Champions Thurles Sarsfields set down a marker for those aspiring to take their title from them when they romped to a 5-32 to 0-7 win over Carrick Swans in their opening game in defence of the Tipperary senior hurling title at Cashel.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a part-time DJ whose body was found in a slurry tank two years after he went missing.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a part-time DJ whose body was found in a slurry tank two years after he went missing, writes Conor Kane of the Irish Examiner.

The 49-year-old suspect was arrested in the Tipperary Town area yesterday

It’s the morning of the 1916 All-Ireland hurling final. The Tipperary hurlers are in Dublin — they walk down the quays and turn left onto Sackville Street.

Drom-Inch and Loughmore-Castleiney progressed to the Mid Tipp SHC final with comfortable wins over Holycross-Ballycahill and Moycarkey-Borris at Boherlahan.

Ardscoil Rís Limerick 4-11

Josh Beausang’s late point earned Midleton CBS a draw against Blackwater CS at Waterford IT yesterday, but the east Cork school’s hopes of qualification to the Harty Cup quarter-finals rest on today’s game between Ardscoil Rís and Waterford’s De La Salle.

Former All Star Eoin Kelly was back in action for Mullinahone after an extended lay-off, and helped guide them to a 1-21 to 2-16 win over Ballingarry in an exciting South Tipperary SHC semi-final at Fethard.

Ballina produced the shock of a busy weekend of Tipp hurling action with a 2-17 to 2-14 win over a very fancied Kilruane MacDonaghs in the North senior hurling championship at Puckane.

JK Brackens’ motion calling for the introduction of extra-time for all inter-county championship games will resolve Tipperary’s “chaotic club scene”, according to the club’s chairman Seamus O’Dwyer. 

Champions Loughmore-Castleiney and Cahir will do battle in the Tipperary SFC final next weekend following their wins over Aherlow Gaels and Thomas MacDonaghs respectively in yesterday’s semi-finals.

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The death of Sr Paula Buckley in a double tragedy at Inch Strand last week in Kerry had left two families in mourning, the chief celebrant at her funeral Mass said yesterday.

Both nuns were from Tipperary and were highly regarded among the leaders of the Presentation Order in this country.

Tipperary football board secretary JJ Crowley says a double-header involving the county’s hurling and football teams this weekend was never on the cards as the Premier’s big ball exponents "don’t normally get into Thurles that easily".

Eoin Kelly’s nine points were not enough to save Mullinahone from a heavy drubbing (1-18 to 0-9) by Éire Óg, Nenagh in the second round of the Tipperary senior hurling championship at Boherlahan.

The brother of a man missing for almost two years said last night that he believes a decomposed body found at the bottom of a slurry pit yesterday is that of his missing loved one.

THE houses at Longfield Park are “fabulous”, according to at least one resident.

A brother of a man who has been missing for more than 15 months said yesterday he believes his brother was murdered.

Mid Tipp SHC title holders, Loughmore-Castleiney, blitzed Tipperary champions Drom-Inch in this Mid Tipperary senior hurling semi-final replay at Templetuohy on Saturday.

ROCHESTOWN College have opted not to fulfil today’s Munster Colleges Corn Uí Mhuirí Group A fixture against West Clare Colleges in Rathkeale as a mark of respect to Rochestown teenager Caolan Mulrooney whose body was found in Cork yesterday.

TWO days after Cork won the 2005 All-Ireland title, the team brought Liam McCarthy up to the Na Piarsaigh clubhouse in Farranree on Cork's northside.

Ballingarry 1-19 Killenaule 1-19

Thurles CBS 1-10 Cashel CS 1-4

Offaly 1-10 Cork 1-9

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL finalists St Brogan’s will be well represented on the Cork Vocational hurling team for tonight’s All-Ireland inter-county semi-final clash with Offaly in Boherlahan (5.30pm throw-in).

ST COLMAN’S open the defence of their Irish Examiner Dr Harty Cup title with a tricky first-round tie against Cashel CS in Clonmel tomorrow.

ST KIERAN’S (Kilkenny) and Gort Community Schools (Galway) have serious injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland Colleges SHC semi-final at Boherlahan (3.30pm).

Doon CBS 3-12 Our Ladys, Templemore 2-6

THE satisfaction of finishing top of their group and avoiding one of the big guns in the knock-out stages should ensure a rousing contest between Doon CBS and Our Lady’s in the Irish Examiner Dr. Harty Cup at Boherlahan tomorrow.