A $3m pilot project trialling manure-to-energy technology in the US has been agreed by a Irish agri-tech firm.

A casual encounter with a girl in a night club sparked what a judge described as “a callous and cowardly” assault in which a college graduate had his face kicked in.

Wexford GAA chairman Diarmuid Devereux has promised a much- improved showing from the county’s senior hurling team in 2016 – and has urged the likes of Kildare and Meath to challenge Dublin’s dominance of the Leinster football championship.

Myles Casey is hoping follow the lead of his brother Willie by making a ‘big bang’ after moving up in weight and booking his place in the National Elite Championship bantamweight final tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning, a dozen or so of Darragh O’Connell’s closest friends and family will leave Abbeydorney in Kerry and point their cars towards Carlow.

Perfect Woman produced a typically game performance to complete her four-timer in the Ballagh Mares’ Handicap Hurdle at Thurles.

Separate Garda and GSOC investigations have been launched following a serious road crash in Co. Kildare yesterday.

A number of people were injured yesterday when a car being observed by gardaí collided with another vehicle near Monasterevin, Co Kildare.

Veteran trainer Bill Harney can enjoy a turn with Bonzo Bing in the Lisronagh Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel this afternoon.

Dunguib is all set for a return to Cheltenham after a heartwarming victory in the Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at Navan yesterday almost three years to the day since his last win.

Favourites Castlebar Mitchels will take on Knockmore while Breaffy will meet Charlestown in next weekend’s novel Mayo SFC semi-finals.

SEVEN decades are celebrated in Robert Ballagh’s exhibition ‘Seven’, which opens next weekend at the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork. UCD recently presented Ballagh with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature to celebrate his lifetime’s achievements in the arts, and the exhibition of 14 portraits coincides with his 70th birthday later this month.

Catholic parishes in Kerry have a new head of the Diocese from today.

Mayo manager James Horan will have been encouraged to hear that county captain Andy Moran took another big step on his road to recovery last Saturday evening.

Henry Shefflin’s chances of playing for Kilkenny in their Leinster championship opener in June have receded further after the hurling icon had another operation on his foot last week.

It’s been quite a year in the life of Barry Solan, one which has brought him all around the world and occasionally the top of it too.

THE past is rising up to meet us, and already the brickbats are flying as commemorations galore are just around the corner.

Ballaghaderreen 1-09 Ballintubber 0-04

The three-in-a-row dream for Ballintubber is still alive after their come-from-behind victory over Crossmolina in the Mayo SFC semi-final at Elverys MacHale Park yesterday.

I am writing in relation to the point made by religious orders recently in your paper, when they said that accepting a 50:50 share of the Redress Bill would imply they are all to blame for abuse.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a two-car crash in Co. Westmeath which has left one woman dead and a child in a critical condition.

Gardai in Mullingar are investigating a two vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Ballagh on the Delvin Road outside Mullingar at approximately 6pm this evening.

HIGH performance coach Billy Walsh has underscored his belief that all six of Ireland’s boxing team can come home with medals from the Olympics in London.

Coolderry forward Cathal Parlon has praised his side's collective work ethic as one of the main reasons why the small Offaly club are contesting their first ever AIB All-Ireland Club Senior Hurling final this St. Patrick's Day.

Coolderry's Cathal Parlon, Shane Dowling of Na Piarsaigh, Limerick and Loughgiel Shamrocks Joey Scullion have been announced as the AIB Provincial Player Award winners for hurling, ahead of this Saturday's All-Ireland Club SHC semi-finals involving their respective sides.

An unusual mix is the perfect escape from old world woes, writes Tommy Barker

Wexford captain Ursula Jacob was in "seventh heaven" as she reflected on a third All-Ireland Senior Camogie success for Wexford in five years at Croke Park yesterday.

A JUNIOR Government minister had more than a passing interest in a passing out parade at Collins Barracks in Cork yesterday.

SHANE MCGRATH insists Tipperary are better equipped to retain their All-Ireland hurling crown than the team that captured the title in 2001.

LEINSTER COUNCIL officials will decide today whether the weekend’s senior hurling and football provincial finals can proceed as planned.

GARDAÍ are to prepare a file for the Cork city coroner after a man who jumped nearly 50ft to escape a blaze in a block of flats died from his injuries.

Two young men were killed in separate road accidents this weekend, gardaí said today.

TWO cousins were yesterday buried side by side as a village engulfed in grief came to terms with the tragic loss of four young people.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

By "Faugh-A-Ballagh" BRAMBLEHILL DUKE can gain revenge on Horus in the Racecourse Of The Year Handicap Chase at Cheltenham today.