“It’s no more than the kids deserve,” said Joe Browne, founder of the charity that has single-handedly transformed cystic fibrosis facilities for both children and adults attending Cork University Hospital.

A former Kildare county footballer awarded €310,000 over a newspaper article describing him as the "king of the swingers" must be paid €50,000 within 36 days as a condition of the paper being allowed to appeal the award, the High Court has ruled.

Ned English’s move to O’Donovan Rossa heads the list of managerial changes among teams in the Cork senior football championship.

Lots of food outlets talk the good talk about local, seasonal and organic. Few really make a commitment to the level a new deli in Athlone has.

We still underestimate the crucial role played by veteran Fenians in the United States including O’Donovan Rossa and, in particular, John Devoy, writes Terry Golway

Castlehaven 1-13 O’Donovan Rossa 1-10: Few clubs have mirrored the journey Castlehaven have made since their breakthrough senior title in 1989. The tiny parish with the big heart has reached another county final – this generation’s fourth in five seasons – and, it seems, their appetite for success remains undiminished.

Castlehaven are through to a fourth county final in five seasons after overcoming near-neighbours, O’Donovan Rossa, in an exciting semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

More than 20 years later, the 1994 Cork SFC final between Castlehaven and O’Donovan Rossa remains steeped in local lore.

A total of 110 days have passed since Bishopstown’s last Cork SFC game – a win over O’Donovan Rossa in the first round – and tonight’s fourth-round clash with Clyda Rovers in Páirc Uí Rinn (6.45pm).

Serious public attention should be paid to the views of the 18 former Lords Mayor of Cork who oppose the abolition of Cork City and County Councils and replacing them with a ‘super council’. (Irish Examiner, August, 4)

I was glad to read M O’Flynn’s letter (Irish Examiner, August 7) regarding the heroic Fenian Jeremiah Ó Donnabháin Rossa, and those who followed in his footsteps, from the men of Easter Week to today’s republicans.

Playing with O’Donovan Rossa’s dynamite and his monstrous reign of terror from 1867 to the mid 1880s, is a very irresponsible policy agenda for this state to pursue. No liberal democracy on this earth would place such an evil man on a pantheon of glory.

Gabriel Doherty offers a personal reflection on the commemorative events marking the centenary of O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral

What made Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa oppose British rule? Author Shane Kenna describes his early life and the key moments that helped shape his future path as a patriot.    

Certain things tend to run in families — particularly names. Williams Rossa Cole is a great grandson of O’Donovan Rossa. His brother is Ross Williams Cole, and their father was William Rossa Cole. The brothers have four children between them — all have a Rossa in their name.

O’Donovan Rossa 2-15 Clonakilty 0-10: A West Cork senior football championship game usually produces plenty of fireworks, but this one at Rosscarbery yesterday fizzled out and faded quickly as O’Donovan Rossa crushed a hugely disappointing Clonakilty.

My idea of misery is any job that isn’t the job I’m currently doing.

From Cork to New York, the Fenian whose funeral is now seen as a dry run for the Easter Rising, will be well remembered this summer on the centenary of his death.

GLAMOUR is in short supply when you’ve been in a band for 25 years, says Kila’s Rossa Ó Snodaigh. 

O’Donovan Rossa (Antrim) 2-12Cappoquin (Waterford) 1-8: AIB All-Ireland Club IHC semi-final:

SFC quarter-final: Nemo Rangers 1-13 O’Donovan Rossa 1-8

O’Donovan Rossa 1-14 Douglas 1-06

Antrim manager Kevin Ryan has named an unchanged team for the county's historic first All-Ireland U-21 Hurling Championship final appearance against Clare tomorrow evening.

O’Donovan Rossa 1-13 Avondhu 1-09

They were made to sweat before they could think of a last eight clash with Avondhu, but O’Donovan Rossa just about squeaked past spirited Aghada in Saturday night’s Cork SFC fourth round clash at rain-lashed Brinny.

For the second successive year O’Donovan Rossa surmounted a West Cork challenge in the opening round of the SFC when they defeated Dohenys in Clonakilty on Saturday night.

I might as well admit it early doors and put it up on the table.

A sick father whose wife is recovering from cancer and whose two children are autistic has expressed outrage at a pay rise for a special adviser, which he wrote to Enda Kenny about but got no reply.

O’DONOVAN ROSSA made no mistake at the second time of asking at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday to claim their third Cork Co U21 FC title in impressive style.

THREE games and three replays were all Cork’s GAA scene had to show for itself for the weekend.

A FOOTBALL treat in Brinny on Saturday, two outstanding teams, all-out commitment and some terrific scores.

DRAMA and excitement in equal measure in Dunmanway on Saturday when St Finbarr’s survived a courageous O’Donovan Rossa challenge in this Evening Echo Cork SFC fourth round clash.

THE Hegarty Bookmakers 600 dominates the home racing scene this week but there will also be huge interest in the progress of our numerically very strong team which will be on duty in the second round of the Williamhill.com English Derby at Wimbledon.

This year’s Vetsearch Irish Grand National has provided a marvellous fillip for hurdle racing in this country and has proved yet again that hurdling could become popular here if given the proper promotion by the authorities.

THE classy Rossa Baby can lay down an early marker in the €5,000 to-the-winner Oliver Hawkes Memorial Stakes at Curraheen Park by taking the first of tonight’s heats.

RETAIL spending will not return to peak levels until 2017 as shoppers put a halt to outlay.

The Labour party has said that Europe will consider a 'No' vote in the Lisbon Treaty Referendum to mean that Ireland is turning its back on the EU.

STRIKING tributes were paid yesterday to solicitor and All-Ireland-winning Kerry footballer Garry MacMahon, who died last week after a brief illness.

AS IRELAND’S population grows to more than 4.5 million over the next three years, the Government will have scope for income tax cuts, Davy Stockbrokers argued yesterday.

A NEW YEAR’S resolution that parents could keep is to speak more Irish to their children.

The All-Ireland Poc Fada hurling event will take place on Saturday, August 4, at 12.30pm, it was announced today.