Séamus Moynihan won four All-Ireland titles with Kerry but says he is "reminded of the losses more than the wins" in the Kingdom.

The granddaughter of assassinated lord mayor of Cork Tomás MacCurtain said she hopes the sacrifices of all involved in the struggle for Irish independence — and not just the “famous names” — will be remembered this year.

Fionnuala MacCurtain said she feels humbled and honoured that tomorrow night’s event also marks the start of the city’s 1920 centenary commemorative events.

Their duels were keenly contested, both winning All-Stars in 2011 when they first clashed in Championship.

It was natural that of all the previous All-Ireland finals that last Sunday’s conjured comparisons with, 1982 was the easiest from the archive to reach for, but for long periods, it felt an awful lot like 2011 to us.

Tomás Ó Sé got chatting to Jack O’Connor recently and something his former manager said about Dublin, Kerry and the five in a row struck a chord with Ó Sé.

These are no ordinary times in Gaelic football and this is no run-of-the-mill five-in-a-row bid.

A father and son from Kerry made a splash in more ways than one when they posted video footage of their close encounter with a pod of humpback whales.

Incredible footage has surfaced of the moment a father and son came into contact with a group of humpback whales off the coast of Kerry.

Five years ago, it wasn’t indifference that stopped Kerry supporters from travelling to Páirc Uí Chaoimh, it was dread.

When I arrived in Pearse Stadium for work with RTÉ yesterday, I’d only had a cup of coffee in my system. I had to be on-site by 10.30am but I was hungry by the time the Tipp-Limerick match started at 2pm.

Tomorrow, at Pearse Stadium, Galway midfielder Tom Flynn will hope to pocket a third Connacht SFC medal in four years, having started the previous two final victories.

Marjorie Brennan meets Kenny's Bookshop owner Tomás.

He wasn’t exactly written out of history yet when you think of Westmeath’s solitary Leinster title success 15 years ago, Jack Cooney’s name doesn’t immediately spring to mind.

When Tomás Mac an tSaoir came through the arrival gates of Dublin airport yesterday, his only visible signs of injury were some small plasters on his feet.

Here’s a starter for 10: Which county team has lost the least number of times this year?

A meeting will be held in UCC tomorrow to plan for special centenary commemorations of the War of Independence and Civil War.

Things didn’t finish up for Darran O’Sullivan as he would have liked, either with Kerry or when he last played against their opponents tonight, Mayo.

Paudie O’Connor doesn’t want to be remembered for his one night in London against Arsenal. He’s far too ambitious to be pigeonholed into a cameo.

From garlic snails to delicious vegan desserts, Valerie O’Connor enjoyed her trip to the famous food festival in the Kerry town.

A self-styled adventure junkie will have to avoid bandits and lions and endure searing desert heat on an epic 12,000km solo bike tour through Africa.

“What a game! What a spectacle! Is Irish club rugby alive? Yes, yes, and yes again.”

Sitting high on the cliffs of eastern Inishvickillane the view eastwards to the other Blaskets is simply extraordinary, writes Dan MacCarthy.

Just months after a riveting 2001 football championship had captured the public imagination with the advent and novelty of the backdoor, Ger Loughnane proclaimed in his book, Raising The Banner: “The biggest problem with hurling is that it is in danger of being swamped by football.

These boys don’t think like past Limerick teams, writes Anthony Daly.

Dr Susan Crawford has become an expert in movement skills to help her son and others who are debilitated by catatonia, says Dan Buckley

Former Cork manager Billy Morgan has admitted he’d like Tomas Ó Sé to manage the county at some stage - but can’t see it happening.

We love to anthropomorphise the landscape — that is, to give human definition to an inanimate object.

Colm Cooper thought Croke Park would suit Nemo just fine. But there was lead in the boots from the off.

Jerry Flannery was a member of the Irish team which completed the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2009. An outstanding hooker who helped Munster to win the Heineken Cup in 2006 and 2008, he represented Ireland on 41 occasions. Ahead of Ireland’s bid for more Grand Slam glory on Saturday he spoke to Charlie Mulqueen

Nemo Rangers (Cork) 2-19 Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-14 (After extra-time): Snapshots from an encounter for the ages in Portlaoise: 24 minutes gone, Nemo desperately seeking their second wind after a dismal start and Tomas Ó Sé, 40 this summer, in possession down on the left wing. 

Not quite a pot of gold, but Marty Morrissey was clearly over the rainbow when he managed to improve his steps on Dancing with the Stars’ movie-themed night.

Defending champion Roger Federer was embroiled in a heated situation with Irish umpire Fergus Murphy at the Australian Open yesterday.

The Marty Party is still going, but for Norah Casey it was taxi time after the first elimination from this year’s Dancing with The Stars TV bash.

Pádraig Ó Sé wasn’t even a teenager when An Ghaeltacht last graced Croke Park but that 2004 All-Ireland senior club final defeat to Caltra was one of those formative experiences.

It won't be long now before Mark O’Connor swaps Dingle for Geelong again. 

The son of an elderly man killed in an arson attack on the family home has appealed directly to the arsonist to give himself up.

Could Cooper yet be forced to walk naked in atonement through the streets of Killarney, asks Mike Quirke.

A man with a sombrero in a Mexican photo studio might not look like having much to do with the Irish-language revival but the image recalls a key moment in its early days.

Stephen Cluxton has won his game’s ultimate honour on four occasions. This Saturday, he makes his 89th championship appearance, going one ahead of Tomás and Marc Ó Sé, writes John Fogarty.

A quarter of the web runs on the WordPress content management system, which is available in more than 60 languages — but not, as yet, in Irish.

AEK Larnaca 1 - 0 Cork City (AEK win 2-0 on agg.): Cork City boss John Caulfield had to accept a heartbreaking defeat and Europa League exit in the heat and humidity of Larnaca in Cyprus last night.