Knocknagree (Cork) 1-17 Dromid Pearses (Kerry) 2-11: Knocknagree wrote themselves into the history books at Mallow yesterday when they collected their first AIB Munster Club JFC title.

Runaway League of Ireland leaders Cork City are to host a series of roadshows across the county to highlight the benefits of becoming a member of the supporters’ trust that owns the club.

Waterford FC 4 - Cobh Ramblers 0: Waterford FC have moved nine points clear at the summit of the SSE Airtricity League First Division with a comprehensive 4-0 win over second placed Cobh Ramblers in their battle at the RSC on Friday night last.

Sligo survived a brief but real scare in the Bronx tonight before their experience and class told late on to see off a spirited New York.

These are hectic times for Waterford FC. Friday’s First Division win over Athlone Town attracted their biggest crowd of the season at almost 2,000, a fundraiser was held at the greyhound stadium on Saturday and another healthy attendance showed up yesterday at the RSC for the EA Sports Cup game against Cobh Ramblers.

Dr O’Callaghan Cup final

St Colman’s College, Fermoy 4-22 St Flannan’s College, Ennis 2-19 (after extra-time): The young hurlers of St Colman’s, Fermoy rescued a seemingly lost cause to advance to the quarter-finals of the Harty Cup.

Tramore’s Robin Dawson hopes to wield his putter like a “hoover” rather than a deadly weapon as he seeks some AIG Irish Close Championship revenge in the last 16 today.

Limerick FC 2 Cobh Ramblers 0: Cobh boss Stephen Henderson reckons no one will catch runaway First Division leaders Limerick FC. 

A Tralee man who grew cannabis in Mayo could find no place to stay on a journey to Mallow so he called to the local Garda station looking to stay there — with a bag of homegrown cannabis in his hand.

Derry City needed a moment of magic from substitute Patrick McClean to earn a point from a 1-1 draw with Longford Town on Saturday night.

St Colman’s College, Fermoy 2-12 CBC Cork 0-11: St Colman’s College overcame the brave challenge of CBC in the Dr Harty Cup in Mallow yesterday to book their spot in the semi-final against Ardscoil Rís.

Eight people yesterday became the first trainees to be taken on by Waterford Crystal in almost 30 years in traditional disciplines of crystal-blowing, cutting, sculpting and engraving.

Cobh Ramblers 2 Shelbourne 2:

Shannon Rangers 0-9 Dr Crokes 2-16: It was all so easy for Dr Crokes who had 13 points to spare over last year’s semi-finalists Shannon Rangers in this Kerry SFC first round tie at Tarbert on Saturday evening.

Cobh Ramblers 1 Avondale United 2 (After extra-time)

I AM running late for my appointment with Karl Bowe. I text to apologise and immediately he sends a text back saying not a bother, that there’s no need to apologise.

Young Irish footballers need more psychological help to cope with a sense of failure when they return early from England.

Limerick FC 1 Sligo Rovers 0

Tonight’s SSE Airtricity League action is all on the east coast, with the main focus in the Premier Division on the battle to escape relegation.

Kenmare District 3-11 St Kieran’s 2-12

Bray Wanderers 0 Shamrock Rovers 3

With just three points separating the top four, another night of intrigue beckons in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.

A judge has said four men "behaved like a lynch mob from the days of the wild west" when they terrorised a Shannon family in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 2012.

Dundalk’s excellent start to the season has received a major blow with the news that their captain Stephen O’Donnell’s campaign is over.

Stephen Kenny wants his Dundalk players to maintain their desire to help sustain their impressive start to the season.

A Shannon grandfather was attacked in the hallway of his home while being terrorised by a group of youths in the early hours of New Year’s Day, 2012.

Dublin IT 2-11 St Mary’s, Belfast 1-13

Kevin O’Connor scored a stunning late winner to secure Bray Wanderers’ place in the Premier Division for a tenth successive season as they beat First Division Longford Town 3-2 at the City Calling Stadium to record a 5-4 aggregate win in the promotion/relegation play-off final.

Reigning champions Lansdowne were warned that life could be tough in this season’s Ulster Bank League when they lost their seasonal opener at home to newcomers UCD on Saturday.

Success comes in many different forms and it’s not all about having your name up in lights — that was the advice from TV star Graham Norton to young people yesterday.

In the middle of July, Sinéad O’Connor’s male nanny took her six and nine-year-old sons, Yeshua Bonadio and Shane O’Connor, from Dublin to Lyon.

For the first time since 2009, Kerry will begin a championship match against Cork without Kieran Donaghy filling the number 14 shirt after he was left out of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s side for Sunday’s Munster SFC final in Killarney (2pm).

Michael Hurley has been named at in attack in the only change to the Cork side for this evening’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final with Tipperary in Semple Stadium (7.30).

Shelbourne 1 Bray Wanderers 2

Goalkeeper Darren Gleeson is the most notable inclusion in the Tipperary side for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final against Kilkenny in Nowlan Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

The Cork minor football management have rung the changes for tonight’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC first round replay with Kerry in Austin Stack Park in Tralee.

ELECTRIC IRELAND MUNSTER MFC QUARTER-FINAL