Ballincollig 69 Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin 64: Ballincollig coach Kieran O’Sullivan was quivering with emotion, but his description of this Men’s President’s Cup final was as apt as it was terse.

Ballincollig will face Killorglin in the Hula Hoops President’s Cup Final following a magnificent win over Scott Lakers Killarney at the Neptune Stadium on Saturday.

Presentation Brothers, Cork, will begin the defence of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup with a first-round game in Cork against Castletroy College, Limerick.

Christian Brothers College Cork grabbed a last minute victory over holders Crescent College Comprehensive in a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup final at Musgrave Park today.

CBC Cork 15 - PBC Cork 15: Two high-quality sides produced a very entertaining derby at Musgrave Park yesterday.

A new children’s triage system, the first of its kind, is to be introduced in emergency departments in the coming months.

Killester produced a season best performance last week to thrash Belfast Star in the Men’s Premier National Cup and will hope to build on that effort tomorrow when they travel to play Moycullen, whose coach is still fuming about the treatment of his players last week.

Team Montenotte had to dig deep before overcoming Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell in a thrilling Women’s Premier National Cup quarter-final.

An Irish club side made up of players from teams in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Premier League were made to pay for their mistakes by Czech heavyweights CEZ Nymburk in the FIBA Europe Cup. Hibernia Basketball lost 106-45 in central Bohemia in their third trip to the continent in as many weeks.

Colin O’Reilly has laid down a challenge to players hopeful of making the Men’s Premier League All-Star team competing at the Sino-European Championships in July.

Basketball: C & S Blue Demons 62 Moycullen 59: President’s Cup Final: Three-pointers from David Murphy and Shane McCarthy sealed a famous win for C & S Blue Demons over Moycullen in a magnificent President’s cup final.

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A Rob Lynch-inspired Limerick Celtics overturned a seven-point interval deficit to edge past Moycullen 32-27 in the Munster Joinery-sponsored Men’s Premier final at the 45th annual Castleisland Christmas Blitz on Monday night.

Unwell patients eager to avoid the emergency room chaos of public hospitals will soon have access to an alternative treatment venue at Cork’s largest private hospital.

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Neptune will face Kubs of Dublin in the final of the U20 men’s final following respective wins over Belfast Star and Killester.

UCC Demons player coach Colin O’Reilly and his team will be on full alert to maintain their 100% unbeaten record in the Mens Premier League when they travel to Belfield tomorrow to play UCD Marian.

UL Eagles coach Mark Keenan was left bitterly disappointed after his side went down 100-88 to Killester in a highly entertaining Premier Men’s league clash at the UL Arena.

Youghal’s ability to convert pressure into scores proved the difference in this East Cork U21 AFC final in Midleton last night as they survived a brave Erin’s Own fight back in the second-half to claim a deserved victory.

A 700% rise in the number of sick children left lingering in paediatric emergency departments has been recorded by senior medics.

The number of sick children being treated on trolleys is “at historically high and dangerous levels”, according to the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine.

YOUNG MUNSTER turned the clock back two decades with a stirring ODM Munster Senior Cup triumph over gallant University College Cork at sunny Musgrave Park on Saturday.

St Munchin’s 10 Crescent Comprehensive 9

Crescent College 11 Árd Scoil Rís 10

The following is the Munster schools' (U18) 15 to play Ulster schools at Musgrave Park on Friday.

Ulster Schools 10 Munster Schools 0

Árd Scoil Rís 9 Crescent Comp 0