It will be only five o’clock at home this evening but ten o’clock at night here in Kazakhstan when Ireland kick off their World Cup qualifying campaign in the intimate but impressive surroundings of the Astana Arena.

DEFENDING champions Árd Scoil Rís get a stab at retaining their Dr Harty Cup title after prevailing against St Flannan’s in a thrilling semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Meath 2-14 Laois 0-10

Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-12

A student charged with murdering British student Meredith Kercher told a court she was innocent and was sure the truth would come out.

THIS compelling scorefest has put everything on hold – including Jack O’Connor’s thoughts on a return to the Kerry hot seat.

A jury hearing the trial of a man charged with murdering a Cavan woman by stabbing her to death on her front lawn, has been shown garda video interviews conducted with the accused after the killing.

OLIVER DOHERTY, aged 27, from Buncrana, Co Donegal, is poised to become Ireland’s first golf gold medallist in level 1 of the Special Olympics.

Robbie Fowler kept Leeds in the hunt for Champions League football next season with a quickfire brace to strengthen his claims for a place in England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s World Cup squad.