Thursday, May 19

The village of Castleconnell, Co Limerick gave Andy Lee, newly-crowned WBO Middleweight champion a homecoming reception to remember last night.

The ICMSA has confirmed that all county chairpersons, secretaries and National Council members in the Glanbia catchment area will meet at Kilkenny’s Springhill Court Hotel next Monday at 8pm to discuss the Glanbia JV proposals.

If he’s watching from the great hurling field in the sky, Tom Semple is surely smiling.

London club Kilburn Gaels retained the Tom Semple Cup at the International Hurling Festival in Thurles at the weekend, beating Dunboyne of Meath in the final by 2-7 to 0-9.

The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has formally begun its search for a replacement for outgoing general secretary Ciaran Dolan.

Goals were key for both London and Meath as they advanced to the Christy Ring Cup semi-finals next weekend, following wins over Derry and Kildare respectively this afternoon.

HARD to imagine Lar Corbett or John Mullane coming out with that one and, indeed, neither did. The pithy statement was, rather, the summation of one of the players from a team known as the Wild Geese as they left the field following a game on Saturday.

A CONTINGENT of the US Marine Corps known as “The Wild Geese”, will compete in the inaugural international festival of hurling at Semple Stadium, Thurles on July 8 and 9.

RECESSIONARY times everywhere, but the Munster Council yesterday announced the creation of 23 new full-time jobs in the province, with the appointment of Games Development Administrators (GDAs).

THREE key issues facing dairy farmers — winter feeding, milk quotas and compliance with the nitrates directive — will be discussed at a farming forum organised by the Irish Examiner during the National Dairy Show at Green Glens in Millstreet tomorrow.

THE new Nitrates Regulations have been law since July, but there’s been precious little clarification for farmers trying to interpret some of the complicated rules in the 14,000-word document.

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

IT MIGHT NOT have been pretty, but the historians won’t give a second thought to the quality of An Ghaeltacht’s first ever provincial football success.

Clare football manager John Kennedy has made two changes to his side ahead of Sunday's McGrath Cup final against Tipperary.