Cork film-maker Pat Collins’ tale of one of Ireland’s greatest sean-nós singers is on the longlist for the foreign-language Oscar, writes Esther McCarthy

Waterford got over Wexford to book their place in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Cork, but their previous outing still resonates with Colin Dunford.

Waterford got over Wexford to book their place in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Cork, but their previous outing still resonates with Colin Dunford.

The volunteers of the Baltimore lifeboat have been very busy over the past four days.

A look ahead to all the weekend’s action around Cork...

There were eight races at yesterday’s well-attended Dawstown point-to-point fixture, run under the auspices of the Muskerry Foxhounds, at Birch Hill outside Grenagh and Cloneen Choice showed abundant reserves of stamina to record his third success of the season in the winners of two.

All roads led to Conna yesterday for the annual Tallow point-to-point meeting and Mulcahys Hill lit up the meeting by posting a scintillating frontrunning performance for the in-form Martin Hassett stable to claim victory in the four-year-old maiden.

Rescuers have evacuated a fishing crew from their stricken vessel despite treacherous weather conditions off the Cork coast.

The exams set for Leaving Cert economics students included many references to current affairs and topical issues, like Irish Water, mortgage lending restrictions and rent controls.

Plans to establish an arts quarter in Youghal have taken a step forward.

For many, it was a case of the best wine being reserved until last at yesterday’s well-attended Lisgoold point-to-point fixture that was staged at Templenacarriga for Follow The Swallow readily put his rivals to the sword in the closing 18-runner seven-year-old and upwards maiden.

Point-To-Point: "Once a good horse, always a good horse".

A good knowledge of current affairs would have been of benefit to students taking Leaving Certificate economics yesterday.

MARQUEE REPORT: Over the next week performers at Live at the Marquee in Cork include the Coronas (tonight), Nathan Carter (Sunday), Bob Dylan (Monday) and Tom Jones (Thursday).

Tracks ****

It’s sandbags at the ready in Cork city again after the local authority once more warned of tidal flooding today and tomorrow.

The Dr Harty Cup gets under way today and, for the first time since 1928, when the competition was not held, there are no defending champions.

The Dr Harty Cup gets under way today and, for the first time since 1928, when the competition was not held, there are no defending champions.

Douglas 1-14 Dohenys 3-07

Dohenys 1-14 St Nick’s 1-08

Bishopstown 2-14 Dohenys 2-12 (aet)

Yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point fixture at Bartlemy brought new meaning to the phrase marathon for there were no less than 11 races with proceedings concluding at 6.15pm, following a 1pm start.

ALL-IRELAND COLLEGES SAHC FINAL:

Mikey Fogarty took the riding honours on ‘Amateur’ day in Cork yesterday, completing a double on De Benno and Don’t Back Down, but also picked -up a four-day whip ban.

There were seven races at yesterday’s Cloyne Harriers point-to-point fixture at Dromahane and the Tom Keating-trained Mortlestown attained due reward for his consistency by winning a vintage first division of the five and six-year-old geldings’ maiden in the hands of ‘Corky’ Carroll, who immediately dedicated the victory to his stricken colleague JT McNamara.

YOU can see the weather coming, for better or worse, from this private waterside perch near Tuosist, in Kenmare Bay.

The Aidan Kennedy-trained Moonlight Boy lit up Saturday’s rescheduled Kildorrery point-to-point fixture, which took place on the Vaughan family farm at Rockmills, by destroying the opposition in the closing six-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Dr Harty Cup final

A family had to exhume the remains of a lovedone after a blunder by Wexford Borough Council on a graveyard map more than 20 years ago.

The shortlist for the 40 categories in the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards has been revealed this morning.

Henry de Bromhead produced a terrific training performance to land the Hilly Way Chase with Days Hotel at Cork yesterday.

Colman Sweeney was the in-form rider at yesterday’s Clonmult/Dungourney meeting at Avaune with the former dual Cheltenham festival winning rider partnering a two-timer.

“I’m so lucky to have him”, exclaimed a delighted Henry de Bromhead, after his Sizing Europe produced a scintillating display to land the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase in front of a big crowd at Clonmel yesterday.

The Eoin Doyle-trained Island Confusion lit up yesterday’s Kilmoganny Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Cregg outside Carrick-On-Suir by destroying the opposition in the second division of the four-year-old maiden.

The 2012/13 point-to-point season got under way at Rathcannon on Saturday with the County Limerick Hunt’s Bruff meeting and Tyrone Golden Rain lit up the meeting for many by destroying the opposition in the eight-runner open lightweight.

SILENCE, the movie by Cork-born film-maker Pat Collins, is in the cinemas at present.

MUSIC NEWS: If you’re not a fan of Olympic boxing, some of the best sporting fun of recent days has been the verbal sparring between Elton John and Madonna.