Last week, we were treated to a brief autumnal clash of antlers between two very big corporate beasts, Tesco and Unilever.

Munster are feeling rightly proud of their new High Performance Centre, which they hope will provide coaches and players with all the necessary tools to propel the province back into Europe’s elite.

Not all of the GAA’s proudest traditions have proved robust. 

A man with cerebral palsy and other disabilities was attacked and robbed by a woman because she saw him as an easy target, a court heard.

A man described by gardaí as the “head of the Dundon McCarthy” gang has been remanded in custody on a charge of threatening to kill his sister’s father in law.

A man who allegedly received a death threat from the "head of the Dundon McCarthy" criminal gang told gardaí he did not wish to proceed with the matter, a court heard today.

The menu would think nothing saddling up Neidín and travelling to Cavan and back for a taste of Silke Cropp’s Corleggy Cheese alone but throw in the Taste of Cavan 2015 food festival (Aug 7-8) and he’d be near tempted to shoulder the bould Neidín himself.

A man alleged by gardaí to be the head of a criminal gang has been been charged with threatening to kill his sister’s father-in-law, in Limerick, last Tuesday.

A man was brought before Limerick District Court yesterday charged with the murder of a motorcycle enthusiast last Saturday.

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One of rugby’s most celebrated wing wonders may no longer be crossing the whitewash for Munster, but Doug Howlett can still play an important part in shaping the province’s future in his role as a corporate ambassador.

South Kerry 2-17 East Kerry 1-11

Munster Rugby have brought in some of the country’s leading businessmen to help steer them through the economic downturn.

THE ding-dong between the media and politics has been going on for nearly three weeks now, since Pat Rabbitte asked the question on Newstalk, “Where is this constant denigration of politics leading to?”

Former Cork footballer Niall FitzGerald, who died last week, was a key member of the teams which lost the All-Ireland senior finals of 1956 and 1957 to Galway and Louth respectively and he also played in three losing Railway Cup finals with Munster.

WILLIAM O’Driscoll beat James Cooney by two bowls of odds in the Ballincurrig 27 final on Saturday.

With Irish exports to Britain poised to grow in the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s visit, from businessman Gerry Robinson to TV and radio presenter Terry Wogan, the Irish are making their presence felt there, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

WILLIE O’DONOVAN advanced to the semi- final of the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig on Saturday by virtue of a last-shot win over Eamon Bowen Snr.

WE got a real glimpse into the Irish political soul last week with the row over stag-hunting and dog-breeding. Just imagine trying to explaining it to a foreign observer.

COLÁISTE na Sceilge and St Brendan’s face off in a mouth watering Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SAFC semi-final) in Milltown tomorrow (2.30pm).

COLÁISTE Na SCEILGE’S relentless pursuit of honours looks set to continue as they maintained their high standards of excellence in yesterday opener in the sun-soaked Legion grounds in Killarney.

ANTI-POVERTY campaigner Bob Geldof has warned that the Government is not spending enough on developing new technologies.

MEATH boss Eamonn O’Brien has confirmed defender Kevin Reilly will not feature in Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry.

KERRY are the latest county to ratify the process of appointing a full-time GAA secretary. A proposal at this week’s county board meeting means each of the six Munster counties has now gone the road of appointing a full-time salaried official to administrate affairs.

Both Kerry and Tipperary teams have been announced for Sunday's ESB Munster Minor Football final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork.

MICHAEL SHIELDS continues at full-back, with Ray Carey and Anthony Lynch holding down the corner-back positions as Cork announce the same starting side that defeated Armagh in their final group qualifying game for Sunday’s Allianz NFL Division Two final against Monaghan at Croke Park.

KERRY lodged a positive result in their Munster MFC account, with victory in last night’s quarter-final clash at Semple Stadium.

A man arrested after he allegedly pointed a hand-gun with a silencer at gardaí in Dublin on Wednesday last appeared in court today on firearms charges.

Tipperary manager John Evans has made five changes to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Westmeath at Ardfinnan (throw-in 3pm).

Tipperary manager John Evans had included six championship debutants in his team for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Limerick (Fermoy, throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary 0-12 Wicklow 0-10

Grammy-winning singer Enya is to be honoured by NUI Galway today.

Declan Browne, so often the talisman for Tipperary's footballers, is a notable absentee from the Premier county team to face Leitrim tomorrow (Thurles, throw-in 1.30pm).

Edward Connolly is to make his championship debut for the Tipperary footballers in Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier against Longford (Pearse Park, throw-in 7pm).

Ireland today pledged €2m euro to a new international fund designed to increase business investment in Africa.

The Queen today showed off her linguistic skills before filing a news report at the official opening of the new Reuters building in Canary Wharf, London.

Tipperary 0-15 Roscommon 0-11

Tipperary 0-15 Roscommon 0-11, Thurles

Whitbread Prize-winning poet Bernard O’Donoghue from Cork pauses from his work at Wadham College, Oxford to tell Michael Moynihan his memories of Cork-Kerry Munster finals.

Tipperary 1-8 Westmeath 0-12