Niamh McGrath, 24, is daughter of Galway legend ‘Hopper’ and hockey international Geraldine, and is joined on the Galway squad that play Kilkenny in today’s Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds (7pm) by sisters Clodagh, 23, Orlaith, 21, and Siobhán, 16

Getting hot under the collars of their tunics and neckerchiefs were 27 young chefs from second-level schools throughout Munster, bound by their passion for food and their ambition to take part in the 2016/17 Flogas Ireland and Fáilte Ireland Apprentice Chef Programme.

Slaughtneil’s bid to reach three All-Ireland finals this spring begins tomorrow, with the club’s senior camogie team squaring off against Burgess-Duharra in the All-Ireland semi-final (Inniskeen, 2pm).

Andrea Mara reports on a disturbing increase in food allergies among children and talks to a leading expert in the field who warns there is no validated test for intolerences.

Emma Kilkelly collapsed on the Nowlan Park turf, her camogie season over in an instant.

An experienced fisherman swept off rocks in West Cork said yesterday if he had not been wearing a lifejacket he would be dead.

Last Sunday, Colm Plunkett could have died when a wave swept him into the sea as he was fishing in the Beara Peninsula.

Sinéad Cahalan is one of the longer-serving Galway camogie players, having represented her county since minor, and winning an All-Ireland junior medal in 2003 as well as an intermediate medal a year later. 

Galway 2-15  Cork 2-12: Galway defeated All-Ireland champions Cork to claim their first National Camogie League Division 1 title in 10 years at Semple Stadium.

A Dublin girl, Orlaith O Scanaill, has saved her sheep Ernie from the dinner table.

Throughout his life and his new book Anthony Daly has found himself staring at the ceiling or out at the sea or over his wife’s head trying to fathom what just happened to his team, what did he do wrong, what does he and they do next?

Such a moooooving story. Ah, stop!

In a story that would rival the plot of a Tom Hanks’ Castaway, a Co Meath farmer was astounded to find a cow missing for two months had turned up with an amazing story of survival – on a deserted island.

But A for effort.

Kilkenny 4-12 Galway 3-07

Theatre: Desolate Heaven

Everyman, Cork

THE Irish premiere of writer and composer Ailís Ní Ríain’s play, Desolate Heaven, opens at the Everyman in Cork in a co-production with the Granary Theatre on Feb 3. Directed by Tony McCleane-Fay, Desolate Heaven stars Mary McEvoy, who plays three eccentric women in their late 50s.

It could be described as a beauty contest for dogs and owners from across Ireland, Britain, and a few from France and Germany, went to pains to ensure their pets caught the eye.

The Irish parents of a young New York boy are searching for answers as to why their son was sent home from a Manhattan emergency department in late March only to die three days later.

DOZENS of cyclists will saddle up this weekend to help fund life-saving cancer treatment in the US for a Cork toddler.

AMONG the fascinating real stories to have emerged from this small land area over the centuries, the one of Algerian pirates sneaking into the West Cork village of Baltimore in 1631 and carting off over 100 of its inhabitants is surely ranked among the highest.

CYCLING enthusiasts have been urged to get on their bikes over the coming weeks in an attempt to help raise vital funds for a string of essential Kerry charities.

THE crowd is happy, the music is swirling, and two men jump up, pints of Guinness in hand, for a quick jig.

TWO heartbroken parents shattered by the death of their five-year-old daughter in a road accident bid an emotional farewell to their “little angel” yesterday with her words of love ringing in their ears.

Makosi was today struggling to hide her contempt for saucy new housemate Kinga, who she feared could win Big Brother.

Saucy new housemate Kinga initiated a steamy romp in the pool – just hours after entering the Big Brother house.

Kemal became the ninth person to be evicted from the Big Brother house tonight.

Kemal is now favourite to be evicted from the Big Brother house.

SEAN and Emma are the most popular Irish babies names for the second year in a row. There were 928 boys named Sean in the last year, 93 more than the second-most-popular name, Jack.

Sean and Emma were the most popular babies’ names last year, the second year in a row that they have been top.

Kemal and Orlaith are up for the chop from Big Brother this week.

Yorkshire rapper Science became the latest housemate to be given the boot from Big Brother.

Yorkshire rapper Science tonight became the latest housemate evicted from Big Brother. The 22-year-old from Leeds was voted off the show instead of Irish model Orlaith.

Irish model Orlaith forgave Big Brother eviction rival Science after a furious slanging match over a set of towels today.

Vanessa became the latest person to be evicted from the Big Brother house tonight, after being voted out by her fellow contestants in a shock twist.

Six of the Big Brother housemates are up for eviction this week – but they don’t know it.

The housemates are going for gold in the Big Brother Games.

Naughty nurse Makosi has revealed fears that she is pregnant after a drunken romp in the Big Brother house.

Saskia and Maxwell had a passion-free last night in the Big Brother house - because she did not want to smudge her fake tan.