Finuge 1-05 St Vincent’s 0-05

Kerry hurling manager John Meyler has cut three players from his panel reportedly for playing soccer close to their recent league game.

The 2012 M Donnelly-sponsored Interprovincial Football and Hurling Championship was launched today by GAA President Christy Cooney at Croke Park.

HOLLYWOOD heart-throb George Clooney is a Kilkenny man.

There will be new faces in the racing offices at both Youghal and Waterford after yesterday’s confirmation that current Youghal boss Kathleen Lennon is moving down the road to assume the position of Racing Manager at Waterford.

HUGH LYNCH may have injured his cruciate ligament, Kieran McGeeney revealed on Saturday night.

AFTER shooting 17 wides, the question was inevitable and Kieran McGeeney didn’t look too surprised when the statistic about his Kildare team’s finishing was raised.

THREE weekend fatalities have brought the number of people killed on Irish roads to 170 this year and to 15 this month.

ULSTER Bank’s move on €100 million worth of Cork city property assets belonging to the Frinailla Group is the largest market casualty to date yet in the southern city.

Kerry 2-22 Armagh 1-9

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has opted to stick with the same side which lost this year's Leinster final to Dublin, naming an unchanged line-up for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Wicklow at O'Moore Park (throw-in 7pm).

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney is sweating on the fitness of a number of players ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Wicklow in Portlaoise.

A DAY to savour at Croke Park. Dublin managed to achieve the Leinster five-in-a-row at headquarters for the first time since 1978, despite being a man down from the 19th minute while brave Kildare deserve acclaim for their role in making this one of the best games of football of the year – with only two of the 35 scores coming from frees.

WHEN Cork clipped Monaghan’s wings in the first ever competitive meeting between the sides on Leeside this time last year, we saw for perhaps the first time in Seamus McEnaney’s tenure as Monaghan manager, the frailties in his team that were to emerge a few times since.

Kildare 2-16 Wexford 0-8

KILDARE 0-14 CORK 0-14

DCU 2-08 Kildare 0-11, Newbridge

Kildare 1-10 Meath 1-08, Newbridge

Kildare 1-12 Wexford 0-9

Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11

JOHN DOYLE’S goal 10 minutes from time finally broke Limerick’s stubborn resistance in a gripping round two All-Ireland qualifier at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.

CHRISTY RING CUP GROUP 2C: KERRY 7-10 MEATH 4-13

A FINE second-half display drove Mayo to a win over Kerry in the Christy Ring Cup at McHale Park, Castlebar on Saturday.

Roscommon 0-12 Wicklow 3-21

Kildare 0-9 Wicklow 0-13

Kildare 0-12 Donegal 0-11, Newbridge

Kildare 2-8 Galway 1-12, Newbridge

The GAA have announced details of the Champion 15 teams for the Ring and Rackard Cups for 2007.

A BRITISH man was deported from the US after he ran across a main highway, through a field, across rail tracks and over a barbed wire fence at an airport in an apparent bid to catch a flight, airport officials said.

Meath rekindled some of their form from days gone by at Croke Park this afternoon, putting in a determined display against Kildare to book themselves a mouthwatering Leinster quarter-final clash against defending champions Dublin.

Kildare manager John Crofton has named Kevin O'Neill and Ross Glavin as his midfield pairing for Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash with Meath (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

Donegal 1-13 Kildare 1-11

A two-goal blast from Sean McBride saw Derry get off the mark in NHL Division 2A this afternoon as they beat Armagh 2-13 to 0-9 at Celtic Park.

New Derry manager Gabriel O'Kane has handed senior debuts to five players for Sunday's National Hurling League opener against Laois (Portlaoise, throw-in 2.30pm).

Wins for Cork and Waterford this afternoon will see the Munster giants clash next weekend in the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-finals.

Dominic McKinley, Ulster's hurling manager for the 2006 M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, has named a 40-man provisional squad for the October competition.

Roscommon 1-07 Kerry 2-19

The hurlers of Down will take on Carlow in next Saturday’s Christy Ring Cup semi-finals after a 2-17 to 1-13 victory in their final Group 2A game at Ruislip this afternoon.

Kerry failed to hang onto a goal lead early in the second half as Wicklow pinched a 0-15 to 2-07 victory over the Kingdom in Section 2B of the Christy Ring Cup.

Despite having left half-forward Rory Dunbar sent off, Carlow fought back to grab a 1-11 to 2-8 draw with Wicklow in today's opening game of the 2006 Christy Ring Cup.

Kerry manager Jerry Molyneaux has made two changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division Two final against Dublin (Thurles, throw-in 1.30pm).

Dual star Liam Hinphey will line out for Derry's senior hurlers on Sunday, fresh from helping the county's footballers to two NFL wins.