IN John Steinbeck’s The Pearl, Mexican pearl diver, Kino, basks in the ‘song of the family’. On the other side of the ocean, traditional Irish singer, Seán Keane, also has a family song, titled ‘Home’.

Back to business as usual.

After years spent blazing trails with their own projects, the Casey sisters from West Cork finally got around to playing together, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Castletroy 15 St Clement’s 0: Castletroy fully deserved their 15-point victory over Limerick rivals St Clement’s in the Munster Schools Senior Cup at Rosbrien yesterday but if anything, it was the losing side that emerged with their reputation considerably enhanced after a serious competitive encounter.

Eoin Edwards talks to Peadar Ó Riada about the final of this week’s competition named in honour of his father

A senior garda told a court yesterday that a number of residents “were in fear of their lives” over the staging of an unofficial boy-racer rally in Clare last year.

Although Gemma Carcaterra was steeped in theatre from an early age, the artistic director and CEO of Glór in Ennis, Co Clare, was more interested in working behind the scenes than in performing. 

An undercover garda who posed as a boy-racer at a late night car rally said that if one of the cars performing ‘doughnuts’ had spun out of control, "it would have resulted in carnage".

A man is still being held by gardaí investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kilkenny city last night.

UCC 0-10 UUJ 0-09

Croke Park on All-Ireland Final day. A cauldron of sporting excellence. A sea of pomp and colour. A spectacle of ceremony and tradition. A load of RIDICULOUS outfits.

The Coolnasillagh Road. Up until this year, this two-mile-long mountain pass was used only by stray sheep and the people who lived along its steep slopes.

SATURDAY

A last-gasp extra-time point by Whitechurch player Sean Keane salvaged a draw for UCC in a highly entertaining opening round tie in the divisions-colleges section of the Cork SHC in Cloughduv last night.

LEGENDARY hellraisers The Dubliners fell unusually silent yesterday when they were upstaged by the Lord’s Prayer.

The Chieftains’Triona Marshall reveals plans for a concert to aid quake victims and also mark the band’s 50th anniversary, writes Gerry Quinn

COUNTY CLARE owner/trainer Noel Glynn is set to launch a double assault at Aintree next week, with Becauseicouldntsee and Gonebeyondrecall on course to take on the famous National fences at the John Smith’s Grand National meeting.

AGRI AWARE has won the 2010 Agricultural Journalism Awards for Incredible Edibles.

CHAMPIONS St. Brendan’s, Killarney reached the knockout stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí with a comfortable victory over St. Fachtna’s at Cloughduv yesterday.

HAVING won four of the last five City division junior football titles, White’s Cross have taken the next step to reach a first county final in the grade after prevailing against Mitchelstown at Watergrasshill on Saturday.

KERRY’S record in Munster minor football over the last decade is quite intimidating.

CORK boss Brian Cuthbert has made three changes to his starting 15 for next Sunday’s Munster MFC final against Kerry in FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney.

THE long path to All-Ireland colleges football glory next April starts this afternoon for six Munster schools, with three games in the Credit Union Corn Uí Mhuirí (‘A’ SFC) down for decision.

Roadstone, a leading Irish building materials company, has been fined €17,500 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for breaches of health and safety legislation over five years ago which left two electricians with burns.

MARY HARNEY, the acting leader of the Progressive Democrats, fought back tears yesterday as she paid a moving tribute to her late mother, Sarah Harney, 84, who died on Monday following a long illness.

BANJOS and ballads, laments and love songs filled the church where Ronnie Drew said farewell in the only way he knew how to the woman who kept him in tune.

DURING a high-speed incident involving feud gangs, a gunman opened fire while hanging out a car window weaving in and out of traffic, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

GARDAÍ have arrested three people in Limerick following a shooting incident in the Moyross area of the city on Tuesday night, in which a young man was injured.

A brother of murdered Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after being shot at his home in the St Mary's Park area last night.

A BROTHER of murdered Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane was recovering in hospital last night after he was shot four times at his home.

The O’Riada collection, which contains instruments, original scores, correspondence, possessions and 2000 books belonging to one of the country’s most important traditional musicians, is today being presented to the Taoiseach on behalf of Ireland.

A UNIVERSITY last night acquired the entire collection of one of the country’s most important traditional musicians.

A MUCH-LOVED traditional musician who brought joy to many people during his long life was laid to rest in his beloved Sliabh Luachra, yesterday.

THE STATE of hurling dominated Clare’s GAA convention yesterday, amid claims that the association has utterly failed to promote the code in 20 of the 32 counties.

TALES of drunks, biblical mysteries and hurling are set for the stage while Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein and Che Guevara will take to the street.