Darren Gleeson has thanked Michael Ryan for sticking with him as Tipperary’s first-choice goalkeeper despite his advancing years.

Michael Moynihan has been in touch with PwC and collected the envelope. Opening it and seeing the bribe was not as big as expected, he decided to just release his much-anticipated End of Season awards, now known by absolutely nobody as the Moynies.

Michael Breen is a symbol of Tipperary’s new hardness, writes Anthony Daly.

A Corkman caught with €32,000 worth of heroin who claimed he had only gone to Limerick to get papers for his pet chihuahua was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday.

All-Ireland Sevens: Hosts Kilmacud Crokes captured their first One Direct All-Ireland Senior Hurling Sevens title at Glenalbyn on Saturday, recording a 6-21 to 7-5 win over Portroe of Tipperary in the decider.

Kilmacud Crokes claimed the One Direct All-Ireland Senior Sevens Hurling title for the first time at Glenalbyn this evening.

Some goals are bigger than others. Michael Moynihan has a look at nine of the most significant scores in the history of Cork v Tipperary.

Cork 4-15 Tipperary 2-08

Cannabis with a street value of €250,000 was seized in a drug squad operation at Vicarstown, Blarney, Co Cork, a detective yesterday said when a man appeared in court facing charges in relation to the case.

Consider yourself a self-respecting Rebel die-hard? Not unless you meet these criteria.

League finalists Kilkenny and Tipperary were the favourites to contest this year’s All-Ireland final, even if the statistics over the past 20 years were against league final opponents staying the pace to September.

Tipperary senior champions Drom & Inch remain on course to retain the Dan Breen Cup following an impressive 2-22 to 0-13 quarter-final win over west champions Clonoulty Rossmore at Semple Stadium.

Underdogs Portroe overcame a well-fancied Toomevara side to capture their first North Tipperary SHC title following a memorable final at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh last evening.

Tipperary cruised to victory over a disappointing Limerick side in the Munster IHC quarter-final in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Saturday.

Cork IT 1-16 Bride Rovers 2-10

DOUGLAS will compete in the semi-finals of the Evening Echo Cork SHC for the first time in their history after they pipped Cork IT by a point after extra-time in a thrilling quarter-final at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

UCC thwarted Cork IT’s three-in-a-row ambitions with a decisive seven-point success in yesterday’s HE Freshers Hurling Championship final at the Mardyke.

THERE’S a lot of hype about tomorrow’s Munster final in Thurles, what with the fact that it’s the 125th anniversary of the GAA, founded, of course, in Thurles.

OVER the past several days there were three major talking-points within the company I normally keep.

Goalkeepers are a rare breed, hurling No 1’s especially. Diarmuid O’Flynn met two legendary netminders from Cork and Tipperary ahead of tomorrow’s provincial semi final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

IT’S hard to believe that a decade has passed since the death, in a construction accident, of Limerick hurling great Tommy Quaid.

A German woman who brought more than €100,000 worth of cocaine into Cork from Nairobi in the lining of her suitcase was given a five-year jail sentence today with the last three years of the sentence suspended.

A German couple were charged today with having €280,000 worth of cocaine at Cork Airport on Sunday.

St. Colman’s Fermoy 0-13 Nenagh CBS 2-7

Cork 4-15 Tipperary 3-14

A 10-year jail sentence was imposed today on a drug dealer who was caught getting out of a taxi with a stash of cannabis resin.