Laois 1-11 Dublin 1-12: Jim Gavin was fulsome in his praise for midfielder Emmet Ó Conghaile after he scored the winning point with the last kick of the game in Portarlington.

Dublin will play old rivals Meath in the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup semi-final, with champions Kildare playing the only remaining third level side, DIT in the other last-four tie next weekend.

Kilkenny 2-19 Dublin 2-10

HIGHLIGHT of the Cork International Short Story Festival (Sept 18-22) will be a reading by, and public interview with David Constantine, winner of the 2013 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award at Triskel Christchurch on Sept 22.

Angry locals have demanded that Galway County Council act immediately to provide a footpath and public lighting at the spot where a teenage girl lost her life.

Bah, humbug! Can’t stand the stress, jingle bells and commercialism of Christmas? Pól Ó Conghaile has suggestions for escaping it entirely.

An assured Dublin side turned on the afterburners at just the right time to see off a difficult Roscommon challenge and win the county’s second U-21 All-Ireland crown in three years.

Leinster chairman Martin Skelly was moved to describe Dublin as potential All-Ireland champions after this convincing U21 Leinster final display in Páirc Tailteann.

Dublin 1-16 Louth 0-8

Dublin qualified for their third Leinster Under-21 final in four years with a comprehensive 13-point victory over Westmeath at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise last night.

AFL club Carlton’s recruitment of underage Gaelic football stars shows no signs of abating.

THE murder of an Irishman in Boston last week should be the catalyst for having the plight of the undocumented in the United States finally addressed, according to a former mayor of Galway.

AN IRISHMAN shot dead near his adopted home in the US was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”, officials believe.

An Irish man shot dead near his adopted home in the US was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”, officials believe.

A VERITABLE goal-fest of an All-Ireland minor semi-final but a game won with consummate ease by Dublin who now face Galway in next month’s final, their first in 28 years.

IRRESPECTIVE of the outcome of tomorrow’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final in Croke Park, it will be a novel experience for the winners to have qualified for an All-Ireland decider. Waterford last reached the final in 1992, while Dublin’s wait stretches back to 1983.

THE Blue army may not have been on hand in their droves to witness it but a new era of Dublin dominance may just have been ushered in at Croke Park.

KIERAN KILKENNY proved why he is one of the most exciting young talents in the country with a tour de force performance as Dublin swept Kildare aside in last night’s Leinster minor football semi-final.

A CAMPAIGN which began on a low note in mid-April against Waterford has changed dramatically for the Clare minor hurlers.

Clare 0-20 Dublin 2-13

A CONTROVERSIAL documentary about Donegal poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh is set to be broadcast by RTÉ tonight despite pleas by the subject to postpone its transmission because of its portrayal of his sexual relationships with young men in Nepal.