Blackrock College 14 Belvedere College 10

The secretaries of the three counties with the smallest populations believe that the decision to increase the minimum age for minor at inter-county level will be a good one.

GAA officials have come down hard on the footballers of Wexford and Longford following the mass brawl that marred their second round qualifier.

GAA officials have come down hard on the footballers of Wexford and Longford following the mass brawl that marred their second round qualifier.

A site near Dublin Airport has been chosen for a sewage treatment plant, but campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against the proposed facility.

Consumers are being charged well over their first year premium in commission on their life assurance policies, according to an Amarach Research survey.

Communities against a super sewage treatment plant have vowed to step up their campaign after three proposed sites were shortlisted.

His winning personality and gold-plated reputation drew investors with ease but as John Hearne reports by Dec 2008, as the financial crisis morphed into recession, everyone wanted their money back... but it wasn’t there

There was no makeshift memorial or candlelight vigil for Steve Jobs at the Apple Store in downtown Chicago. The news of his death, and then the tributes and condolences, were in news alerts, tweets and messages pulsing through the gadgets inside.

IT was “a miracle” more people weren’t killed when a crash involving two cars travelling at speeds of up to 180km/h claimed the life of one of the drivers, an inquest heard yesterday.

THE All-Ireland U-21football championship could have a backdoor from 2012 if a motion in Wicklow is successful.

LONGFORD secretary Peter O’Reilly has stressed the need for the GAA to protect county board finances by increasing the deposit which clubs are required to lodge in the event of a request for a hearing by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).

THE Longford club of former intercounty referee John Bannon has called on GAA chiefs to abolish the practice of seeking clarification from officials on controversial disciplinary incidents in inter-county matches.

ANOTHER rugby awards ceremony, another addition to Brian O’Driscoll’s trophy cabinet.

Ronan O’Gara (Munster and Ireland) has been named as the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year and Munster the Team of the Year for the season 2007/2008.

THE great and the good of Munster and Shannon Rugby turned out in force last night in Limerick for the launch of Anthony Foley’s autobiography, Axel: A Memoir.

LIMERICK bid to salvage something from a season that has gone horribly wrong when their intermediate hurlers clash with Tipperary in the Munster final at Thurles tonight.

Residents forced from their homes by toxic black smoke have escaped injury, the North's fire service confirmed today.

Waste recycling in Belfast has come on with such leaps and bounds that it was today hailed as being among the very best in Europe.

Kilmallock 2-15 Patrickswell 1-16

Garryspillane 1-16 Patrickswell 0-14

Patrickswell 4-12 Ballybrown 1-9

Former U21 All-Ireland winners Eoin Foley, Mark Keane and Timmy Houlihan have been welcomed back into the Limerick hurling fold by manager Padjoe Whelahan.

Knockainey 4-10 Patrickswell 1-12

Limerick senior hurling selectors have made one personnel change and three positional changes from their last outing for Saturday night’s All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Tipperary in the Gaelic Grounds.

A LEADING GAA official has warned there can be no repeat of the infamous “Martin Johnson snub”, if Croke Park is opened up to other sports.

Patrickswell 2-13 Clarecastle 1-14

Patrickswell 1-13 Adare 0-14

A Catholic family was forced to flee their south Belfast home tonight under a police escort after they allegedly received threats from loyalist paramilitaries.

An 11-week-old baby was today critically ill in hospital following a house fire.