A Dublin credit union employee who stole up to €395,000 over a decade from the lender has been jailed for 18 months.

Kerry minor manager James Costello says the development squad system in the county is not creating a culture of elitism.

Wexford may not be favourites, but after their successful league campaign and with a home fixture the level of expectation brings its own pressure. Sometimes, this can overwhelm individuals, leading to simple mistakes, writes Donal O’Grady.

Brian Cody will mark 19 years in charge of Kilkenny’s senior hurling team after he was confirmed as manager for 2017 following a meeting of the county board in Nowlan Park last night.

You wouldn’t dare say Brian Cody is getting softer now in his 17th year as Kilkenny manager but he would do well to argue he’s not more understanding.

Kilkenny v Waterford

Limerick IT 1-15 Carlow IT 0-14: This fixture lay in doubt up until two hours before throw-in, but IT Carlow and Limerick IT finally locked horns at the third time of asking — the Limerick college holding off a spirited second-half revival from the visitors to advance to the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final.

There is great news for Kilkenny fans this morning with confirmation that Brian Cody will stay on for a 17th season as Cats manager.

The famine is over.

An All-Ireland final is a peak for any player, but like any peak worth reaching, it takes time to recover from the ascent. Ask Kilkenny selector Michael Dempsey.

We sent Michael Moynihan to Kilkenny last week to speak to Brian Cody. This is what he brought back in tablets of stone.

ALLIANZ HL DIV 1 SEMI-FINAL:

As Brian Hurley sits and waits in the IT Carlow canteen for a three o’clock lecture, he admits he’ll miss the place when he finishes up later this year.

Brian Cody will be staying on as Kilkenny hurling manager, it was confirmed tonight.

Kilkenny County Board Chairman Ned Quinn has expressed his desire for Brian Cody to remain in charge of the Cats hurlers for a 16th season.

Kilkenny want Brian Cody to say on as hurling manager for what would be a 16th season in charge.

So Kilkenny are an ageing, burned-out, exhausted side, playing their fourth big game in three weeks of the hottest weather we’ve had for years.

ALL-IRELAND SHC PHASE II:

LEINSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL:Offaly v Kilkenny

Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 0-20

Lar Corbett was last night brought to hospital after suffering broken ribs in Nowlan Park yesterday.

Brian Cody was in Nowlan Park over the weekend – but on Saturday at a minor match, not for yesterday’s hurling league final.

In the absence of the man with the most famous baseball cap in Kilkenny, Cats selector Michael Dempsey faced the media after yesterday’s narrow win over Tipperary in the league final.

Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League final against Tipperary will be a strange affair for JJ Delaney and his Kilkenny team-mates.

Business as usual for Kilkenny in Thurles yesterday, despite Brian Cody’s absence from the sideline.

The Kilkenny team for tomorrow's Allianz Hurling League semi-final against Galway in Thurles (throw-in 3.45pm) shows three changes to the side that started against Cork last time out.

Galway star Joe Canning admits it will be “weird” to be playing Kilkenny on Sunday without Brian Cody on the sidelines.The All-Star said that while there is a great rivalry between the counties, there is enormous respect for Cody in Galway.

Kilkenny hurling boss Brian Cody is in ‘good form’ and continuing his recovery from cardiac surgery at the Blackrock Clinic, Dublin.

The Kilkenny County Board have confirmed that Brian Cody is to take an enforced break from managing the county's senior hurling team.

Last year, the Irish Greyhound Board was presented with a report into a scam to rig races, and into the initial, error-strewn inquiry that had found nothing wrong. On learning that the report was to be published in the ‘Irish Examiner’, the IGB accepted its findings and promised to implement them. Investigative correspondent Conor Ryan details the report’s contents

A meticulous scam rigged races using falsified qualification records but escaped detection because of a botched investigation carried out by the Irish Greyhound Board.

Brian Cody is to remain in charge of the Kilkenny senior hurlers, with the 2013 season being his 15th at the Cats' helm.

Brian Cody will take defending champions Kilkenny into championship battle for the 15th consecutive season after confirming last night he will remain in charge of the Cats in 2013.

Kilkenny selector Michael Dempsey has lifted the lid on his side’s preparations for the drawn All-Ireland SHC final, and subsequent victory over Galway.

Up to 15,000 spectators packed into Nowlan Park last night to welcome home the victorious Kilkenny team.

15,000 spectators packed into Nowlan Park tonight to welcome home the victorious Kilkenny team who secured their 34th All-Ireland SHC title thanks to an 11-point win over Galway at Croke Park on Sunday.

Much as thought they celebrated it at the time, I’d say a lot of Galway people are today half-wishing that Joe Canning had actually missed that last free in the drawn All-Ireland final a few weeks ago.

Away from the action and thus TV cameras, the struts, strolls, calls and cajoling of the inter-county manager are largely ignored.

Kilkenny trainer Michael Dempsey believes there is too much emphasis placed on the fitness and conditioning of top level hurlers.

It’s a word used by everybody in sport, it seems, but what does physicality actually mean? Donal O’Grady gives his perspective

Brian Cody was his usual self at the full-time whistle in Thurles yesterday.