UCC Demons have major injury problems, following last week’s heroic Men’s Super League win over Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, for tomorrow’s game away to UCD Marian.

Around 500 people, including the heartbroken mother of the 11-month-old baby found dead in an apartment on Sunday, have attended a special Mass in Killarney’s St Mary’s Cathedral.

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The season’s busiest weekend thus far, with quarter-final second-leg games in both Men’s and Women’s Premier National Cups taking place.

The Premier League and Cup champions clash at Clontarf tomorrow, with Killester hosting C&S UCC Demons in the game of the weekend.

Basketball: Jermaine Turner rolled back the years for Killester as they defeated BFG Neptune 86-75 in the Men’s Premier League at Neptune Stadium.

Joey Boylan has spent the last 45 years either playing or coaching at DCU Saints, and this season, after concentrating on the juvenile section of the club for eight years, he returns to coach the Premier league side.

It’s going to be amazing. Work has started on one of the largest maize mazes in the country.

They came with roses to say farewell to a young woman who had bloomed and touched many hearts during her all too short but happy lifetime.

NATIONAL CUP SEMI-FINAL:

A stunning second-half performance by men’s Premier League leaders Killester saw them run out comfortable 87-63 winners over Belfast Star at Clontarf.

The irony of how a gentle person who loved peace and nature could die in a terrifying gas explosion that ripped through his launderette was reflected upon by mourners at his dignified funeral service yesterday.

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Amid emotional scenes, a hush descended on the crowd as the remains of Páidí Ó Sé were removed from his home to Ventry Church, scarcely 100 metres across the road.

A wave energy project in the waters off the west Clare coast has moved a step closer.

THERE were perfect results for new coaches, Darren O’Neill and Mark Scannell, as the reigning NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague champions, 11890 Killester, Bord Gais Neptune, got the new basketball season under way.

AFTER last weekend’s sickening loss to UL Eagles in the quarter-final of the National Cup, UCC Demons coach Paul Kelleher will be hoping for a massive turnaround when they return to the UL Arena tomorrow night for a NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague assignment.

IT’S the clash every Irish basketball fan has been waiting for: the defending champions, 11890 Killester and the team they beat in last season’s final, UL Eagles, meet at Clontarf tomorrow night in what may prove a roadsign towards the destination of this year’s honours.

UL EAGLES reversed their recent SuperLeague result to end the National Cup hopes of Bord Gais Neptune on Saturday, while 11890 Killester are just two games away from retaining the title after an emphatic victory over Moycullen in their quarter-final clash.

BORD GAIS Neptune Head Coach Pat Price believes his side’s rebounding will be vital in tomorrow night’s National Cup second-round clash with South Conference leaders UL Eagles in Limerick.

DONIE O’DONOVAN from Bandon and Kevin Byrne of East Cork intend to make little of the oft-expressed modern contention that golf is a young man’s game when they line out for their clubs in the semi-finals of the Bulmers Barton Shield and Irish Junior Cup at Castlebar today.

CONTRASTING ends of the age spectrum were very much to the fore when East Cork defeated Dungarvan in Saturday’s Munster final of the Bulmers Irish Junior Cup at Castletroy.

GARRETT FITZGERALD, chief executive of Munster Rugby, has presented a new trophy for the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup.

FOLLOWING back-to-back losses to Killester in the cup and SuperLeague Coach Tony Hehir wants UL Eagles to refocus on the target which is now the NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague.

SOME old faces will be missing from the scene with the addition of some promising newcomers when the basketball’s Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague gets underway tonight.

EXPECT fireworks when defending champions, DART Killester, and UCC Demons, who preceded them on the throne, tip-off in the final of the Men’s National Cup at the National Basketball Arena tomorrow.

LIMERICK LIONS will be without their coach, Sasa Punosevac, for the remainder of the season after their partnership ended by “mutual consent” at Christmas.

KIERAN O’BRIEN will return to the nursery where he learned his trade tomorrow night when high-flying DART Killester put their unbeaten NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague record on the line at Neptune Stadium.

KIERAN O’BRIEN is expected to be back on court tomorrow night when DART Killester defend their unbeaten record against Belfast Star at the IWA gymnasium in Clontarf.

The Nivea For Men’s Superleague reaches a pivotal stage this weekend with the battle of the unbeaten sides, DART Killester and UCC Demons, squaring up in Clontarf, while Abrakebabra Tigers will be looking for some respite at home to Hoops.

NEPTUNE will parade their new American signing for the first time when they travel to Belfast tomorrow to play Star in the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague.

UCC Demons will be bidding to make it four wins from four when they host Hoops this Bank Holiday weekend, while DART Killester can make it a perfect start to the weekend away to winless Ulster Elks.

EXPECT passion to rule when UCC Demons entertain Cork City rivals, Neptune, in the first derby game of the season at the Mardyke Arena tonight (8pm).

One of the biggest rivalries in Irish sport takes place this Friday night with UCC Demons entertaining fierce Cork rivals Neptune at the Mardyke Arena in the Nivea For Men’s Superleague.

STEPHEN McCARTHY will parade his new-look Neptune side before the home fans when the new basketball season tips off in Cork tomorrow night.

KIERAN DONAGHY had his first full training session with defending champions Abrakebabra Tigers in Tralee on Tuesday but coach Mark Bernsen does not expect him to play a part in their opening Nivea for Men Superleague game at home to UCD Marian on Saturday night.

CHILDREN isolated by this month’s devastating natural disasters in China and Burma will become the prey of child traffickers, a weekend conference in Cork was told.

NEPTUNE, without Gordon Fitzgerald, went close to claiming another big scalp as Abrakebabra Tigers came from behind to steal the game in the closing minutes of an enthralling NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague tie at Neptune Stadium last night.

NEPTUNE, with four successive victories that includes a sensational win over DCU Saints in the first round of the cup, face their most serious SuperLeague assignment to date when they host undefeated Tralee Tigers at Neptune Stadium tonight.

RONAN McGARRITY will be accorded a hero’s welcome when he lines out for Merry Monk Ballina against Limerick Lions in their first SuperLeague game of the new season tomorrow night.

Reigning Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague champions DART Killester open the 2007/08 campaign with a trip to UCD Marian on Thursday night, while University of Ulster begin their stint in the top division on Sunday.

UCC DEMONS will welcome the extra few days to prepare for their crucial NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague clash with Abrakebabra Tigers in Tralee, which has been rescheduled for Wednesday night.

KIERAN O’BRIEN, a product of Noel Allen’s underage programme, last night turned in the most important 11 minutes of his career as he powered his club to a vital NIVEA for Men SuperLeague derby victory over UCC Demons at The Mardyke Arena.