Dublin claimed their eighth TG4 Leinster senior title in a row, but the scoreline doesn’t do justice to Westmeath who only fell out of contention thanks to late goals from Niamh McEvoy and Nicole Owens at netwatch Cullen Park.

Sean Finnegan faces a daunting test in his first final as a Ladies Football manager, but he says his Westmeath side are not getting bogged down by the prospect of five straight losses to Dublin in the TG4 Leinster SFC decider.

A “well-pitched and well-varied” Leaving Cert higher level English paper left students “beaming” on the first day of their exams.

Garveys Tralee Warriors staged a dramatic second half comeback to deny Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin in the Premier Men’s final at the 49th annual St Mary’s Castleisland Blitz played in front of a packed house at the Castleisland Community Hall.

The arguments are as familiar to us now as Croke Park, Michael Lyster and an umpire’s white coat, but the ongoing domination of Dublin’s footballers at all levels in Leinster is such that those fires will continue to be stoked as the fine weather sets in. 

GAA President Nickey Brennan yesterday honoured 16 members of the association after the shortlist for the 2009 President’s Awards was confirmed.

NICKEY BRENNAN last night honoured 16 members of the Association at a gala GAA President’s Awards function at Croke Park.

Former Donegal boss Brian McEniff and ex-Derry supremo Mickey Moran have been invited to attend interviews next week for the vacant Mayo senior football manager's position.

WILLIE HEGARTY, who has sound-tracked the journey for all those Roscommon supporters who have had to stay at home, has called it a great adventure.