Pre-tax profits at one of the best-known pubs in the country, Johnnie Fox’s in the Dublin Mountains, reached new heights last year, increasing 15% to €226,801.

The word ‘great’ is used too easily to describe our modern sports stars.

Cork 3-22 LIT 0-7

Aston Villa 1 Sheffield United 2

The socialist Sir Alex Ferguson did just what the landed gentry used to do.

What a year for hurling and a wonderful final to cap it all. Congratulations to Davy and hard luck to Jimmy.

Regarding John Fogarty’s piece about Kevin Heffernan (Aug 29) was there ever a better Dubliner?

Having read Tom Cooper and Peter Rogers in your letter pages, my memories have gone back to Sept 1969.

Are Liverpool FC serious?

Profits at one of the best known pubs in the country, Johnny Fox’s in the Dublin mountains, scaled new heights last year to €334,916.

Finuge (Kerry) 2-9 Pallasgreen (Limerick) 1-9

Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 2 (after extra-time)

A shotgun and rifle owned by a taxi driver who killed himself after opening fire on unarmed gardaí were legally held, it has emerged.

Tony Mowbray admitted his side’s scrappy 1-0 win over Watford was harsh on the strugglers.

Mol an oige agus tiocfaidh siad.

Cardiff 0 Middlesbrough 3

IN response to Declan Cullen (Letters, September 17), I honestly think he is mistaken about smart cards and the social welfare free travel scheme.

PATRICK Martin’s excellent letter (August 17) proves how things have changed since that sunny Sunday morning 50 years ago when I heard a former member of the Defence Forces being referred to as an “Irish Black and Tan”.

ONCE again that wonderful humorist Des McHale (‘Spies alert’, Letters, July 16) has proved that the old ones are the best.

IN 1963, John F Kennedy, addressing the joint Houses of the Oireachtas, quoted the Fenian John Boyle O’Reilly: “The world is large when two loving hearts are separated, but the world is small when your enemy is loose on the far side.”

FOR the majority of last night’s Cadbury’s Munster U21FC quarter-final in Cooraclare, Limerick full-forward Cormac Joyce-Power’s role entailed aiding his colleagues out the field.

WHILE our first Olympic medal winner was a Corkonian, surely Ryle Dwyer (February 13) made a serious error in forgetting our last medal winner on the track.

West Ham 2 Middlesbrough 1

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester United 2

Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough 0 Fulham 0

Stoke 1 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough defender Justin Hoyte is doubtful for tomorrow’s crucial Barclays Premier League clash against Portsmouth at the Riverside Stadium.

Wolves 1 Middlesbrough 2

West Brom 3 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 1

Waterford 3-11 IT Tralee 3-09

Middlesbrough 2 Barrow 1

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is expected to give a number of squad players a rare start in tomorrow’s FA Cup third round tie against Barrow at the Riverside Stadium.

Arsene Wenger insists his side will return to the Emirates Stadium to face Barclays Premier League pace-setters Liverpool next week with a strong chance of forcing their way back into the title race.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is facing up to a defensive crisis as he prepares for Arsenal’s visit to the Riverside Stadium tomorrow.

German defender Robert Huth returns to the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow’s trip to Hull in the Barclays Premier League.

Middlesbrough have confirmed midfielder Fabio Rochemback will not be offered a new contract.

Middlesbrough have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Cardiff.

Forgotten man Gaizka Mendieta could pull on a Middlesbrough shirt once again for the reserves tonight.

Injury-prone Malcolm Christie is battling to overcome a groin strain picked up in training this week ahead of tomorrow’s clash with leaders Manchester United at the Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough striker Mark Viduka has been ruled out for six weeks with a broken toe and will miss Monday’s clash with Manchester City at Eastlands.

Jonathan Woodgate returns to the Middlesbrough squad for the derby against Newcastle after recovering from a thigh problem.

TCHAM N’TOYA’S first goal for Notts County dumped Premiership Middlesbrough out of the Carling Cup.