The West Cork group of death in the new-look Cork premier senior football championship and city clubs Glen Rovers, the Barr’s, and Na Piarsaigh being lumped in together in hurling’s top grade are the standout draws for next year’s revamped Cork county championship.

The Waterford full-forward line was in devastating form as they proved far too strong for Monaghan in this TG4 All-Ireland SFC Group 2 clash at Shamrock Park in Cremartin.

Waterford took a massive step towards the TG4 Munster SFC final as Eimear Fennell’s first-half goal helped them to victory after a pulsating encounter at Cusack Park.

Last night in Youghal could have been 2002, or 2004. Or 2007. Or 2010. Cork and Waterford were facing off in hurling once again, with all the chips on the table.

Maria Delahunty scored 1-4 as Waterford were crowned Lidl NFL Division 2 champions and regained their top tier status with a goal-hungry display against Kerry at Parnell Park.

Vicky Phelan has slammed reports that hospital chiefs claim they did not receive complaints about how bodies are stored in its mortuary.

There is as yet no clarity around the “interim arrangements” the HSE said it is examining in order to address intolerable conditions in the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford (UHW).

A compelling Dr Harty Cup semi-final at the Fraher Field last Saturday ended in dramatic fashion, with Midleton CBS securing a last-gasp goal to deny a gallant De La Salle outfit.

Off the beaten track It took the impending birth of his son and a sense of responsibility to his new family to focus Cathal Landers’ mind at last.

On the way into the match yesterday, I met Mark Landers, who was doing co-commentary for local radio, writes Anthony Daly.

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Dreams do come true. 19 years ago, Seamus Harnedy thought he was in dreamland lining up for a picture with the Munster Hurling championship trophy beside his local Killeagh heroes, Mark Landers and Joe Deane.

She has overcome obstacles, from shyness to cancer to advancing in the once male-dominated bastion of the GAA committee room. So thriving as the first female chair of Cork County Board won’t faze Tracey Kennedy. But she does want to represent females in the GAA and be an effective voice for inclusiveness and change...

The near completion and €3m renovation of a hotel complex will provide a major tourism boost to a South Kerry town.

PJ Nolan has spent at least two decades spreading snooker’s gospel.

Dr Sarah Landers says smoking is the single biggest cause of disease and death in Ireland.

Details regarding the staffing levels and operating hours of a proposed mobile catheritisation lab for cardiac patients at University Hospital Waterford are expected to be confirmed in the next couple of days.

A survey of cabin crew at Aer Lingus found that more than a third had to take medication to fight sleep disruption and almost half were going to work while sick.

A Virginia day care teacher who turned her classroom into what a prosecutor called a “baby fight club” has been convicted on more than a dozen criminal charges.

Needless to say, a championship meeting with Waterford means something more to Seamus Harnedy than most of his Cork colleagues.

I met Jimmy Barry-Murphy underneath the stand last month in Clonmel, says Anthony Daly.

Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy believes new coach Mark Landers will inject a new freshness to the county’s set-up.

Mark Landers has been appointed to Jimmy Barry Murphy's coaching staff with the Cork senior hurlers.

Mark Landers was last night confirmed as the new coach of the Cork senior hurling team.

Author Eoin Colfer said he and his family are considering their position in relation to the death of his father, who died from internal bleeding one week after an operation to remove his gall bladder.

Talks are taking place at the Labour Court in Dublin today to resolve a cabin crew roster row at Aer Lingus.

The travel plans of thousands of Aer Lingus passengers face further disruption this month after the union representing cabin crews announced two more days of strike action.

Less than 48 hours ahead of a strike by its cabin crew, Aer Lingus has warned the staff that more than 300 of their jobs would be lost if the rosters they are seeking were to be implemented.

The travel plans of tens of thousands of holidaymakers have been thrown into chaos after Aer Lingus cabin crew served notice of a 24-hour strike to take place in just over two weeks’ time.

Waterford 0-22 Galway 1-13

Waterford 0-22 Galway 1-13

Connacht 1-18 Munster 0-16

St Francis College, Rochestown 5-18 Blackwater CS 1-13

A high level of experience is set to benefit new Cork minor hurling manager Denis Ring.

A leading regional hospital is putting patients at “immediate serious risk” by failing to meet vital health and safety policies designed to ensure the welfare of the public.

Campaigners in Waterford are optimistic that no services will be cut at Waterford Regional Hospital if the Higgins report into hospital reconfiguration is adopted by the Cabinet in two weeks time.

Developing hurling is like building a pyramid. When I look at the hurling scene in Kilkenny I get the impression their activities are co-ordinated and energies are channelled into inter-county success, the pinnacle of their pyramid.

Health Minister James Reilly, the secretary general of the Department of Health, and the head of the HSE have assured consultants at Waterford Regional Hospital it will retain key services such as cancer care, cardiology, and trauma care.

A bitter dispute has broken out between consultants and a Government TD over who is to blame for a feared break-up of the hospital network in the south-east and a consequent loss of health services.

Armagh 1-12 Waterford 1-05

Armagh 1-12 Waterford 1-5

Fermanagh 0-14 Waterford 2-10