One rule today, I say to myself again. No judgments. My first coursing meeting will be all about the occasion. Rights and wrongs for another day.

AFTER being sensationally relegated from senior ranks twelve months ago, Clashmore returned to the top flight courtesy of this six-point victory over John Mitchels in the Waterford IFC final at Walsh Park yesterday.

ARDMORE’S six-year tenure in the top flight of Waterford hurling may be about to end after defeat to Stradbally in a thrilling relegation play off at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, on Saturday. The seasiders now face Mount Sion, with the losers set for the intermediate grade in 2009.

ARAGLIN survived a storming finish to edge out Kilbrin in a superb Evening Echo Cork ‘B’ JFC semi-final at Doneraile yesterday.

A play capturing the life of a Waterford teenager killed in the First World War is to go nationwide after being staged in his home town.

THE two recent Harty Cup games between Thurles CBS and Our Lady’s, Templemore, produced classic games and followers will be hoping for more of the same this weekend with the semi-finals down for decision.

STAN DE GAME, jointly owned by Con Riordan and Kevin Downing from Ballymacoda, Co. Cork and trained by John Condon in Curraglass, collected his second All-Aged Stake of the season when he won the Fitzgerald Cup at Glanworth yesterday.

AN ADDITIONAL 736 jobs could be created in Waterford and the south-east if Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) were upgraded to a university, the local Chamber of Commerce says.

OOMPA LUMPA, owned in partnership by well known English punter Harry Finlay and Skibbereen’s Denis O'Driscoll, landed the Rakes Of Mallow all-aged stake when coming from behind to take the turn by two lengths from Run Like Baros at a very well run meeting at Ballymagooly yesterday.

FOR THE participants, day one of the annual National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel is the worst.

AS an example of rewriting history, David Roberts’ letter (Irish Examiner, Nov 17) is a prime example.

RETIRED Irish Army captain Donal Buckley (Irish Examiner letters, November 17) takes us to task for “intentionally and maliciously writing out of history a generation of our own people that fought and died for us“.

DONAL Buckley (Irish Examiner letters, Nov 17) says it is time to change our thinking on World War I.

THERE was double delight for John Condon at the Cappoquin, Clogheen & District coursing meeting yesterday.

THE family of a 47-year-old man who was killed by a train minutes after he received treatment for a head injury has criticised the hospital over the manner in which he was discharged.

IT was a day of surprises at the Cork Cup meeting at Blarney yesterday with Rusheen Hannah, the property of Master Brendan and Miss Irene O’Callaghan of Macroom, and trained by Liam O’Callaghan, taking the Cork Cup in surprise fashion.

THE GOLFERS of Woodstock Golf Club near Ennis are poised to get a memorable weekend for Clare off to the best possible start.

A MOTORWAY plan linking the country’s two biggest cities could face lengthy delays, a judge has warned.