Kildare failed to score from the 42nd minute onwards against Longford but did enough to claim their first Cadbury Leinster Under-21 Football title since 2008, while Cavan and Donegal advanced to an Ulster final meeting on April 17.

Kildare and Longford advanced to a Leinster final, while Donegal, Derry, Down and Cavan won through to the Ulster semi-finals in the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship today.

Ballinasloe (Galway) 0-14 Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-10

Cork City delighted Turner's Cross as they hammered runaway Irish League leaders Cliftonville 4-0 in the pick of last night's Setanta Sports Cup first round, first leg clashes as the cross-border competition got under way.

UCD booked their place in the fourth round of the FAI Ford Cup as goals in each half by Sean Russell and Stephen Doyle gave them the narrowest of victories over brave Leinster Senior League side Cherry Orchard at the Belfield Bowl last night.

The domestic banking crisis is not hindering Ireland's ability to keep foreign financial institutions doing business here, a major conference is hearing today.

Colm 'Gooch' Cooper has been parachuted straight into the Kerry team for tomorrow's Allianz NFL Division 1 encounter with Derry in Tralee (throw-in 2.30pm).

Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-12

Kerry 1-10 Dublin 1-12, Killarney

Kerins O'Rahillys (Kerry) 0-6 Kilmurry Ibrickane (Clare) 0-7

KILMURRY-IBRICKANE (Clare) 0-9 STRADBALLY (Waterford) 0-6

CLARE SFC FINAL:

Dublin 1-7 Kerry 1-24

Kerry 1-12 Westmeath 0-6

Galtee Rovers (Tipperary) 0-04 Kilmurray/Ibrickane (Clare) 2-06

Kerry 0-15 Tipperary 2-7, Ardfinnan

Waterford 0-4 Kerry 2-15

Kenmare teenager Paul O'Connor has been handed a surprise call-up to the Kerry side for Sunday's Munster SFC final against Cork in Killarney (throw-in 4pm).

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor has made one change for Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Waterford (Killarney, throw-in 3.30pm), bringing Eoin Brosnan in for Ronan O'Connor in the forwards.

Kerry will field an unchanged side for Sunday's NFL Division One final tussle with Galway (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 5.30pm).

IT WAS introduced with the minimum fuss and fanfare, but the launch last week of a teenage development programme for Kerry football was an interesting, if somewhat belated admission that the old order changeth. Permanently.

HE’S a hard man to pin down. Michael Moynihan tried to get a hold of Colm Cooper’s jersey, but the Kerryman was far too smooth.

Cork 3-8 Kerry 1-11

Tyrone 0-12 Kerry 0-10

Tyrone 0-6 Kerry 0-5

KERRY produced a marvellous second half display to overcome a game Kildare side in the All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick, on Saturday.

Figures released yesterday from venture capital company 3i and consultant PwC show that global investment in private equity and venture capital rose in 2003 for the first time in two years.

COLÁISTE na Sceilge’s unbeaten reign in the Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí which stretched back to 2001 finally came to an end in Knocknagree yesterday where a finely tuned Coláiste Chríost Rí emerged comfortable winners in a one-sided final.

THE fact that it's a Cork versus Kerry showdown gives an added edge to tomorrow's Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí final between Coláiste na Sceilge and Coláiste Chríost Rí in Knocknagree.

YOU ask a girl to your graduation ball, buy her a ticket, give her a reason to get tarted and tanned, present her with posh chocolates and an orchid, tell her she looks amazing, buy her five bottles of Ritz ... then she cops off with someone else.

DEFENDING champions Coláiste na Sceilge served notice that they have no intention of surrendering their Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí title with a crushing victory over St Flannan's in the first of the semi-finals at Glin yesterday.

REIGNING champions Coláiste na Sceilge have an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí clash with Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, at Kilcummin.

ST. FACHTNAS will be without David Limrick for tomorrow’s Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí opening round against Críost Rí at Newcestown (2.30pm).

CORK’S famous hurling nursery, Na Piarsaigh, celebrated its 60th anniversary last Friday.

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