One former Donegal county man said it this week about Mickey Moran and his spell in the county that brought them to an All-Ireland quarter-final in 2002.

The four-day August festival at Tramore drew to a close yesterday afternoon with a series of doubles, highlighted by the second victory at the meeting for Collen Beag, who was an impressive winner here on Friday night.

Mayo may have annexed their fifth Connacht championship title in a row last month, but it was also their most low-key campaign. 

A woman whose roof was blown open by a massive lightning strike said she thought she was going to be killed.

Galway 0-17 Monaghan 0-14

Monaghan forwards Niamh Kindlon and Catriona McConnell combined to dump Ulster rivals Tyrone out of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship this afternoon.

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Jose Mourinho and Roy Keane have a bit in common. If anyone in the party is travelling business class, it shouldn’t be the suits.

Former Mayo selector John Morrison believes the real curse afflicting the county’s September record is the mindset of the people.

Mayo 0-21 Roscommon 0-9

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The husband of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died following a miscarriage has called for an independent public inquiry into her death.

A high-level review into the death of pregnant Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar is to begin with interviews and the examination of medical records.

A UK-based professor will head a health service investigation into the death of a pregnant Indian dentist in Ireland as she miscarried.

Mayo manager James Horan is considering his position after a number of logistical issues with the county board came to light.

John Morrison knows the perception of him.

August 5, 2002 — the afternoon Donegal extended their All-Ireland SFC interests by another 12 days.

We’re under no illusions how tough the next match is going to be and we know we have to really up our performance

A look out the front-room window explains a lot.

THE bizarre decision to play a seven-minute game to decide which team will be relegated from the Louth IFC has been overruled.

John Morrison’s astute purchase Much Acclaimed will sign off for the season in Sunday’s Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh.

THE John Morrison-trained Much Acclaimed has to be one of the best bargains ever picked up at the sales.

DAVID Casey oozed confidence as he guided uneasy favourite Sicilian Secret to a facile win in the Eamon Sheridan Plane Hire Novice Hurdle in Ballinrobe last night.

The season is not long over and already there has been plenty of movement on the management merry-go-round ahead of 2011’s campaign, writes Fintan O’Toole.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON delivered the European Ryder Cup team a timely boost in producing an impressive eight under par 64 on the final day of the Vivendi Cup in Chambourcy.

England’s John Parry – a team-mate of Rory McIlroy in the 2007 Walker Cup - today became the third rookie to win on this season’s European Tour.

Mickey Moran has been reappointed as Leitrim senior football manager, and he will also take charge of the county's junior and Under-21 panels next year.

RYAN McMENAMIN and Davy Harte have both been omitted from the Tyrone team for Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Down due to hamstring and calf injuries respectively.

A 21-year-old Dublin man died from blood loss caused by a stab wound to the heart, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

WICKLOW’S good run in this year’s championship and the confirmation that Mick O’Dwyer is remaining as manager have been identified as helped the Garden County GAA board to buck the national trend by attracting a new sponsor for the next three years.

Fans are preparing for a neighbourly battle as Leitrim and Roscommon lock horns this afternoon in Connacht SFC.

Ruby Walsh is officially back in business after Scotsirish provided the jockey with a first victory since his return from injury.

RUBY WALSH made a spectacular return to race-riding in Ireland when powering Scotsirish to a clear-cut success in the featured Grade 2 O’Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase at Cork yesterday.

Ruby Walsh registered his first winner since returning from injury when Scotsirish bounded clear in the O’Connell Logistics Hilly Way Chase at Cork.

Former Fermanagh boss Charlie Mulgrew and ex-county star Declan Bonner are set to be appointed as the new Donegal senior football joint-managers at the next meeting of the County Board.

LEITRIM players can prepare themselves for a completely new style of training under the management of Mickey Moran and John Morrison, which should see them improve on their rising stock in the coming seasons, according to TV3’s GAA pundit David Brady.

Mickey Moran and John Morrison have become the first managerial appointments for the 2009 campaign, even before the 2008 SFC has concluded, after the Ulster pairing were installed as the new Leitrim Senior Football management on last night.

Leitrim have announced that Mickey Moran and John Morrison will take over the football management positions.

EAGLE’S PASS, third behind Farmer Brown in the Galway Hurdle twelve months ago, is on the trail of that major prize again, following a smooth victory in the Ulster Bank Mallow Hurdle at Cork last night.

KIRBYBROGUELANTERN can complete a spectacular four-timer in the J J Byrne Car Sales Maiden at Wexford this evening.

STEPHEN KELLY has been let go from the Limerick senior football panel by team manager Mickey Ned O’Sullivan.