Ardscoil Rís 15 CBC 28: Christian Brothers College confirmed the favourable impression created in their opening round victory over Crescent with an emphatic 28-15 defeat of Ardscoil Rís in the quarter-final of the Munster Schools Senior Cup at UL yesterday.

Millions of TV viewers in the US last night watched the latest episode of a hit romantic reality series filmed against a background of spectacular Irish scenery.

"The Kerrymen are down from the mountains" was the greeting from a smiling Taoiseach Enda Kenny for some life-long Fine Gael supporters who turned out yesterday to welcome him to Killarney.

Jack O’Connor’s ratification as manager of the Kerry minor football team for the next two years met with an unprecedented challenge from the floor last night when Kenmare delegate Michael Carey and his Kilgarvan counterpart Tom Randles objected to the recommendation of the executive and maintained the outgoing manager, Mickey ‘Ned’ O’Sullivan, should be re-appointed.

The Topaz filling station in Ballincollig was ordered yesterday to close for five days as part of the penalty for serving drink to someone under the age of 18.

A controversial site which has divided a community has been sold to the highest bidder by the Diocese of Kerry, against the wishes of the local GAA club.

The Catholic Church has been warned it can expect scenes reminiscent of John B Keane’s The Field if it sells a village property in Kerry to anyone other than the local GAA club.

The future of Kilgarvan GAA Club would be safeguarded if a deal can be struck to purchase 15 acres of land adjoining its current ground, club chairman Tom Randles insisted last night.

Representatives of Cork Airport have said they are disappointed by Ryanair’s decision to end its Cork-Dublin service from October 30.

At least 89 people have been killed by a massive tornado that brought devastation to a city in the US state of Missouri.

Fee-paying schools today denied they are cherry-picking bright students ahead of youngsters with special education needs or from poorer backgrounds.

IT WAS the breakthrough this relatively new Limerick school dared dream of a year ago when they reached a first Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup final, only to have their hopes shattered by PBC.

THE upcoming health check on the Common Agricultural Policy will be more than just a review of previous European reforms, the delegates to the World Dairy Summit in Dublin were told yesterday.

A state vetting system for people who work with children should be implemented to protect youngsters in Ireland, the Catholic Church said today.

MAINTAINING his remarkable run of success on the Killarney Historic Rally, Dessie Nutt, co-driven by Geraldine McBride in a Porsche 911, won his fifth title when he finished the ten-stage event a minute and twenty one seconds ahead of the similar Porsche of John Keatley/Maurice Beckett.

Defending champions Johnny O’Sullivan/Pat Cashman (Escort WRC) are the new leaders of the Yokohama Tyres Kerry Winter Rally.