A Co. Leitrim man has been jailed for three years for the repeated rape of his sister in the early 1990s.

A storming first-half helped UCC secure a home quarter-final in the Fitzgibbon Cup, following their seven-point victory over NUIG at the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon. Unbeaten after three games, they topped Group A.

A Co Leitrim man has lost his appeal aimed at allowing him seek permission to challenge the Yes result of the abortion referendum.

Monaghan cruised along in fourth gear and still claimed a 13-point win at their ease to set up a tussle with either Roscommon, Laois or Cork in the final round of qualifiers.

Monaghan and Carlow have booked their places in round three of the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers.

Sligo 3-12 Leitrim 3-7: Five unanswered points in the last 10 minutes set up Sligo’s five-point defeat of plucky neighbours Leitrim in an eventually enthralling Connacht MFC semi-final at Markievicz Park.

In his book, ‘The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border’, Garrett Carr blends rhythms of philosophy, history, legend, memoir, and travelogue into a beguiling melody. Brendan Daly savours the tune

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay is unhappy his side have already been written off ahead of their Connacht final with Galway, insisting they are determined to make amends for last year’s collapse against the Tribesmen in the provincial decider.

A Leitrim man who sexually abused a boy in his community while calling him "a dirty little queer" has been jailed for eight years.

Leitrim 0-12 Waterford 0-8: There wasn’t quite the same fanfare that greeted Leitrim’s first qualifier win against Wicklow back in 2012, but Shane Ward’s side were far more convincing yesterday as they picked up their second backdoor victory in Carrick-on-Shannon.

There wasn’t quite the same fanfare that greeted Leitrim’s first qualifier win against Wicklow back in 2012, but Shane Ward’s side were far more convincing today as they picked up their second backdoor victory in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Roscommon 1-21 Leitrim 0-11: IT is hard to believe that Leitrim have never beaten Roscommon at Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada in the championship. But given the gulf between them yesterday, maybe it’s not so hard.

Galway 0-23 Cork 0-14: After capturing their first All-Ireland Intermediate hurling title in 13 years, Saturday night was all about rest and recovery for the Galway hurlers ahead of a Sunday morning training session.

Cailean O’Boyle comes in for Benny Heron in the only change in the Derry side for tomorrow night’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Donegal in St Tiernach’s Park in Clones (7pm).

While the entire focus of the past week has centred around the SiteServ deal, a far more pertinent question remains unanswered:

It may look like an enterprising Dart passenger has found a way to incorporate an exercise routine into his commute but it was actually - as these sort of things usually are - all for a bet.

Breifne Earley is the only participant left in the gruelling World Cycle Race which comprises of an 11,184 mile bike ride through 25 countries.

UCC 3-19 GMIT 0-8: The sight of Conor Lehane, Alan Cadogan and Shane O’Donnell being clapped off the field midway through the second-half painted a most accurate picture of this stroll in the park for UCC.

The Government’s indifference to the wishes of the people embodies an arrogance not seen for quite some time.

A professional gambler from Leitrim who head-butted a garda attempting to protect him has been given a partly suspended sentence.

Down scored their biggest ever win in the All-Ireland qualifiers when they dished out a drubbing to an understrength Leitrim side at Pairc Esler in Newry.

The winner of the ICCL Human Rights Short Film Awards will be announced this Thursday following a gala screening of the six shortlisted films in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. The jury includes director Lenny Abrahamson (Adam and Paul, Frank) and playwright Conor McPherson.

It’s getting silly now. No, we don’t mean the administration of the black card in championship games. Joe McQuillan has shown himself like David Coldrick to be quite the human. Boo. Shame on him.

Roscommon 1-18 Leitrim 0-13

Roscommon 1-18 Leitrim 0-9

ALLIANZ FL DIVISION 4 FINAL:

Macbeth’s dinner had Banquo.

The secretaries of the three counties with the smallest populations believe that the decision to increase the minimum age for minor at inter-county level will be a good one.

If The Menu could ever rid himself of the microchip implanted in his neck by Mrs Menu, he’d while away many an afternoon in his beloved L’Atitude 51, (www.latitude51.ie).

Rower Inistioge 1-16 Kilnadeema/Leitrim 1-9 (AET)

“Your song has ended, but the melody lingers on” — the touching Twitter tribute posted by Regina Ní hAilpín just hours after her brother’s body was found in London’s Leicester Square on Thursday evening.

Kilnadeema/Leitrim (Galway) 2-11 Youghal (Cork) 0-15

Imagine what would happen if a bank robber or serial offender told a judge that they would ‘swing around into compliance’!

GAY men cheered and women wept when Tom Daley came out. But when he added that he still fancies women, he highlighted the folly of boxing people off in terms of something as potentially fluid as sexuality.

Before you say it, before you even think it, there is no conspiracy.

Armagh 8-13 Leitrim 0-10

A professional rugby tour sponsored by a disgraced bank.

I was at Ruairi Ó Bradaigh’s funeral ceremony at the Sacred Heart Church in Roscommon.

I would have thought that something called ‘the Haddington Road agreement’ would be deeply esoteric, and about the past meeting of minds between Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan.

CONNACHT SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Leitrim joint-manager Barney Breen has admitted that Sunday’s demolition of New York in the first round of the Connacht SFC is no indication of his team’s chances this year.