A pair of first-half Jack Cahalane goals and a scoring burst early in the second half stood to Cork as they got their Electric Ireland Munster MHC campaign off to a win against Tipperary in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Denis Leamy is the new chief executive of the Cork Education and Training Board (CETB), Lavitt’s Quay, Cork.

Former Irish lock Donncha O’Callaghan said that getting through his 20th preseason campaign as a professional was made all worthwhile when he was this week named as captain of Worcester Warriors for the season.

They’ve enjoyed romantic dinners, hand-in-hand walks and many special times together during their 43 years of marriage. Now, they can add hip replacements to the list.

Fresh Garda documents sent to the Public Accounts Committee reveal deep divisions among senior civil servants within An Garda Síochána.

Coillte has estimated that recovery costs arising from this week’s destructive gorse fires in Co Galway will total at least €3m to €4m if not more.

"The British & Irish Cup is good for getting a Munster group together but most of those lads have put on a Munster Jersey at some stage, they don’t need to know what it's like. They’ve done that loads of times."

Coillte is to switch from a sale to a lease model with regard to non-core land assets in a bid to generate recurring income.

State forestry body, Coillte plans to build six wind farms over the nextthree years, which will ultimately have the capacity to provide electricity for 210,000 homes.

Mark Butler has now coached Rockwell College to three Munster Schools Cup victories. But he was also at the helm when they lost the same number of finals so he was well entitled to smile after yesterday’s victory over Ardscoil Rís at sunny Thomond Park.

Munster Schools’ Senior Cup: Rockwell will be strong favourites in today’s Seat Munster Schools’ Senior Cup quarter-final against St Munchin’s at Clanwilliam (3pm), but will be well aware of the danger facing them.

A criminal with one leg who was jailed yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court was given a week to prepare for his medical needs behind bars, before starting a two- year sentence.

Joe Schmidt has dismissed suggestions of bias towards Leinster fringe players in the national squad.

Having been forced to hang up his rugby boots, due to a recurring injury last year, Ireland and Munster’s Denis Leamy closed the book on a fabulous trophy-winning career.

SOMETIMES it takes a shortage to appreciate water. Or a power blackout to get the fundamental importance of electricity.

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Nobody who attended the 2000 Munster Senior Schools Cup final — this reporter, then 13 years old, was among them — was unlikely to forget Rockwell College’s number eight.

Denis Leamy believes Ireland haven’t looked “at peace with themselves” during this Six Nations campaign amid a combination of trying circumstances and managerial mistakes.

With his Crescent Comprehensive side a bundle of nervous energy in the dressing room before their first Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final appearance in 20 years, captain Kelvin Leahy knew how to harness it.

A 61-year-old man who stole over €20,000 in a “graves for sale” scam has been jailed for two years.

South African starlet CJ Stander has been welcomed to the Munster fold by chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald, who described the newcomer as a “a hugely exciting signing.”

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Cashel dethroned champions Bruff in the opening round of the Munster Senior Cup at Kilballyowen on Saturday.

Rob Penney has been able to name Ireland internationals Donncha O’Callaghan and Mike Sherry in his first competitive squad for Munster’s RaboDirect Pro12 opener at Edinburgh tomorrow night.

Tributes were paid last night to Denis Leamy, who has been forced to retire from professional rugby due to a serious hip injury.

Munster legend Denis Leamy has been forced to retire.

Irish international Denis Leamy is the latest Munster player set to be forced to retire through injury, the news expected to be confirmed today.

David Wallace hung up his boots yesterday and could soon be joined by Denis Leamy who has admitted his future in the game is in doubt.

Keith Earls’ eventful month continued yesterday with the confirmation that he and Denis Leamy have signed contracts with the IRFU that will keep them at Munster for a further two yearsuntil 2014.

To dwell too long over the legitimacy or otherwise of the penalty awarded against Stephen Ferris in the last play of Ireland’s Six Nations defeat to Wales on Sunday is to miss the point.

The IRFU has today secured the signatures of Ireland internationals Keith Earls and Denis Leamy which will see them remain with Munster for a further two years until 2014.

INJURY-PLAGUED Munster and Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery is reaching a decision point as to his rugby-playing future, his provincial head coach Tony McGahan revealed.

IT’S just as well that Munster invariably follow a sequence of poor league matches with much-improved performances when European activity resumes.

A FORMER graveyard registrar has pleaded guilty to the theft and larceny of over €20,000 from Clare County Council in a “graves for sale” case.

Niall Ronan, who was forced to retire early from Munster’s RaboDirect PRO12 game against Benetton Treviso on Saturday, is expected to be fit in time for consideration for the Heineken Cup game against Castres this weekend.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan will today dig deeper into his pool of young talent to find a Heineken Cup squad replacement for Denis Leamy, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hip injury.

DENIS LEAMY will have a troublesome hip injury assessed by a top London based specialist today.