St Croan’s (Roscommon) 0-14 Sean O’Mahony’s (Louth) 2-7: All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final: An injury-time free from Kevin Smyth proved enough to send St Croan’s into the All-Ireland Club IFC final after a thrilling encounter with Louth champions Sean O’Mahony’s at Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan.

Details have emerged of an extraordinary row between Coillte and the Department of Agriculture over the forestry company’s effort to pay its departing chief executive back-dated bonuses.

Roslea (Fermanagh) 1-12 Ballinagh (Cavan) 0-11

THE determination of Coillte to defy angry protests from government in order to pay its chief executive a €56,000 bonus has been revealed.

COILLTE’S directors argued it would be immoral, unethical, unprofessional and illegal to deny its chief executive a €56,000 bonus earlier this year after the company sanctioned the payment in defiance of ministerial and departmental demands.

AS today is National Day of Volunteering, I would like to say a big thank you to our hundreds of volunteers across Ireland who give up so much of their time to “be there” for those in need of help and support.

WHEN Thomas Walsh strides out at O’Moore Park tomorrow the sighs of relief on the Wicklow sideline will be palpable.

TEENAGER Cormac Joyce-Power will make his Munster SFC debut for Limerick, who take on Tipperary at Semple Stadium next Sunday.