Team Éamon Bowen (Éamon Bowen, Declan O’Leary, Pat O’Donovan) got the perfect start to 2019 when they beat Team Craig Moynihan (Craig Moynihan, Maurice Connolly, Darren Bowen) in the John O’Donovan Cup final at Bottlehill.

“You called me a langer and you’d want to apologise for it.”

A leading doctor has warned the Government that future generations will accuse it of ignoring A&E overcrowding “abuse” in the same way as “clerical sex abuse, the Tuam babies and Magdalene Laundry scandals” unless they immediately tackle the crisis.

Dan Hegarty has canvassed expert opinions for another ‘Buried Treasure’ book, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

St Colman’s CC, Midleton 4-11 Millstreet CS 0-12

The first lifeboat to receive an award for bravery for its role in one of Ireland’s most daring sea rescues has been returned to its spiritual home.

A grudge held for 25 years by a hurler over being denied a place in a North Cork final which led to him attacking a man last year was described by a judge as a moment of madness in an otherwise blemish-free life.

She was awarded a royal gold medal for gallantry for her heroic role in a legendary sea rescue.

A grudge which festered for 25 years in a hurler who was denied a place in a North Cork final for Kildorrery boiled over on the sideline of a recent match when he punched the man he blamed and shouldered his wife.

Disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder is to make his first ever appearance in Ireland at the Electric Picnic festival in September, it was announced today.

Back towards the turn of the century, during an Armagh boot camp that involved a raft race, Oisín McConville was more than a little tentative at the back of a craft because he couldn’t swim.

The crisis at Tallaght Hospital’s emergency department has been repeatedly highlighted by medics for some time.

Management at Tallaght Hospital said a report into its substandard care of emergency department patients was “a wake-up call” to the entire health service and exposed a dangerous lack of leadership within the hospital.

The family of a man who took his own life have settled their High Court action for €105,000 against the estate of a vet, who they alleged gave the man a chemical, believing it was to treat a dog, but which he used to kill himself.

Seanie Johnston’s protracted attempts to transfer clubs from Cavan to Kildare rekindles memories of Thomas Walsh’s switch from his native Carlow to Wicklow in 2007.

PAT GILROY was keen to play down the significance of Dublin’s early morning training as they overcame Carlow in their Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup opener at Dr Cullen Park.

The Carlow footballers will be without midfielder Thomas Walsh for the foreseeable future as the former Wicklow player is spending the year in Boston.

Relatives of Corporal Fintan Heneghan, Private Mannix Armstrong, and Private Thomas Walsh have finally, after more than 22 years, received apologies on behalf of the Army from Lieutenant General Seán McCann, the Chief of Defence Forces, and on behalf of the state from Alan Shatter, the Minister for Justice.

Bereaved families of three Irish soldiers killed by a landmine in Lebanon 22 years ago said they have finally been vindicated.

There was a systemic failure to respond to the threats facing peacekeeping personnel, a new report into the deaths of three Irish soldiers in Lebanon has stated.

A DUBLIN hospital whose emergency department (ED) was described as a “dangerous place” has been given until Monday to come up with measures to reduce the risk to patients.

Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-9

Carlow manager Luke Dempsey has made one enforced change to his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Antrim.

THEY provided one of the most uplifting tales of the summer in Portlaoise a fortnight ago but there was no repeat of that romance for the Carlow footballers in Croke Park yesterday.

TALLAGHT Hospital has been described as a very “dangerous place for anybody” by a coroner and as having “appallingly poor standards of sanitation” by one of its own consultants.

CARLOW celebrated like they had won the All-Ireland and were quite happy to tell you that it felt just as good.

Carlow 0-14 Louth 0-13

FEARS Brendan Murphy could miss Carlow’s Leinster championship clash with Louth have receded after the midfielder took a full part in training on Thursday.

LIMERICK have named just two of the starting team that lost to Cork last year for Sunday’s Munster semi-final against Waterford.

Carlow will field a team that includes three Championship debutants when they take on Louth in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final in Portlaoise (throw-in 3.30pm).

An independent review into the deaths of three soldiers in the Lebanon 22 years ago will be complete within four months.

New information has sparked an independent review into the deaths of three Irish soldiers in the Lebanon 22 years ago.

Antrim 0-14 Meath 0-11, Casement Park

BARRY OWENS’ Fermanagh side made a winning start to their campaign at Dr Cullen Park in comfortable fashion. The two-time All Star was immense in shutting down Thomas Walsh and Brendan Murphy, who both had fruitless stints at full-forward.

London top Division 4 of the Allianz Football League after the opening round of matches. Leitrim were also victorious, while there were draws in the Carlow v Wicklow and Longford v Roscommon games.

DUBLIN senior Diarmuid Connolly fired 1-7 as DIT completely outclassed a poor Wexford outfit in a lopsided O’Byrne Cup opening round tie at Enniscorthy yesterday afternoon.

A GARDA investigation into the death of Donna Cleary’s suspected killer found there were no suspicious circumstances when he became fatally ill in garda custody.

THOMAS WALSH takes a timeout from the nine-to-five in the Bryansford Caravan Park and rewinds his mind back to the day he first saw a Cork team in action.

Wicklow 3-13 Carlow 0-12

Wicklow v Carlow

THE focus in this game will largely be focused on how Thomas Walsh fares out in the midfield battle.

KERRY football boss Jack O’Connor has named ten of last September’s All-Ireland winning team for the opening clash of their All-Ireland title defence in Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Carlow manager Luke Dempsey has handed five players their first Championship starts, while Thomas Walsh returns to the line-up for this Sunday's Leinster SFC opener against Wicklow at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise.