Sligo golfer Barry Anderson birdied each of Little Island’s three par-three holes in yesterday’s final round of the Munster Open Stroke Play Championship to capture the title by two strokes from home club member Gary O’Flaherty and Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightley.

Dublin 0-15 Meath 0-10

Meath chairman Conor Tormey has slammed Dublin U21 manager Dessie Farrell and questioned the county’s explanation for refusing to accept home advantage for tomorrow week’s Leinster football final.

The ratification of Mick O’Dowd as Meath’s new senior football manager took place at a County Board meeting in Navan last night.

Mick O’Dowd of the Skryne club was ratified as the new Meath senior football manager in succession to Seamus McEnaney at last night’s county board meeting in Navan.

A facile win for Tipperary in this Munster MHC semi-final in Semple Stadium last night, a resounding win over a Waterford team that had been beaten in the last two Munster finals and were this year fancied in some quarters to go all the way.

After the heavy rain washed out the majority of last weekend’s Junior Cup ties, only one game is rearranged for this weekend, as Kanturk host St Mary’s.

RICHMOND took another step closer to winning their third Munster Junior League title with an 11-5 victory over nearest challengers Galbally in a Division 1 top of the table clash at the Limerick venue.

A SPECIAL testimonial match raised almost €8,500 for a GAA scholarship in honour of West Kerry sports star Brendan ‘Bawnie’ O’Driscoll

GAA clubs in west Kerry have come together to set up a scholarship to honour the memory of the Annascaul footballer Brendan “Bawnie” O’Driscoll, who died in October, aged 28.

The GAA community in Kerry is in mourning after the deaths of club player Brendan O'Driscoll and the Kingdom's former All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Garry O'Mahoney.

THE Kerry GAA player who collapsed during a local derby championship game at the weekend died yesterday.

MUNSTER got off to the best possible start on the opening day of the senior and boys interprovincial championships at Rosses Point yesterday.

ON some mornings last week the slight chill in the air and the golden sunlight would make one believe autumn, “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, had already arrived.

Goalkeeper Graham Clarke completed a stellar day for Down GAA when he won the overall title in the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition at the Annaverna Mountain.

Tipperary ace Eoin Kelly will grace the Annaverna Mountain for the first time since 2006 this Saturday, as the 2010 M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition plays out at the Louth venue.

FOR a pleasant change, all four South of Ireland semi-finalists at Lahinch this morning are career amateurs, men who work during the day and play golf in their spare time.

Limerick's Pat Murray remained on course for a famous double in the South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch today.

MONDAY madness is nothing new in the South of Ireland and so it came to pass yesterday when four members of the Irish team in the recent European Championship were yesterday all eliminated in the third and fourth rounds at Lahinch.

Defending South of Ireland Championship champion Niall Kearney suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the 2009 event today at Lahinch.

Carrigtwohill 1-12 St Catherine’s 1-10

HOW the mighty have fallen.

Rainey Old Boys 27 Youghal 5

SEAN BARRY, the Underdogs goalkeeper 'evicted' from the TG4 hurling side on last Thursday night’s programme, hit back yesterday at the depiction of himself and his St Finbarr’s clubmate Denis O’Regan in the television show.

Niall Murray and John Breslin talk to former St Joseph’s students who believe Robert Howard could have been abused.

Cork 2-17 Tipperary 2-11

RABBITS have forced the cancellation of today's chase programme at Down Royal.

Ireland’s racing authorities have set up a Safety Review Group in the wake of the death of two jockeys after riding accidents recently.

IRELAND’S preparations for the International Rules series in Australia next month were dealt a hammer-blow last night with the withdrawal of inspirational captain, Seamus Moynihan.

Bishopstown 1-11 St Finbarrs1-9

BEEF OR SALMON, a faller at the third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup won by Best Mate, will be a somewhat surprise runner at the Curragh on Sunday.

LAST night’s Kerry convention in Tralee was noteworthy for the election of a new secretary and the first woman member of the executive.

Carrigtwohill 0-15 St Finbarr’s 0-15