A man who was part of a group dressed in boiler suits that attempted to break into the home of a postmistress has been given a six year sentence.

ALL-IRELAND JFC FINAL

A GREAT week for Kevin Walsh and Sligo got even better at Ballyhaunis last evening when he guided the Yeats County to their first Connacht JFC win since 1998.

MICHAEL SHIELDS continues at full-back, with Ray Carey and Anthony Lynch holding down the corner-back positions as Cork announce the same starting side that defeated Armagh in their final group qualifying game for Sunday’s Allianz NFL Division Two final against Monaghan at Croke Park.

THE night sky above Cork lit up with thousands of fireworks but the real sparks were on the street of the 'People's Republic'. The city was thronged as more than 85,000 people poured in to gawk at the hundreds of carnival performances, bask in the atmosphere or gaze at the colourful eruptions over the River Lee.