A former employee at Coolmore Stud has been refused injunctions preventing its lawyers writing to booksellers and distributors alleging his book contained defamatory material in breach of the rights of Coolmore and others.

Joe Canning is confident the knee problem which forced him to miss his first game for Portumna through injury since he made his debut 12 years ago will not be a factor for Galway’s opening game in the championship in just over five weeks.

Jackie Tyrrell makes his first since last year’s Leinster final as one of five changes to the Kilkenny side for tomorrow’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow (2pm).

Brian Cody has made four changes to the Kilkenny side for today’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash with Tipperary in Nowlan Park (throw-in 2pm).

Colin Walshe replaces Drew Wylie in the only change to the Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final with Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park (4pm). Walshe came on as a sub in the win over Cavan in the quarter-final, scoring a point.

Power over playing rule changes should be removed from the remit of Congress and entrusted to a new committee of past and present players, according to Galway football stalwart Liam Sammon.

Allianz Football League leaders Cork have included all three O’Driscoll brothers for Sunday’s table-topping clash with Mayo.

At last, there is now scope for real optimism in rural Ireland, after being obsessed with quotas for over 30 years.

Kieran McGeeney can make men tick.

An embarrassing oversight has prevented Waterford hurler Brian O’Sullivan from appealing a two-match ban. The forward picked up the suspension retrospectively following Waterford’s Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Cork last Sunday week.

Tipperary’s aspirations of securing a Munster semi-final berth have been dealt a massive blow with free-taker Shane Hennessy ruled out with cruciate ligament damage.

As Cork make the long trip to Ballycastle on Sunday in the search for a handsome win over Antrim to boost their scoring difference, Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made six changes to the side that beat Offaly last weekend.

Cork shot-stopper Elaine Harte has reclaimed the No 1 shirt for Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies’ football decider at Croke Park.

Cork senior footballer Damien Cahalane is a notable inclusion in the county’s U21 hurling side for tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster semi-final with Tipperary in Semple Stadium (7.30pm).

Republic of Ireland and West Bromwich Albion striker Shane Long is 26 today, so to celebrate, and just because it brings a smile to our face, here’s the Tipperary man singing Bob Marley’s ‘No woman, no cry’ on Sky Sports.

An impressive show of beef animals at Cappamore Show saw William R Gubbins of Kilfinane, Co Limerick winning both the GVM All Ireland€ 2,500 Commercial Beef Championship and the commercial championship of the show.

They look lovely and last so long — well looked after dairy show cows come up shining year after year, with top winners from 2010 taking the red rosettes again last Sunday at Tullamore Show.

Mickey Ned O’Sullivan: Attempts to plot downfall of highly-rated Tipperary team.

The challenge now for David Power and his Tipperary minor footballers is to rewrite the history books.

Limerick manager John Allen has handed championship debuts to Conor Allis and Shane Dowling for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 HL semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium from the starting 15 that drew when the sides met at the Thurles venue recently.

BIRMINGHAM-Irish boxer Matthew Macklin is one fight away from becoming the WBA middleweight champion of the world.

THE final round of games in the two top divisions of the Allianz Hurling League this weekend and plenty still to play for.

CORK County Board have called for fair play after All-Ireland-winning captain Graham Canty was snubbed for a trip to America on St Patrick’s Day.

Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has opted to field an experimental side for the Premier County's NHL Division1 clash with Dublin at Parnell Park on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has announced his side ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Limerick at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

2008 team colleagues Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Jerry O’Connor return to the Cork colours for Sunday’s Allianz NHL clash with Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Tipperary manager Declan Carr has made just one change to his team for Sunday's Bord Gais All-Ireland Under-21 hurling final against Kilkenny at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

THE Cork team for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Clare shows one change from the side that defeated Galway last Saturday night.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

It is now believed that the gang who put a Co Tipperary family through an horrific ordeal last night stole just €5,000.

LIMERICK, seeking their first NHL title since Tom Ryan guided them to glory nine years ago, may be without top scorer Mark Keane for Sunday’s decider against Kilkenny in Thurles.

HOLDERS Cork will field seven of the squad which trounced Limerick in last year’s provincial final in tomorrow night’s opening round of the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship at the Gaelic Grounds (6.30).

WEXFORD veteran Adrian Fenlon looks set to retire from inter-county hurling. Manager Seamus Murphy confirmed yesterday that while the midfielder had not made contact, he believes that the Enniscorthy Rapparees man has called time on his Model career.

TIPPERARY are likely to name their new senior hurling manager at next Tuesday night’s County Board meeting.

TIPPERARY have named five members of last year’s Munster U21 HC winning side for tonight’s provincial semi-final against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

DENIS CROWLEY makes his first appearance for the Cork minor footballers for their semi-final against Tipperary in Limerick tonight.