St Brendan’s, Killarney 2-13 St Patrick’s College, Maghera 2-6

There’s no sugar-coating by Gary McGrath. What’s the point? The results speak for themselves.

It doesn’t take long to realise David Collins is not your typical county player or young man.

Hurler and mental health campaigner Conor Cusack has said the Government has still not "grasped the severity" of the country’s mental health crisis and appealed for all parties to pump resources into this area.

Criticism of the Government for failing to grasp the severity of the nation’s mental health crisis could hardly be more damning. Coming as it does from the Cloyne and former Cork hurler and mental health campaigner Conor Cusack, it could hardly be better informed.

The GAA must take the macho image out of its games, if it is to play a part in reducing the number of suicides in the country.

Tipperary hurling legend John Leahy has described gambling in the GAA as a timebomb that has already exploded.

Conor McGregor’s up-and-down year in MMA made him Ireland’s most googled sports personality, edging out Gareth Bale and the worldwide clicks leader, Oscar Pistorius.

Dessie Farrell says the death of Galway hurler Niall Donohue has compelled the GPA to extend their mental health programme.

The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) are encouraged by the news that the number of county players using their confidential counselling service has trebled this year.

Calls for help to a mental health service have spiked by 20% in the run-up to Christmas.

The number of county players accessing the Gaelic Players Association's mental health services trebled this year.

They say a week is a long time in sport, but Conor Cusack has never had five days speed by in such a blur.

Portumna 3-12 Loughrea 0-14

A heartbroken community yesterday heard that people with issues need to speak out and let others know that they are experiencing difficulties.

The weather has taken a bad turn in Galway with heavy rain and a biting wind adding to the numbness which has been felt, especially in the south of the county, in the past few days.

Escaping the bubble of his home city and Munster rugby has helped Ronan O’Gara move on with his career as a coach and his new life in Paris, according to the rugby legend.

Sure, there was a huge degree of personal satisfaction involved in watching Galway’s march to an All-Ireland senior hurling final but Mattie Murphy is not one to go shouting about his contribution from the rooftops.

Peter Kelly and Paul Ryan have returned from injury to take their places in the Dublin team to face Galway in Sunday's Allianz Hurling League Division 1A relegation play-off.

The Tipperary senior hurling team to play Cork in the Allianz NHL Division 1A clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday shows four changes from the team which started in last weekend’s drawn game with Dublin.

Cork U21 football captain Rory O’Sullivan will miss the rest of their campaign after damaging his cruciate ligament for the second time in just over a year during Wednesday night’s Munster semi-final victory over Clare.

MEMBERS of the defence forces have faced court martial over the past year for going absent without leave, assault and in one case, sexual assault.

The Court Martial Appeal Court has ordered “a stay” on the dismissal of an Air Corp officer from the Defence Forces, pending the outcome of an appeal against his conviction for calling a Lt Col “a little p***k”.

AN Air Corps officer who pulled a wounded colleague to safety following a shooting was yesterday dismissed from the Defence Forces after a court martial found him guilty of calling a superior officer a “little prick”.