Conference “ambassadors” who helped generate €10m for Cork’s economy this year have been honoured amid renewed calls for delivery of the city’s long-awaited events centre.

A stunning second-half performance from Clanmaurice, crowned by 1-2 from last week’s hero Jessica Fitzell, secured the holy grail of the All-Ireland Junior Camogie championship title for the North Kerry side this afternoon in Nenagh.

Meet the kids who’ve just qualified to tackle any barriers Irish streets may throw at them.

SafeTrx is the world’s leading non-GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) maritime smartphone safety application in the marketplace, in use in 12 countries and growing rapidly.

When Dublin, trailing by three points, were awarded a free deep into injury-time at Parnell Park and centre-back Sean Moran strode forward, the mind was drawn back to Croke Park last year.

Dublin defender Sean Moran proved to be a last-action hero yet again for boss Mattie Kenny with a late, late goal at Parnell Park to secure a dramatic Leinster SHC draw.

Brian Cody’s 21st championship campaign got off to a winning start thanks to an inspirational display by captain TJ Reid.

The distance from the headline to the small print was sketched out efficiently yesterday in Nowlan Park.

Limerick took the honours in this NHL 1 semi-final, booking their place in the final with an efficient display.

Anthony Daly penned a column in these pages at the weekend pondering how and why a Dublin team he himself once managed always seemed to “swerve” in Thurles.

That Tipperary have only one league win from three outings is not a concern for Liam Sheedy.

Colm Basquel was at the Dunboyne Castle Hotel last Thursday evening for the launch of the Sean Cox charity football game, using his status as a Dublin football star to help promote the event.

Ballyboden St Enda’s (Dublin) 2-25 Clonkill (Westmeath) 2-19

Goals in either half from Conor McCormack and Paul Ryan proved pivotal as Ballyboden St Enda’s regained the Dublin senior hurling crown when narrowly overcoming Kilmacud Crokes in their final replay at Parnell Park yesterday afternoon.

With Paul Ryan retiring as House speaker, the race is on to assuage Trump and secure his support. One key powerbroker is targeting the Mueller probe, writes Bette Browne.

In his seminal book Moneyball, Michael Lewis observed that the play-offs could frustrate the hell out of some of the most progressive front offices in baseball because it offered such a small sample size.

Dublin nearly stunned the All-Ireland champions in Salthill but Paul Winters two second-half goals were not enough to edge victory for Pat Gilroy’s side in Pearse Stadium.

As Alan Kelly returns to action as a linesman in next Saturday’s Kilkenny-Wexford Round 5 Leinster SHC game, GAA referees chief Willie Barrett wants to see HawkEye score detection technology extended to the goal-line.

DUBLIN 2-24 OFFALY 0-13: On the darkest of days for Offaly hurling, not even Our Lady of Consolation church next to Parnell Park could offer any sort of silver lining.

Wexford 0-22 Dublin 2-14: For the second week in a row Dublin were caught in additional time as Wexford produced a blazing finish for a two-point victory in a game that kept the attendance in Innovate Wexford Park rapt right to the final whistle.

Dublin 3-16 Kilkenny 1-24

What was he thinking?, asks Daniel McConnell.

President Donald Trump is to press ahead with the imposition of 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum, although he said he was willing to strike a deal that could exempt Canada and Mexico.

President Donald Trump insists he is "not backing down" on his plan to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminium despite anxious warnings from House Speaker Paul Ryan and other congressional Republicans of a possible trade war.

He felt stung by the politics that helped define his life - but in death, the Rev Billy Graham received a rare tribute from America's top political leaders under the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC.

John Daly highlights the best business books of 2017

Donald Trump has defended his Republican tax cut as a good deal for the middle class while boldly suggesting it could lead to explosive economic growth for the US.

His nomination as the next head of the US Federal Reserve means Jerome Powell is set to become one the world’s most powerful and influential individuals, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

US House of Representatives Republicans unveiled long-delayed legislation to deliver deep tax cuts that President Donald Trump has vowed, and potentially targeting US multinationals with overseas bases in Ireland.

He allegedly urged his lover to have an abortion when he thought she was pregnant.

Senior Republicans are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the gunman in Las Vegas apparently used to effectively convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automated weapons.

The Trump administration has declared that its relief efforts in Puerto Rico are succeeding, but people on the island said help was scarce eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory.

Experts say the city of Houston has sunk by two centimetres due to the amount of rain that fell during Hurricane Harvey.

Handing the immigration hot potato to a chaotic, factionalised majority party on Capitol Hill

Thick black smoke and towering orange flames shot up once again from a flooded Houston-area chemical plant where highly unstable compounds blew up after losing refrigeration.

The US president, Donald Trump, will begin a major push, next week, to convince the American public of the need for tax reform, shifting his focus to fiscal policy in an effort to win a big legislative victory by the end of the year, it has been reported.

The Irish women’s team were crowned world champions when defeating Canada in the AFL International Cup Grand Final at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

A combative President Donald Trump has again insisted "there is blame on both sides" for the deadly weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Senators in the US have rejected a measure to repeal parts of former president Barack Obama's healthcare law after a night of suspense, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump's agenda.

The co-hosts of a US morning talk show have struck back against abusive tweets from President Donald Trump.

Two goals down after four minutes, county champions Thurles Sarsfields recovered well to see off Kilruane MacDonaghs in the Tipperary senior hurling championship second round at Templemore yesterday. 

On Wednesday night I took out a pen and paper and wrote down an alternative Dublin team to the one that is selected for tomorrow in Tullamore.

US President Donald Trump has denounced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate his campaign's ties with Russia, calling it an unprecedented "witch hunt" that "hurts our country terribly".