The Irish pair Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen DS3 WRC) could find little comfort at the end of Rally Guanajuato Mexico where they finished well outside the top ten.

Stephen Rochford is Corofin’s first outside manager. A Mayo man, he won an All-Ireland club title with Crossmolina in 2001 alongside the likes of Ciaran McDonald and the brothers Tom and James Nallen.

AIB CONNACHT SFC CLUB FINAL:

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court in Dublin charged in connection with a fatal attack in Tallaght on New Year’s Day.

The vast majority of the 37% of children who are sexually abusing other children are not classic paedophiles but abuse due to neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, and increasingly because of exposure to porn or an over-sexualised homeplace.

An 18-year-old youth has been sent forward for trial accused of murdering teenager Melanie McCarthy-McNamara who was shot dead in a drive-by attack in Tallaght earlier this year.

Corofin remain on course to pick up their fourth Galway SFC crown in five years after surviving a Paul Conroy-led comeback by St James at Tuam Stadium yesterday.

Michael Meehan will make his first start of this year's Championship when he lines out for Galway against Antrim in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers tomorrow.

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has named an unchanged team for Saturday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo in Salthill (throw-in 6pm).

After three years waiting for a Connacht victory on Irish soil, it was like two came at once for Galway yesterday in this emphatic win over Roscommon on their home patch.

Roscommon 0-10 Galway 3-15

Defenders Kieran McGrath and Keith Kelly will make their Championship debuts for Galway in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final against Roscommon at Dr. Hyde Park (throw-in 4pm).

NOT even an 11th hour call from Kerry boss Jack O’Connor last week could persuade Tom O’Sullivan to change his mind over his inter-county retirement.

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has announced a 31-man squad for the 2012 Football Championship, but insisted he is 'not closing the door' on any players who have not made the initial cut.

Galway 0-18 Kildare 2-12, Tuam Stadium

Galway 0-13 Tyrone 1-14

Westmeath 0-13 Galway 0-12

A man has been charged with the murder of Melanie McCarthy in west Dublin a fortnight ago.

New Galway manager Alan Mulholland has selected his team for Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 2 encounter with Derry at Celtic Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

ANY notions that Corofin were going to relinquish their dominance of the Galway SFC were blown away at Tuam Stadium yesterday as they produced a stunning display that has now seen them lift 11 titles in 21 years.

Monaghan 0-19 Galway 0-14

FORMER inter-county hurling referee Willie Barrett, who was struck by a man wielding a hurley last April, has abandoned a club match in South Tipperary for the second time in four months.

THE release of convicted rapist Larry Murphy has sparked fresh debate over whether the details of sex offenders, such as addresses, should be made known to the wider community.

Corofin (Galway) 2-14 Charlestown (Mayo) 0-7

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Glencar/Manorhamilton (Leitrim) 0-9

An imprisoned teenager who threatened to kill a garda has been given a four years sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

PRACTITIONERS working with sex offenders are hoping a major international conference running this week will highlight the dearth of treatment options for abusers in Ireland.

Our Lady’s 3-12 Douglas CS 3-7

DE La Salle, Waterford expect to be at full strength for tomorrow’s Dean Ryan Cup semi-final meeting with Our Lady’s Templemore at Ardfinnan (1.30 p.m.).

THE satisfaction of finishing top of their group and avoiding one of the big guns in the knock-out stages should ensure a rousing contest between Doon CBS and Our Lady’s in the Irish Examiner Dr. Harty Cup at Boherlahan tomorrow.

PAEDOPHILIES released from prison can continue to prey on children because they are not being monitored, it was warned last night.

Thousands of children at risk of abuse in Ireland have no social worker due to a staff crisis in the profession, it was claimed today.