An 82nd-minute penalty from Chris O’Leary gave UCC a dramatic win over DCU in a tense Fitzgibbon semi-final tonight. Tom Kingston’s side held on, despite a late, late penalty appeal from their opponents, to celebrate a first final appearance in six years.

Paul Dingivan and Paul Reck, two men who lost their wives to cervical cancer, are the latest people to go public with their grief in order to get to the truth about the smear test scandal.

This NHL 1A clash went to the visitors Wexford in front of a crowd of 7,567.

Wexford 1-17 Dublin 0-17: Three late unanswered points handed Wexford a deserved victory over Dublin in this Walsh Cup game played at Hollymount last night.

Dublin 2-12 Wexford 0-12: Dublin claimed their first provincial title in four years as they overcame Wexford by six points in their Electric Ireland Leinster MHC final at Croke Park yesterday.

Cork 2-18 Wexford 2-12

A costly legal wrangle that erupted because Wexford County VEC queried a €691 expenses claim has been settled in the High Court.

TWO second-half goals helped Dublin claim their fourth provincial U21 hurling title after a six-point victory over Wexford in the Bord Gáis Energy Leinster final at Parnell Park yesterday evening.

Dublin 2-15 Wexford 0-15, Parnell Park

A TOP consultancy group has condemned Finance Minister Brian Cowen for his failure to deliver any initiatives to relaunch the Irish Financial Services Centre (IFSC).

A POLL-TOPPING councillor has maximised his vote for the fourth election in a row without climbing a single ladder.