A second-half goal glut sealed a first TG4 All-Ireland junior ladies football title since 1997 for Michael Bohan’s Longford at Croke Park this afternoon.

St Munchin’s 23 Ardscoil Rís 21

Declan Geraghty advanced from his all-Crumlin BC lightweight clash with Francis Campbell in the opening bout of the National Elite Championships last night-

Only a quarter of subprime mortgages have been restructured and the lenders cannot be forced by the Government to speed up the process as they are not bound by the mortgage resolution targets.

What a cruel, heartless world. Bombs are planted, and people killed, for a cause.

Brian Dillons 0-14 Grenagh 0-13

Brian Dillons 1-16 Ballinhassig 2-6

Brian Dillons 1-14 Mayfield 1-10

Two All-Ireland winners patrol the sidelines fortomorrow’s Bord Gáis Energy Ladies NFL Division Fourfinal at O’Connor Park,Tullamore.

Offaly 1-19 Limerick 1-13

The depth of Justin McCarthy's already understrength panel will be severely tested when Limerick take on Offaly in Saturday's All-Ireland SHC phase 2 qualifier in Tullamore (throw-in 7pm).

EOIN CONWAY was the scoring hero as Cork narrowly prevailed against Limerick after extra-time in the Munster IHC semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Nine players in Limerick's selected starting line-up will make their Championship debuts this Sunday when they take on Cork in the Munster SHC semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh (throw-in 4pm).

LIMERICK boss Justin McCarthy has handed out nine championship debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and has only been able to call on three of the team that started last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat against Tipperary due to the hurling crisis that has raged in the county since the end of last season.

Garryspillane 1-16 Patrickswell 0-14

Michael Ellard

Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-13

Limerick 4-24 Kerry 0-2