Castlehaven are through to a fourth county final in five seasons after overcoming near-neighbours, O’Donovan Rossa, in an exciting semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

St. Francis College, Rochestown remain on course for an unprecedented ‘Quadruple’ following an exciting one point victory over favourites, St. Brendan’s, Killarney in this Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges Senior ‘A’ football) semi-final at Mallow today.

Johnson and Dallaglio said the Lions Test series win was the pinnacle of their careers. So Paul O’Connell recognises how much is riding on today’s clash against South Africa in Pretoria. He discussed this and more with Edward Newman

Leicester’s Scott Hamilton is after a rare double of Super 14 and Heineken Cup medals in consecutive years. He compared rugby in both hemispheres with Edward Newman

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On the brink of sealing a memorable season for the Red Army, Munster stars, new and more familiar, line out to compete for a prestigious award, four players have been short-listed for the prestigious Munster Player of the Year Award to take place in May, writes Edward Newman.

After a difficult season with Ireland, Peter Stringer is ‘chomping at the bit’ to get back on the pitch for Munster’s quarter-final with Gloucester tomorrow, he tells Edward Newman.

There is a confidence sweeping through Irish rugby and Ireland U19 centre, Conor Cleary, is caught in the slipstream.

Jonny O’Connor and Gavin Duffy are returning to domestic rugby with outspoken views on where they’ve come from — and where they’re going.

They say 80% of all books are sold at Christmas, and God knows they’re a good fall-back for a present. With that in mind we asked Michael Moynihan to combine the sports-and-Santa hats when it comes to the pick of this year’s sports books.

MUNSTER’s Heineken Cup victory looms large in the longlist of entries for the 2006 Boylesports Irish Sports Book of the Year Award.

Munster's South African centre and full back want to create their own piece of Thomond Park magic today. Edward Newman and Charlie Mulqueen spoke to Springboks, Trevor Halstead and Shaun Payne.

Nicholas Murphy has had mixed fortunes with Cork footballers. Now champions Kerry stand in the way of a second All-Ireland final appearance. He spoke to Edward Newman.