A spurned mistress drove her lover and his four other women off a cliff after losing a bizarre talent contest to decide who would stay with him.

They’re tied on 30 All-Ireland titles each, but there’s more at stake at Croke Park tomorrow for Cork and Kilkenny than statistics. Stars of the 70’s, Cork’s Brian Murphy and Kilkenny’s Phil ‘Fan’ Larkin discuss battles past and tomorrow’s semi-final with Diarmuid O’Flynn.

Birmingham have confirmed today that shareholders have rejected Carson Yeung’s proposal to co-opt Steve McManaman and Fan Zhiyi onto the board of directors.

A CHINESE academic credits an Irishman with China’s return to the Olympic fold thirty years ago.

One was a full-back, the other a goalkeeper. Diarmuid O’Flynn brought Fan Larkin of Kilkenny and Cork’s Martin Coleman together.

YOU can't beat breeding, claimed the great Fan Larkin, after yesterday's thrilling Leinster club senior hurling championship final, in Portlaoise.

Controversial pop star Michael Jackson was mobbed by fans today as he made his first public appearance in the UK since he was cleared of child molestation charges.

Joe Connolly and Joe Hennessy joined forces against the Examiner’s Tony Considine and Diarmuid O’Flynn in an epic golf match in Nenagh Golf Club.

Hong Kong’s leader Tung Chee-hwa is expected to resign tomorrow according to news reports, as high-ranking Chinese officials heaped praise on him in an apparent send-off after seven rocky years in office.

STILL only the first week of January, and hurling clubs and counties the length and breadth of Ireland are girding themselves for another tilt at their own particular Holy Grail.

JAMES STEPHENS bid to end a 23-year wait for a Kilkenny SHC title against Young Irelands in tomorrow’s county final at Nowlan Park (3pm).

KILKENNY’S great family dynasty, the late Paddy Larkin, son Fan and grandson Philly, won 12 All-Ireland medals between them and the added distinction of winning National League and Railway Cup honours.

HURLING’S only family dynasty — comprising the late Paddy Larkin, his son Phil and grandson Philip — was formally recognised at a function at James Stephens’ clubhouse in Kilkenny city.

Simon Callow stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in Christmas Carol — The Movie, an animated adaptation of Charles Dicken’s sombre tale about how Scrooge’s miserly ways dictate his whole outlook on life.

ON the night that DJ Carey equalled the all-time record for individual awards, his Kilkenny team-mate Philip Larkin helped to make another bit of history last night when he received his first GAA Allstar at left corner-back.

Hurling pedigree par excellence is a real plus for Kilkenny star writes Jim O’Sullivan

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