a €1,000 freeze-out three-day poker tournament in Dublin.