The World Rugby U20 Championship has been horrendous for Ireland but one of the few bright sparks has been the emergence of Jack Daly, the latest to come off the remarkable Currow conveyor belt in Kerry.

“Life is good,” reports Peter Acheson down the phone-line from the United Arab Emirates.

The presence of harmful microplastics in deep-water fish discovered by Irish researchers suggests the problem could be more serious than previously thought.

Vinegar, as opposed to urine, is the best way to treat a jellyfish sting.

Portugal coasted to a 4-0 win over New Zealand in St Petersburg and secured their place in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup.

Liam Boyce scored his first Northern Ireland goal in the win over New Zealand to stake his claim for a starting berth in next week's World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan.

The three games played in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup produced exciting ties.

Residents living around Cork Harbour are claiming cheese production giant Dairygold avoided meaningful consultation with them before seeking to build a new plant that will pump 3m litres of waste into the water.

A prominent US canon lawyer has said he suspects “there is a great deal more” to the story of what is happening in the Maynooth seminary.

Galbally caused the shock of the weekend as they beat Clanwilliam in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup.

Irish researchers have begun work on developing an antidote for the potentially deadly lion’s mane jellyfish sting.

Jellyfish are becoming more numerous but though their stings are painful, researchers are examining their tourism potential, writes Dan Buckley

Westmeath 2-22 Kildare 2-13

Liverpool have made their second signing of the summer after agreeing a deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can.

Favourites Rae’s Creek and Massini’s Trap provided Fran Berry with a fine double at the opening stage of Ballinrobe’s two-day May meeting last night.

A week before Christmas, a group of farmers gathered in a small hotel conference room in Abbeyleix.

Kanturk won the big game in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League to move into second place, two points behind leaders St. Mary’s, after their 34-15 away win over Clonmel.

Two counties still searching for a senior football manager are expected to fill the respective positions next week.

Farmer groups have raised concerns about the closure of ACC’s retail bank with the loss of 180 jobs.

Kerry County Council was preparing to redeploy extra staff to the motor tax office in Tralee last night as owners of off-road vehicles continued to descend on the office in advance of the introduction of a new tax system.

The IFA has called upon the Government to reverse the trend of disproportionate cuts to farm schemes relative to cutbacks in other departments.

The true grit of the men from Currow is legendary in rugby circles.

Ireland’s three main domestic “agri” banks have confirmed that their doors are wide open to farmers struggling to cope with the ongoing fodder crisis.

Solwhit is set to take his chance in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday week after pleasing trainer Charles Byrnes in a gallop on Saturday.

Hurricane Fly advanced his claims to regain his Cheltenham crown with a 13th Grade One triumph in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Animal feed merchants have warned that their extension of credit to farmers has reached unsustainable levels. It’s one of the many financial consequences of a year of dreadful weather and a global grain shortage.

A faultless, front-running display by Flemenstar in the Grade 2 Irish Form Book Fortria Chase proved the highlight of yesterday’s action in Navan.

Gordon Elliott’s Roi Du Mee toyed with the opposition on his way to landing the featured John Meagher Memorial Chase at Thurles yesterday.

A Grade 1 winner at the Punchestown Festival in April, the Tony Martin-trained Dedigout made a successful start over fences when coasting to a 34 lengths win in the opening beginners’ chase in Punchestown yesterday.

It looked competitive on paper, but Burrenbridge Lodge turned the featured Lartigue Hurdle into a procession at Listowel yesterday.

Pride Of The Artic, the outsider of three runners, produced a fine display to land the John F McGuire Novice Chase at Listowel yesterday.

Impressive on her recent fencing debut at Clonmel, Dazzling Susie proved the star of last night’s action in Kilbeggan, producing another sparkling, front-running display to slam her rivals in the Tyrrellspass Novice Chase.