Last years’ beaten Fitzgibbon Cup finalists DCU Dóchas Éireann had to grind out a two-point victory over a battling home side at Carriganore, Waterford.

Those wishing to put forward their names to succeed Páraic Duffy as the next GAA director general have until Wednesday to apply. 

Rathnew manager Harry Murphy has called on the Leinster Council to give Wicklow the opportunity to pull off their own Aughrim ambush next summer.

An exhibition of free-taking from Brian Turnbull ended Cork’s 10-year wait for an All-Ireland minor final appearance, writes Eoghan Cormican.

Aidan Walsh of St Mary’s makes his league debut as Kerry make seven changes for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Down at Páirc Esler in Newry (2pm).

Goalkeeper Brian Kelly, Aidan O’Mahony, and Jonathan Lyne are the three inclusions as Kerry opt against wholesale changes for tomorrow’s visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League (2pm).

Barely an hour after Dublin’s 2013 All-Ireland football final win, manager Jim Gavin spoke in grave tones of what was coming down the line.

Navan O’Mahonys 0-13 Na Fianna 1-8: This Meath SFC decider was anything but a Halloween cracker — more a damp squib — but there were some fireworks in the closing minutes before champions O’Mahonys retained their crown.

St Vincent’s 0-22 Na Fianna 2-9 (Dublin SFC semi-final): St Vincent’s kept their ambitions of a third successive title firmly intact as they accounted for Na Fianna yesterday afternoon.

Local connections to national and global events a century ago have been unearthed by winners of a schools’ history competition.

The trend of the Meath SFC title not being retained since Dunshaughlin completed a three-in-a-row in 2002 continues, with Wolfe Tones sending holders Summerhill packing, 2-11 to 0-8, in a quarter-final clash at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday.

There are nine teams left in the race for the Meath SFC following the concluding round of group games over the weekend when holders Summerhill recovered from two defeats and a draw to advance to the knockout stages.

Dublin 2-14 Cork 1-13

Ten years ago, Rena Buckley was the youngest starter in Cork’s first Division 1 National League final, aged just 17.

A former Dublin football player accused of breaking an off-duty garda's jaw during a football match has said he was reacting to his opponent hitting him in his testicles first.

Former Dublin star Jason Sherlock was the victim of racial abuse online on the eve of today's All-Ireland SFC final between the Dubs and Mayo.

Two of the world’s superpowers are to battle it out on Irish soil — for the coveted ancient title of High King of Ireland.

ALLIANZ FL DIVISION 1: Kerry v Down

Ger Brennan says the GAA should be looking to apply the type of officiating that exists in hurling to Gaelic football and do away with the black card proposal.

The only foregone conclusion in championship hurling, says Dublin manager Anthony Daly, is that there is no foregone conclusion.

A TALLY of 1-9 from star attacker Cora Staunton helped Carnacon of Mayo win the Tesco All-Ireland Club Ladies SFC title or a fourth time at Ballymahon, Co. Longford yesterday.

Ladies Senior Club Championship final: Carnacon (Mayo) 2-12 Na Fianna (Dublin) 2-4

THROUGH Carnacon’s good, bad and indifferent days over the last 25 years one name has remained constant.

Ryan O'Dwyer, a recent Allianz Hurling League winner with Dublin, will start against his native Tipperary in a challenge match in Athy on Sunday (throw-in 7pm).

FORMER Galway All-Ireland winner John Divilly’s run of success with NUI Maynooth continued at Belfield yesterday afternoon as he guided the Kildare college to their second successive Sigerson Cup semi-final.

DUBLIN boss Jim Gavin has made three changes for tomorrow night’s Cadbury All-Ireland U21FC semi-final against Roscommon in Kingspan Breffni Park.

CORK boss Conor Counihan is likely to be able to call upon the services of dual star Eoin Cadogan for their NFL Division One clash against Dublin in Páirc Uí Rinn next Saturday night.

FORMER manager Paul Caffrey has identified Eamon Fennell as the ‘heir apparent’ to Dublin’s famous number nine jersey vacated by Ciarán Whelan.

DUBLIN will have to plan without full-back Kevin Ryan — out with a hamstring injury — for their Allianz NHL league clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. But the Dubs are hopeful centre-back Tomás Brady and midfielder Johnny McCaffrey will have recovered from knocks sustained when, respectively, assisting Na Fianna and winners Lucan Sarsfields in the Dublin U-21HC final last Saturday.

LOVE or loathe them, one has to admit that it has been a great year for the GPA.

Billy Joe Padden, more recognised as a half-forward, will continue his deployment at the heart of Mayo's defence in Sunday's NFL Division 1A meeting with Kerry.

EVERYBODY needs a break — climb a mountain or jump in a lake, songster Christy Moore once hummed, and over the weekend participants in the inaugural OSI Irish Adventure Challenge took him literally.

Dublin forward Senan Connell will not see action in the 2006 National Football League until April due to a groin tendon injury.

Eamon McEneaney's appointment as Louth manager yesterday completed the sideline shuffles and reshuffles for next year's Football Championship. Only two hurling posts are yet to be filled. Brendan O'Brien tours the country for an end-of-season report.

Na Fianna 1-10 St Jude’s 0-10

Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Ballyboden St. Enda's 2-2

Kilmacud Crokes1-10 Na Fianna1-4