GAA history was made at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening, when Russell Rovers celebrated a first adult county championship success.

“We made a lot of genuine and honest mistakes and I can live with those.”

Former Waterford manager Derek McGrath has called on more sophisticated score detection technology to be installed at all county venues to ensure fairness.

Cast your mind back to 2009, writes Daniel McConnell.

UCC 1-19 - CORK IT 0-12: UCC’s class was always going to be the telling factor. And so it proved, even if it took a little longer than expected to boil to the surface.

The new National Lottery had major concerns in 1987 that its success could be threatened by a rival lottery being set up by two charities which it feared was exploiting legal loopholes restricting the size of jackpots.

The one question on the minds of most people in Leinster House in the last two days has been whether Enda Kenny will walk or be pushed.

Cork IT 0-19 NUIG 0-19: There may have been nothing between them on the scoreboard, but NUIG’s marginally superior score difference over the previous two rounds saw the visitors secure a quarter-final berth at CIT’s expense.

Cork IT 1-14, DCU-St Patrick’s 0-6: A good start and composed finish was key for Cork IT yesterday as their 10-point half-time lead provided the basis for an 11-point victory over DCU-St Patrick’s at the latter’s Drumcondra grounds in Round 2 of the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Tipperary manager Liam Kearns fears GAA director general Páraic Duffy’s new football championship proposals will make life more difficult for developing sides like his.

Oulart-The-Ballagh (Wexford) 0-17 O’Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) 3-17: The emphatic nature of this O’Loughlin Gaels’ victory was made all the more remarkable by the fact they didn’t score for the opening 12 minutes, after which they trailed by five points.

It’s been three months since Cork lost to Wexford in the senior hurling championship — for the first time in 60 years.

Former Wexford captain Keith Rossiter has backed Davy Fitzgerald’s appointment as manager and claimed that there is scope for “serious progress” with the team.

Wexford have gambled by hiring Davy Fitzgerald, writes PM O’Sullivan.

TD Shane Ross wrote an article after former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins and other Rehab officials appeared at the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asserting that, “for sheer neck, no-one has come within a whisper of Angela Kerins and her charity gang”, the High Court has heard.

Pat Ryan has been confirmed as coach of the Cork senior hurling team, replacing Frank Flannery, who stepped aside last month.

Cork senior hurling manager Kieran Kingston is on the lookout for a new coach with the departure of Frank Flannery from the Rebels’ backroom team.

A hearing of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee into payment of public monies to the Rehab Group was “truly an inquiry into the charity sector” and the earnings of people in that sector, the High Court has been told.

I’ve often wondered about GAA teams’ approach to big games when compared to the marquee rugby sides. The GAA boys tear out of tunnels like they’ve just broken out of prison after being locked up for 20 years. The rugby boys walk out, often holding the hands of mascots, appearing like they’re heading for a tea-party before turning into savages.

A lack of defensive fundamentals, rather than opponents’ creativity, often decides a game. Cork must be robust but flexible at the back in Thurles, writes Donal O’Grady.

Bill Cooper’s involvement with Cork came to a sudden halt a few years ago. The Youghal hurler was gathering momentum as a hard-working half-forward when his body betrayed him.

Crisis-hit charity Rehab has had to to put its €12m headquarters up for sale to ensure it can pay off mounting bank debt and so keep funding vital services.

Why would law makers discommode influential and supportive friends? asks Michael Clifford

Acting Tánaiste Joan Burton has warned the Panama papers scandal is “a wake-up call” for Ireland, adding companies here must be forced to pay minimum tax rates in order to prevent the crisis from re-occurring.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Former Fine Gael strategist Frank Flannery has denied any knowledge of links between him and an off-shore British Virgin Islands account, saying he left the exact details of his financial deals up to his now deceased accountant.

More than 11m documents have been passed to 107 media organisations shedding further light on the tax affairs of the rich and powerful.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Sarah Sexton is smiling but the moistening of the eyes reveals the hurt. A tough, uncompromising defender, an inspirational leader, her ethos is centred on the primacy of the unit, the team.

NOW that the first round of accusatory grandstanding is coming to a close — the blood-letting comes later — a dispassionate assessment of what the election means for our body politic and how it shapes our lives rather than political parties’ ambitions might just be possible. It would certainly be desireable. 

A badly timed campaign and an ill-judged slogan saw it throw the election away, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

In the 2011 general election, Fine Gael’s famous ‘five-point plan’ was the bedrock of the campaign that saw the party take power with the Labour Party after 14 years in opposition.

Cork will need to increase their intensity significantly for tonight’s crucial Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Waterford, says selector Pat Ryan.

Finally, it’s game on in general election 2016.

Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, has dismissed the concerns of a former Fine Gael strategist that the party is “complacent” and is lacking young ministers.