Shane Griffin produced a moment of genius in the fourth minute of second half injury time to give Waterford FC a deserved second win of the season in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division against Derry City at the RSC.

St Patrick’s Athletic brought Cork City’s brief recovery to a halt at Richmond Park, as a Billy King goal early in the second half was enough to give the home side a deserved victory in what was not, to be frank, a game which will live long in the memory.

Clongowes Wood College produced a devastating finish against Castleknock College at Donnybrook to reach their first Leinster Schools Senior Cup decider since 2014.

Hurling folk can be a contrary lot sometimes. Just take the reaction to one aspect of last weekend’s refereeing. We knew that throwing the ball had become an epidemic in recent years, right?

It was a dream debut for Rhys Marshall as he scored and assisted in the two goals that gave Shamrock Rovers an easy victory over 10-man Waterford FC in last night’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division clash at the RSC.

Five-star Limerick made it four wins from four in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League.

Despite suffering a heavy defeat to Six Nations holders England at Castle Park, Doncaster, captain Ciara Griffin insists the Ireland women’s team are closing the gap to the Red Roses.

A horrid night for football was decided by two defensive mistakes as Bohemian FC got over the disappointment of a Dublin derby defeat to get the better of Waterford FC at a rain-lashed and windswept RSC.

With 12 Leinster Schools Senior Cup titles, Belvo were favourites to prevail over the Jeremy Staunton-coached Castleknock.

Ireland women’s head coach Adam Griggs sang the praises of Galway teenager Beibhinn Parsons after his side went top of the Women’s Six Nations table with a bonus-point triumph over Wales at Donnybrook yesterday.

Ireland recorded a bonus-point triumph against Wales to moved to the summit of the Women’s Six Nations Championship.

UCC manager Tom Kingston described Mark Coleman’s winning sideline cut as ‘incredible’ after the reigning champions booked their place in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.

Former International Racing Driver of the Year award winner Matt Griffin, who has racked up some 300 races in a Ferrari GT, has accepted a new role outside of his continuing competitive career that will see him race at 23 events this season.

All through last summer, while the indefatigable Mark Tighe kept breaking stories highlighting the scale of the incompetence and mismanagement of the FAI, there was another weekly occurrence in another sport.

The Sinn Féin surge looks set to claim a major scalp in Kerry in the form of Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae, according to the latest TG4/Ipsos MRBI poll.

It's at times like these you realise hurling never needed to be recognised as a UNESCO-protected cultural activity for it to be fortified.

Shane Dunphy’s new audiobook revolves around a troubled teenager with mixed feelings about his involvement in a crime gang, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

For almost 30 years, in terms of Kerry politics, we have spoken of the Spring dynasty, and it is a real reflection of the low ebb in which Labour finds itself when it cannot even stand a candidate in the Kingdom.

Ireland women’s head coach Adam Griggs was a relieved figure after seeing his side overcome the stubborn challenge of Scotland in their Six Nations opener at Donnybrook.

The garda armed response unit rushed to the scene of a reported incident in Cork city of a man carrying a bow and arrow.

Cork showed that they are in fine shape to defend their U20 All-Ireland title after they defeated Kildare in the John Kerins Cup final.

Thirteen man Limerick maintained their unbeaten start to the season on a damp and dreary Saturday night in Dungarvan.

UCC stuttered at times but Tom Kingston’s side got their Fitzgibbon Cup defence off to a winning start with this Group C win over NUI Galway at Dangan.

A sensational display from Danny Neville helped Limerick to their first McGrath Cup in 15 years with a shock win over Cork.

Na Gaeil needed extra-time to beat Mayo side Kilmaine.

Shane Ross has described his first meeting with the board’s newly appointed chairman and directors as “an encouraging and, frankly, warm discussion.”

The FAI’s Paul Cooke has starkly outlined how perilously close to the end game he believes the embattled association really is.

The Minister’s statement came after the FAI had issued a formal apology for what it termed “the mistakes of the past”.

In a game that saw the sides level five times, Limerick came out on top with three of the last four points against a Clare side that had to wait until the second half for their first score from play.

The corridors of power in the GAA have proven a tougher battleground than anything Liam Griffin experienced on the field of play when leading Wexford hurlers to All-Ireland glory in 1996.