CBC Cork 1-12 Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Doon 1-8: A 47th-minute Billy Cain goal helped CBC retain the Munster Colleges Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship title in Mallow yesterday.

This Thursday evening Castleknock play in their first senior football semi-final. Formed in 1998, they truly are the nouveau riche of Dublin GAA. Their story is a heartening one, their defiance to make their presence felt in west Dublin all the more impressive with the mammoth St Brigid’s for company.

In 1966, an Irishman was blamed for bringing New York to a standstill. Described by Martin Luther King as ‘a man the ages will remember’, Ryle Dwyer chronicles the life of Mike Quill 

South Africa 64 USA 0: Heyneke Meyer paid tribute to Bryan Habana after the wing equalled the Rugby World Cup try-scoring record as his South Africa side confirmed their quarter-final spot with a comprehensive 10-try victory over USA.

Kerins O’Rahillys 2-15 East Kerry 2-9: Underdogs Kerins O’Rahillys caused a major upset capturing their first Kerry County U21 Football Championship title in a high-octane final at Castleisland last night.

More rural and deprived urban areas will be left without doctors in the coming years because Government cutbacks are making GP practices unviable, the Irish Medical Organisation has warned.

Ladies Gaelic Football Association president Pat Quill has hailed Cork star Valerie Mulcahy’s decision to go public about her sexuality.

An academic researcher who contributed significantly to the growth of the Men’s Shed movement in Australia — where it all began — has admitted to being highly impressed by the growth of the organisation in Ireland.

From domestic club league to the World Cup in the autumn, expect this lot to be making rugby headlines this year, says Gavin Howarth.

Alisha Jordan, who plays with the New York lady footballers on Sunday, admits her heart skipped a beat when she heard about Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper’s assault at the weekend.

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Supporters urged to “Be the Difference. Be there.”

Caravanning and camping is back in vogue in Ireland — with numbers up by more than 30% in the last two years.

Tipperary hurling legend John Leahy has described gambling in the GAA as a timebomb that has already exploded.

Kerins O’Rahillys 0-11 Austin Stacks 0-10

Dr Crokes 0-14 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-04

Ladies Gaelic Football Association president Pat Quill will push for an amalgamation with the GAA if their sport was promoted on an equal basis.

Ladies Gaelic Football Association president Pat Quill will push for an amalgamation with the GAA if their sport was promoted on an equal basis.

LGFA President Pat Quill has revealed that it was his GAA counterpart Liam O’Neill who suggested setting in stone the date of this year’s ladies’ football finals in Croke Park.

Kerins O’Rahillys 1-15 Milltown/Castlemaine 0-12

Ladies Gaelic Football Association president Pat Quill has urged players, officials and managers to behave in a responsible manner as the championship summer approaches.

Cork play Monaghan in their Tesco Homegrown Ladies NFL opener on Saturday, but the following day sees arguably an even bigger assignment for the All-Ireland champions.

On the same day two Southern Hemisphere products turned to Ireland for international rugby exposure, an East Cork 22-year-old was belting out the Star Spangled Banner to mark his debut for the US Eagles after slipping through the net at home.

A young East Cork rugby player chasing a dream of being in the professional ranks is poised to make his debut for the United States international side.

Ladies Gaelic Football Association President Pat Quill has warned the game’s top stars to think before they tweet.

Kerins O’Rahillys 1-12 Kilcummin 2-8

An injury-time try from Sean Scanlon sealed a remarkable come-from-behind victory for Cork Constitution over city rivals Dolphin to cap a rollercoaster Ulster Bank League Division 1A victory under the lights at Temple Hill.

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Last year’s defeated finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne deservedly beat a brave Tralee CBS side in a keenly contested Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final at the Dr Crokes Grounds, Killarney yesterday.

THE odd story of Garryowen’s season has been that they can’t win at home and can’t lose away.

WEST KERRY brushed past a disappointing Kerins O’Rahillys in this one-side Kerry SFC quarter-final at Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Saturday.

LADIES Gaelic Football Association officials will meet next week to discuss financial aid to help fund New York’s return trip for the TG4 All-Ireland junior football final replay on Sunday week, October 9.

CORK ladies captain, Amy O’Shea insists she is not offended by the controversial Hunky Dory advertisements that feature scantily clad models playing Gaelic football.

THE pensioner priest with the Midas touch has done it yet again.

THE president of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) has expressed his confidence that the ugly scenes which marred the recent Tyrone county final were isolated and not part of a trend carried over from the men’s games.

TRALEE CBS bid to round off an impressive Frewen Cup campaign with victory in this afternoon’s final against St Flannan’s (Ennis) in Croagh, Limerick (2.30).

COLÁISTE CHRÍOST RÍ upset the title ambitions of a highly rated Tralee CBS side in a magnificent Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final at Knocknagree yesterday to set up an unexpected final against Pobalscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne on March 6.

A MOTION calling for the compulsory wearing of gum shields will be discussed at next month’s National Ladies Gaelic Football Association Annual Congress.

KILLESTER continue their defence of the Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague tomorrow with a potentially tough clash at home to Bord Gáis Neptune.

THE Ladies Gaelic Football Association has taken the lead amongst Irish sporting organisations by reducing the admission price to Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland finals by 20% for supporters of the six participating counties.

NEGOTIATIONS are underway in an attempt to have the Waterford SHC quarter-final between De La Salle and Tallow switched from Sunday to Saturday to avoid a clash with the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies finals.