Having presided over a remarkable haul of six consecutive Cork and Munster titles, as well as back-to-back All-Ireland crowns, Mourneabbey manager Shane Ronayne described Saturday’s one-point victory as “the sweetest win we have ever had”.

The West Cork ladies footballers had some difficulty in securing a pitch to train on last Wednesday evening. Four days out from their county senior final date with Mourneabbey, it was hardly an ideal scenario to arise.

Tipperary dual player Orla O’Dwyer will line out for the Premier camogie team on Saturday evening, but will miss the county’s last-four ladies football fixture on the same day.

The Tipperary ladies footballers requested their semi-final be put back a week to avoid O’Dwyer having to choose between codes, but when this request was not acceded to, the football management took the decision out of O’Dwyer’s hands and released her to play camogie this Saturday.

Limerick ladies football captain Cathy Mee has confirmed that it was the players who looked for the special meeting of the county board after reports emerged that manager John Ryan was being relieved of his position.

The settlement of a long- running dispute with four female academics over promotions at NUI Galway has not ended gender discrimination crisis at the university, a union has said.

Cork secured a Munster MFC semi-final spot with a straightforward win over Waterford at Páirc Uí Rinn this evening.

Tributes have been paid to Rachel Kenneally, a former Tipperary Ladies Football, who has passed away aged 26.

Three young brothers, all of whom were injured when a wheel came off an SUV on a motorway, have been awarded €85,000 damages between them.

Cork camogie manager Paudie Murray is adamant he didn’t threaten any players with the end of their inter-county careers if they played for UCC in the O’Connor Cup at the weekend.

Cork manager Paudie Murray yesterday hit back at UCC Ladies Football chiefs in a row over dual players.

The union representing low-paid civil servants has rejected the Government’s efficiencies “wishlist” outlined in the ongoing pay talks and warns there can be no further productivity deals.

The union representing low-paid civil servants has told its members to prepare themselves for industrial action if their pay demands are not met in the upcoming public-service pay talks.

Two entrepreneurs have launched a business innovation hub in Cork City which they hope will help support the creation of up to 100 jobs over the next 18 months.

With both Dublin Bus and Luas drivers securing double-digit wage increases and gardaí threatening strikes over their pay, two of the country’s leading trade unionists have called for a renegotiation of the latest public service pay agreement.

The family of a young man who died earlier this year have launched a memorial fund in aid of the organisation which retrieved his body.

A trade union representing low-paid civil servants has claimed new recruits are now earning up to €7,000 less than their lowest paid colleagues in some roles.

The top contender to replace Eamonn Ryan as Cork ladies senior football team manager has sensationally pulled out of the race.

All-Ireland Club JHC semi-final: The Dungourney dinner dance has been scheduled for Saturday, February 20 and with four pieces of silverware already booked in for the top table, junior manager Brian Ronayne is dearly hoping there’ll be a last minute edition to the victory banquet.

The daughter of a man whose body was recovered from the River Lee yesterday, almost a month after he was reported missing, has issued an emotional thank you to all who helped in the search.

Shane Ronayne has expressed interest in replacing Eamonn Ryan as Cork ladies senior football team manager.

The magic of modern technology has played a key factor in helping the Dungourney junior hurling panel keep tabs on each other’s extra-curricular work this year.

Doireann O’Sullivan is first through the dressing room door in Mourneabbey, sister Méabh but two paces behind.

They’re one of the biggest bands in the world, and have been for decades, but it’s far from sell-out stadiums U2 were raised.

Business group Ibec has defended its U-turn on the Cork council merger plan.

Cloyne 4-11 Carrigaline 0-12: Two late Cloyne goals distorted the scoreline of this Cork PIHC game with Carrigaline at Páirc Uí Rinn. 

As an unemployed person, I’d like to congratulate Mr Jim Ronayne on his attitude to recruitment (“400 hopefuls compete for 60 McDonald’s jobs”, Irish Examiner, July 9).

More than 400 jobseekers were interviewed for just 60 positions at the country’s newest McDonald’s restaurant which opened in Cork yesterday.

The trade union representing low-paid civil servants has warned it will pull out of next week’s pay restoration talks “like a hare from a trap” if there is no attempt to close the gap between its members and higher-paid public servants.

When Róisin O’Sullivan held aloft the O’Connor Cup in March of 2012, UCC’s first in 22-years, the expectation was the Western Road nursery would enjoy a prolonged stay at the summit of third-level ladies football.

Cork ladies senior football team selector Shane Ronayne considered the prospect of a frantic helicopter ride to cope with a potential fixtures riddle on Saturday.

Outsourcing firm Abtran, which operates the helpline for the Revenue’s local property tax received fees of €4.65m for providing the service last year.

TESCO HOMEGROWN ALL-IRELAND LADIES’ SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:

Bishopstown 1-09 Clyda Rovers 0-11

Cork Premier IFC

Wayne Ronayne stepped down as the Mayor of Gosport just 40 days after taking office after an unfortunate incident during a night out in June.

Councillors have called for staffing changes to bridge a gap in library openings that see all three of Cork’s northside branches close for lunch.