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Dundalk 4 Galway Utd 1: Dundalk ensured their Airtricity Premier League of Ireland title celebrations started on a winning note by comfortably seeing off Galway United at Oriel Park last night before lifting their third title in a row.

WITH one of the best opening lines for a book I’ve read in a long time, LA-based Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney plunges her readers into the chaotic lives of the Plumb family, which all revolve around the charismatic golden boy Leo.

Galway United 2 Cork City 2: Cork City became the first side this season to score, and take a point, from Eamonn Deacy Park, but John Caulfield won’t be happy as his side dropped points for a third successive game last night to fall further off the pace.

A costly court ruling yesterday put the spotlight on the terms of the debt deal that Providence Resources struck with Melody Finance late last year, as the Barryroe oil and gas explorer led by Tony O’Reilly Jnr unexpectedly lost a multi-million euro legal dispute with an international drilling company over delays in the Celtic Sea.

Galway United 1 Bohemians 0: Galway United manager Tommy Dunne insists no-one at the club is getting carried away by the start his side has made to the season, but did admit that the goals and targets set out at the start of the season may have to be looked at again in things continue in the same vein.

Galway United 3 Mayo League 1: Padraic Cunningham marked his first start of the season for Galway United with a 13-minute first-half hat-trick as last year’s beaten finalists eased their way into the next round of the EA Sports Cup.

Galway United 1 Dundalk 4: Dundalk advanced to the quarter finals of the FAI Cup following a convincing win over Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park.

Collabro get sent naked pictures from older women.

Simon Cowell is disappointed with the lack of talent on 'Britain's Got Talent' this year.

Bars and Melody and Lettice Rowbotham are both through to the 'Britain's Got Talent' 2014 final.

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Ireland U16 2 Estonia U16 0

The demise of the golf membership entrance fee in Ireland has become a reality as we head into 2013, writes Brian Keogh

A fan of TV show 'The Apprentice' has got a candidate's quote tattooed onto his arm.

“LIFE ain’t easy for a boy named Sue” sang Johnny Cash. Well, imagine what it’s like for a boy named Timotei.

CLARE managers Gerry O’Connor and Donal Moloney have made three changes from the side that crushed Kerry in the opening round in April for tonight’s Munster joust with Tipperary.

Fired Apprentice candidate Leon Doyle has admitted his attempts to sell a teapot lamp to the French were doomed from the start.

Nicole Scherzinger says it was “inevitable” that she and her Pussycat Dolls bandmates would fight.

They may have flown 'Little Britain', but David Walliams and Matt Lucas are not ready to take off their dresses, as they unveiled a pair of new 'laydees' today.

Kanye West is reportedly dating Melody Thornton.

Former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts is to release her debut solo album next year.

Nicole Scherzinger thinks everyone is a Pussycat Doll.

Allen, having detoured to London and Barcelona, returns to his more familiar Manhattan – and to a script updated, slightly, from the 1970s – for another journey into the cynically funny side of life, full of his trademark quips and asides and monologues straight to camera … Allen fans will, of course, love it.

Andrew Sachs has thanked Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for helping his career with the obscene messages affair.

Andrew Sachs has not spoken to his granddaughter Georgina Baillie since the row over obscene messages on his answering machine erupted, it was reported today.

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TUCKED into a corner of the salubrious cul de sac Douglas estate of Ballincurrig is Gartan, a much-improved upon semi-d with four bedrooms.

WREATHED in mock orange blossom, Melody, Rosebank, is an early summer bloomer for the property market.

A Donegal garda sacked for his role in a botched murder investigation today claimed Frank McBrearty Jr beat himself up while in custody.

One of two retired garda detectives accused of securing a false murder confession from framed publican Frank McBrearty Junior today insisted the admission is true.

Senior gardaí fabricated a suspect’s confession to a murder that never happened, it was alleged today.

GALLANT PARNELL, purchased by current owners the C.C &M Syndicate from Listowel from John Flynn of Tarbert after he had been beaten two and a half lengths by Jerrys Beam in the final of the Derby Trial Stake at Charleville last season, started his campaign on a bright note when taking the Desmond Cup at Glin yesterday.

Australian strippers have won the right to take time off after taking their clothes off.

Mikado Melody waltzed to victory in the opening ROR Second Career For Racehorses Novices’ Hurdle at Lingfield.

Jamie Moore rewarded his followers at Worcester today by punching home a double on Wayward Melody and Swift Swallow, and he came within an ace of making it a treble on Lord Of The Hill.

In 2002 the charts have been dominated by reality TV pop stars. Will Young, Gareth Gates, Liberty X, Darius, Girls Aloud, One True Voice and, briefly anyway, Hear’Say have rarely been out of the Top 10 as pop fans across the nation enjoy the novelty of choosing their own pop stars.