Derry 2-14 Longford 2-16

Major supermarkets are coming under increased pressure to have sweet-free checkouts after Tesco stole a march on them by removing sugary treats from the tills in all their stores.

Live music: The Blades - The Olympia, Dublin

THEATRICAL stalwart Catherine Mahon-Buckley has surely earned the title of Mammy of Cork pantomime season now that she is directing her 20th seasonal show for the Everyman. Mahon-Buckley is directing Jack and the Beanstalk for the theatre, and says that every five years, a new generation emerges.

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Derry 0-15 Sligo 0-08

Kerry 4-21 Waterford 1-4

Michael Collins has become the second Cork referee to be dropped off the GAA’s championship panel.

Leitrim 4-19 New York 0-07

Leitrim 4-19 New York 0-07

Armagh 0-21 Galway 1-12

Kildare 1-11 Mayo 0-13

Ireland's obesity problem is costing the country more than €1bn every year, new research has found.

Almost 450,000 people in Ireland are living in food poverty following a 3% rise in the numbers lacking an adequate, nutritious diet in 2010.

Leitrim 1-11 Laois 1-13

The Gaelic Match Officials Association (GMOA) have released details of their own respect campaign for referees, linesmen and umpires.

Mayo 4-20 Leitrim 0-10

Dublin 3-11 Cork 0-14

Kildare 2-13 Derry 2-8

IRRESPECTIVE of how many Ulster titles they’ve won, few have been as convincing as Crossmaglen’s latest witnessed at the Morgan Athletic Grounds yesterday.

WOODSTOCK Golf Club from Ennis were celebrating last night after pulling off a superb victory in the final of the Chartis Pierce Purcell Shield.

LAOIS 1-15 DONEGAL 1-11

THEY’RE more used to fighting each other in the Dáil and Seanad but a group of cross-party politicians have found a common goal.

A DESPONDENT Longford goalkeeper Damien Sheridan doesn’t want the defeat by Down in the All-Ireland Qualifiers to be seen as another moral victory.

Down 1-14 Longford 1-10

Offaly 2-18 Clare 1-18, O'Connor Park, Tullamore (after extra-time)

CROKE PARK bosses are set to investigate claims from Tyrone boss Mickey Harte that the county may refuse to allow their games be televised as the row over retrospective disciplinary action intensifies.

Cork 1-10 Dublin 1-9

Kerry 0-10 Mayo 1-07

The body charged with upholding standards is urging consumers to break with the culture

CONSUMERS are worried over hygiene standards in Ireland’s sandwich bars and lunchtime delicatessens, research has revealed.

The World Cancer Research Fund report, which made a number of recommendations in relation to diet and lifestyle with regard to cancer prevention, has been welcomed by safefood.

CONSUMERS must overcome their reluctance to complain if they find poor hygiene standards in restaurants, takeaways and pubs, food safety chiefs said yesterday.

One in two Irish people will not complain if they are unhappy with food hygiene standards while eating out, according to new research by Safe Food.

ADULT Irish men and women are running the risk of contracting heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis by not eating enough fruit and vegetables.

All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier:

PARENTS have been warned to reduce sweets and other high-calorie treats in their children’s diet if they want them to stay healthy and avoid becoming overweight.

SEVEN workers continued a sit-in at one of Cork city’s best known butchers last night in protest over poor severance packages.

The Irish film and video industry is being dominated by pirates selling counterfeit DVDs, it was claimed today.

Safefood, a government agency which promotes food safety and nutrition in the North and South of Ireland, has been rewarded for its creative and innovative approach to communicating food safety messages.

Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA) and safefood, the Food Safety Promotion Board have called for more businesses to apply for the Hygiene Mark as a survey showed major food safety concerns among the public.

SCHOOL children are learning to wash their hands and other hygiene tips through a play they can perform themselves in class.