A woman has been beheaded by her co-worker at a US food distribution centre.

Ballyboden St Enda’s advanced to the to the Dublin SFC quarter-finals following a controversial win over Kilmacud Crokes on Saturday.

He’s known around Kilmacud and Stillorgan as a young man that has a humility to complement his dazzling skill but his own club men still like to keep Paul Mannion grounded.

Ballymun Kickhams 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes 0-14

On the homepage of Kilmacud Crokes’ football website, there’s a photograph captioned ‘The Magnificent Seven’.

STEPHEN CLUXTON’S participation in the International Rules series looks increasingly questionable after Parnells qualified for the Dublin SFC quarter-finals following yesterday’s 1-18 to 2-9 extra-time win over St Sylvester’s in Swords.

TWO weeks ago, Mickey Harte stood on the Clones pitch ruminating on his team’s first defeat in the Ulster championship since 2008 and pointed out that things had worked out okay the last time they were directed through the back door.

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 0-15 Rhode (Offaly) 1-7, Portlaoise

A JANUARY boost, this. Two teams who like to play football and haven’t been prevented from staging training sessions or challenge matches in the run-up to today. Joy!

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy has revealed he will embark on staging a second successive season of early morning winter training sessions, starting at 6.30am tomorrow.

KILMACUD CROKES manager Paddy Carr is predicting a “classical final” when his side does battle with Rhode for Leinster club honours.

SOMEHOW, despite everything, Kilmacud soldier on.

Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes and Offaly side Rhode will contest the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship decider at O'Moore Park on December 5.

THE most famous victory in the history of the Kilmacud Crokes club?

Kilmacud Crokes, Garrycastle, Skyrne and Rhode have advanced to the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship following today's matches around the province.

A STORMING second-half, powered by the magnificence of Mark Vaughan and Brian Kavanagh, sealed Kilmacud Crokes’ seventh Dublin SFC title at Parnell Park yesterday.

The provincial club Football Championships got underway in Ulster and Connacht today, while there was also plenty of county football final action across the country.

CORK’S senior football championship rivalry with Dublin has been in cold storage for 15 years, but Patrick Kelly still has an experience of colliding with sky-blue forces in Croke Park to draw on.

MARK VAUGHAN has not given up hope of resuming his inter-county career with Dublin despite being dropped from the panel by manager Pat Gilroy during this year’s championship.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has recalled Bryan Cullen to his side for Monday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Kerry at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

“No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out” - Al Gore

GAA President Christy Cooney has guaranteed Dublin a stand alone All-Ireland football quarter-final fixture next weekend.

WHERE Real Madrid go, others follow. In this case, Carton House.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has made three changes to his side for this Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final against Westmeath at Croke Park.

IT WAS impossible to avoid that end-of-term feeling around the DCU campus yesterday where the student body was conspicuous by its absence and Pat Gilroy named his first championship side.

Dublin Senior football manager Pat Gilroy has named his inaugural Championship starting 15 for Sunday's Leinster SFC derby encounter with Meath at Croke Park.

VICE-CAPTAIN Barry Cahill has admitted even he’d struggle to predict Dublin’s team for Sunday week’s Leinster SFC opener.

Kilmacud Crokes defender Paul Griffin has been named as the captain of the Dublin senior footballers for the 2009 championship campaign.

THE twin successes of Dublin clubs St Vincent’s last year and Kilmacud Crokes on Tuesday also produced two father-and-son winners in the AIB Club football championship.

THE OLD-TIMERS up here have a saying; “There is only a while in anything and all good things must come to an end”.

IT’S BEEN a tough few months for wasteful spenders, and the backlash against squandermania continued in Croke Park yesterday.

Kilmacud Crokes 1-9

THE inclination is to suggest Crossmaglen Rangers qualified for this afternoon’s AIB All-Ireland club football final too easily to judge their true worth — dismissing Drom-Broadford by 18 points — whereas Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes proved their credentials by putting out Corofin in a close encounter.

FIRST things first. Pat Gilroy’s recent comments that the All-Ireland club championship should be condensed into a calendar year are illogical, unfounded and unworkable.

KILMACUD CROKES manager Paddy Carr has defended the All-Ireland club championships’ St Patrick’s Day slot.

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy believes the GAA should consider completing the All-Ireland club championships prior to Christmas.

Cork IT 1-15 DIT 1-10

Corofin (Galway) 0-11 Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2-11, Mullingar

THERE are a couple of rules one must obey when contemplating a chat with Paddy Carr. First, clear the diary of any appointments. Second, take a comfortable seat.

SPOT the difference. Both achieved the league and championship double in their respective counties last year. Both are attempting to claim a second All-Ireland title — and first since the 1990s. No wonder this one is so hard to call.

CORK IT coach Keith Ricken admits his side face a big test when they open their Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup campaign in this afternoon’s quarter-final at home to DCU.

MARK VAUGHAN and the AIB Club championships have had what could best be described as a love-hate relationship in the past five years. But the enigmatic forward believes Kilmacud Crokes are finally ready to achieve All-Ireland honours.