“We’ll leave Kerry happy now,” said in-form trainer Willie McCreery, following the victory of Fact Or Folklore in the featured Guinness Premier Handicap on day four of the Listowel Festival.

Colin Keane, now a clear second behind Pat Smullen in the Jockeys Championship race, provided his boss Ger Lyons with a first and last race double on Mint Chai and Chapter Seven in Bellewstown last night.

Beaten by Tanava on her debut, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Minding impressed when landing the two-year-old fillies maiden in Leopardstown last night.

Seventh to Gleneagles in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 last time, Convergence produced a gutsy, front-running display to land the Group 3 Ballycorus Stakes, last night’s feature in Leopardstown.

The David Wachman-trained Wooden Heart looked a potentially smart filly when making a successful debut in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden in Clonmel last night.

Without a win since scoring on his debut on the polytrack in May 2012, Tennessee Wildcat gave champion apprentice Colin Keane and his boss Ger Lyons a first win of 2015 when defying top-weight in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap in Dundalk.

Colin Keane, who returned to action after a 14-day ban at Roscommon on Monday, starred in Fairyhouse yesterday, completing the first treble of his career, on Buenos Y Bobos, Chocolate Diamond and Azurite for his boss Ger Lyons, to bring his seasonal tally to 49.

Grandma Dotty, dashingly ridden by Fran Berry, turned over hot-pot Clondaw Warrior in the Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap in Roscommon last night.

Narrowly denied by compatriot Miss Lahar in the race last year, the Rae Guest-trained Minalisa returned to land the listed Yeomanstown & Morristown Lattin Studs Fillies Stakes in Naas last night.

Fermanagh have opted for experience in appointing Down legend Pete McGrath as the county's new senior football manager.

Kims Dream, trained in Clonroche, County Wexford by Noel Dooly, completed a tremendous hat-trick when justifying 7/4 favouritism in the Keen Print Handicap in Roscommon last night.

Colin Keane, arguably the most talented young rider in the country, enjoyed the biggest success of his fledgling career when guiding Brendan Bracken to victory in the Topaz Mile Handicap at Galway last night.

The Ger Lyons-trained Keeping looked a decent prospect when foiling favourite Bint Nayef in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden in Dundalk last night.

In Dubai where he saddled Lily’s Angel’s to triumph on the opening day of the 2013 Carnival in Meydan on Thursday, Ger Lyons missed seeing Machete Mark open his account — at the third attempt — in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden in Dundalk last night.

Fermanagh 2-15 Donegal 2-7

Arthur McConville will make his Championship debut for Down when they take on Fermanagh in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Brewster Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Kissed romped to an impressive win in the listed Salsabil Stakes in Navan yesterday and, as a result, hardened to 5/1 for the Invetsec Oaks at Epsom.

A former car dealership owner who viciously assaulted his partner and her female friend after a night out has been sentenced to four years.

GAA head of games development Pat Daly has expressed his concern at teams openly admitting they cynically foul to gain an advantage.

NEW Fermanagh manager Peter Canavan has received a welcome Christmas present.

LOCAL trainer Ger Lyons notched his second double in four days when Boom To Bust and Chocolate Hills triumphed at Bellewstown last night.

A former car dealership owner who viciously assaulted his then partner and her female friend after a night out will be sentenced later this year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

IN-FORM Ger Lyons dominated last night’s flat action in Wexford, completing a superb treble with Music Pearl, Solent Ridge and Sixty Eight Guns, the first and last leg providing former champion Johnny Murtagh with a double.

FEW counties have warmed to the underdogs status more than Fermanagh but their captain Barry Owens doesn’t find it as comforting right now.

ELEVEN Fermanagh footballers have slammed their county board for the handling of the impasse between the senior squad and manager John O’Neill.

The Fermanagh football dispute took another twist this afternoon with the issuing of a statement by 11 former members of the county's senior panel.

THE Fermanagh County Board’s management committee meet for a second time in three days tonight as the GAA and GPA hope their intervention can help resolve the impasse involving 10 footballers.

EMBATTLED Fermanagh manager John O’Neill has claimed reports of player unrest in his camp are fabricated and is confident of maintaining the county board’s backing.

The future of Fermanagh football boss John O’Neill is believed to be under threat after reports several players have quit the panel in protest at his management.

THE future of Fermanagh football boss John O’Neill is believed to be under threat after reports several players have quit the panel in protest at his management.

TOMMY STACK’S Machaputo, a big disappointment when well fancied on his debut at Down Royal – but a major order morning-prices – strolled to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden at Tipperary last night.

PAT SMULLEN gave Grace O’Malley a quite magnificent drive to land the Group 3 Kerry Group Noblesse Stakes at Cork yesterday.

Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke has named three debutants in his side to face Cavan in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 5.15pm).

Nina Carberry faces a spell in the sidelines after breaking a bone in her toe in a nasty accident at Leopardstown yesterday.

ON a night when Johnny Murtagh took another giant step towards regaining the Jockeys Championship, Joanna Morgan saddled Fourpenny Lane and San Sicharia to dominate the listed Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk.

Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10

Fermanagh 0-10 Armagh 0-11

BORDERLESCOTT, winner of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at Newmarket, justified odds-on favouritism in the listed Mercury Stakes at Dundalk last night.

A car salesman has been acquitted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of assaulting a client who returned a car he had bought at his car dealership and then directing the bank to stop the €23,750 repayment cheque.

A jury has been told that a car salesman assaulted a client who returned a car he had bought and then directed the bank to stop the €23,750 repayment cheque.

Nina Carberry is set to miss several weeks of action and almost certainly the Cheltenham Open meeting after breaking her collarbone.

Monaleen 2-8 Newcastle West 2-8