Having been battered and bashed in recent weeks, Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien is expecting a backlash from the Cork footballers when the counties meet on the first Sunday of next month.

Stephen O’Keeffe saved a last minute penalty from Shane Ryan to salvage a draw for holders Ballygunner against 14-man De La Salle at Walsh Park on Saturday evening.

Being Waterford’s last line of defence, Stephen O’Keeffe has a vested interest but he stresses the one-versus-one penalty is weighed in favour of the attacking player.

Monaghan’s Sam Moffett (Ford Fiesta R5) won the Dickson Insurance Fivemiletown Spring Rally in Tyrone. Co-driven by Jason McKenna, they finished 48 seconds ahead of the Mitsubishi of Omagh’s Mark Donnelly/Stephen O’Hanlon. Another Omagh crew, Niall McCullagh/Ryan McCloskey (Mitsubishi Evo VI) were third.

AIB All-Ireland JFC final - Templenoe (Kerry) 4-13 Ardnaree-Sarsfields (Mayo) 1-10: A hat-trick of goals from Stephen O’Sullivan, allied with key contributions from Brian Crowley and the Spillane brothers, secured a famous victory for Templenoe in the AIB All-Ireland junior club final.

Manager Stephen O’Brien has lauded Tomás Ó Sé’s role in returning Nemo Rangers to the showpiece event of Cork football.

Kenmare District 5-15 St Brendan’s District 0-8: This time last year Kenmare’s no-show was making the headlines in the opening round of the Kerry SFC, but yesterday it was their first-half demolition job on a weak St Brendan’s District side that caught the eye.

Two minutes before half-time in the 2011 Ulster semi-final, Tyrone ripped through the blanket and Brian McGuigan fed Stephen O’Neill, who cut inside two Donegal defenders.

Goalkeepers take a different view. Ask Stephen O’Keeffe about Waterford’s narrow win over Tipperary in the NHL semi-final a couple of weeks ago, for instance, and the Déise goalie talks technique.

Anthony Nash may have precipitated the new penalty rule but it wasn’t until Stephen O’Keeffe rushed towards him to stop his shot with his thigh last June that the GAA said enough was enough.

Kerry forward Stephen O’Brien doesn’t know what look the famously dapper Paul Galvin was sporting on his surprise comeback to the Kingdom senior football panel on Tuesday night, but he welcomed the veteran’s return as strengthening the All-Ireland champions squad.

March. Cork-Kerry, yes. Paul Galvin helping to publicise the game, yes.

The 2014 season wasn’t without its fair share of disputes and furore. But just where does the likes of Shane Enright’s non-black card, Parade-gate and Stephen O’Keeffe’s safety-defying save from Anthony Nash rank in the GAA’s biggest on-field Championship controversies since 2000?

Tyrone legend Stephen O’Neill last night confirmed his retirement from inter-county football. Martin Penrose has also brought the curtain down on his career with the Red Hands.

Yesterday’s outburst by Roddy Collins on the demise of the League of Ireland was roundly criticised, with Dundalk’s title-winning captain Stephen O’Donnell leading the reaction.

Dundalk captain Stephen O’Donnell hailed his comeback as a "fairytale" after his goal set the Louth men on their way to their first league title in 19 years against Cork City at Oriel Park last night.