Precisely a year ago at this venue it was Tipperary who sleepwalked into an ambush and a ravenous Limerick who pounced upon them.

I’m sure there are some people out there giving me a share of the credit for Cork’s win yesterday. I’ve no doubt that my comments in my column here on Saturday got Cork riled up big time.

Summer hurling’s opening weekend threw up killer lines.

The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law requiring that a mandatory five-year minimum sentence be imposed on some persons convicted under a section of the Firearms Act.

The first time 55-year-old American writer Bret Easton Ellis hit Ireland was in 1999.

Community leaders have called for urgent action to prevent “mob rule” after a security hut was burned down last night on a former illegal dump site in Cork city just days after a masked and armed gang forced security staff to withdraw from the site.

Two of the Big Four accounting firms said they will stop offering consulting services to audit customers in an effort to restore public trust in a sector shaken by corporate scandals.

Limerick 0 Dundalk 1

Cork hurling management are waiting on the fitness of Mark Ellis and Tim O’Mahony ahead of Sunday week’s Munster final.

Sinn Féin cannot say how many of its elected members are receiving special pay deals.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Limerick 1: Danny Morrissey scored a late equaliser to stun Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium to maintain the pressure on Hoops manager Stephen Bradley.

Limerick 0 Dundalk 3

Limerick FC 0 Waterford FC 2... Waterford FC chalked up their sixth win of the season after striking either side of the break at Markets Field last night.

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Limerick 0... Ian Bermingham led by example to get St Patrick’s Athletic back on track with the only goal of the game at Richmond Park.

Limerick FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

Limerick 1 - Cork City 1: While they sit top of the table on their own after Dundalk’s late win over Waterford, Cork City found themselves frustrated by a strong Limerick performance at Markets Field last night.

Cork City moved into sole ownership of the Premier Division lead, but had to be content with a draw against Limerick at the Markets Field.

The Beast from the North-East is up and running at the third time of asking after Dundalk hit Limerick FC for eight to claim their first win of the season at Oriel Park last night.

A Dublin woman whose cancer was misdiagnosed was not informed of the fact for nine months after the hospital became aware.

Sinn Féin makes it so easy to criticise their behaviour that it might just be prudent to wonder if some Machiavellian strategy is in play.

Sinn Féin has been rocked by another bitter internal party row, which has seen a leading TD censured and a councillor suspended.

Three people were killed and two others injured when a helicopter crashed into a house in southern California just a few minutes after taking off, US officials said.

Actor Kenneth Branagh has said he is humbled to receive the freedom of his native Belfast.

Three children and two men in the UK who died in a horror crash in a suburban street were all travelling in the same stolen car when it hit a tree, according to the police officer leading the investigation.

Cork City 1 Bray Wanderers 0

For the first time in 12 years, Cork City finally got their hands on the SSE Airtricity League trophy at the end of tonight’s final home game of the season and a 1-0 win over Bray Wanderes at a sold out Turner’s Cross.

St Pat’s formed a guard of honour and applauded the new league champions on to the pitch before kick-off.

Irish Olympian Ellis O'Reilly has announced her retirement from gymnastics.

CORK City will have to wait another few weeks to finally relieve defending champions Dundalk of their league crown and smash their four in-a-row bid after a highly-charged and dramatic night’s football at a sold out Turner’s Cross tonight.

The Leesiders will have to wait to claim the League.

Connacht paid the price for a shocking first-half display as they were beaten 21-8 by the Dragons in Newport.

Google is facing a new US lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination.

Champions-elect Cork City were beaten away from home for the first time all season and they shipped three goals for the first time too as Shamrock Rovers repeated their EA Sports Cup, semi-final victory over the same opposition at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Cork City manager John Caulfield hopes that last night’s FAI Cup second round blowout against Athlone Town at Turner’s Cross will provide confidence to the team as they seek to clinch the league title.

The holders and league champions-elect Cork City brushed aside the token challenge of Athlone Town to reach the last eight of the Irish Daily Mail sponsored FAI Cup at Turner’s Cross tonight.

Cork City continue to edge towards the Airtricity League Premier Division title but they had to work hard before finally seeing off a battling relegation-threatened Finn Harps at Finn Park last night.

Bray Wanderers 2

Cork City manager John Caulfield has admitted that finding a replacement for Sean Maguire is “not going to happen straight away” as the Preston striker — a used substitute for his new club in their 0-0 draw with Leeds United on Saturday — waits to see if Martin O’Neill includes him when he unveils his Ireland squad today for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

Waterford may have lost Tadhg de Búrca but in doing so have gained another rallying call. The multiple motivations the Déise have going into tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final:

Dan Shanahan makes no bones about it: “Semi-finals are about winning; if it’s eight points to seven with 10 sweepers, we’ll take it.”

Shamrock Rovers 1 Cork City 0 (AET): At the end of a long night in Tallaght, Shamrock Rovers finally got the better of a gutsy Cork City to qualify for the EA Sports Cup final against Dundalk on September 16.

Mid-table Bohemians ended Cork City’s remarkable 22-match unbeaten league record and their hopes of going unbeaten for the whole season with a narrow away win at Turner’s Cross tonight.

Cork City 2 Galway United 1: A commanding second-half performance saw Cork City come from behind and start the post-Maguire-and-O’Connor era off in the best possible fashion as they moved ever closer to a first SSE Airtricity League Premier Division title since 2005 at Turner’s Cross last night.