Thousands of people have converged on St Stephen's Green in Dublin for the final event of the Olympic Torch Relay.

The hierarchy of the GAA made peace with the British establishment today when the Queen set foot on the hallowed turf of its Dublin headquarters.

FORMER Kilkenny star Charlie Carter believes the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) will be monitoring the Cats for the rest of the season following their indiscipline in last Sunday’s defeat to Dublin.

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Ireland’s health service costs are dragging the economy down and could cause greater debt problems in the coming years.

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Cork dual star Eoin Cadogan will miss both National League Division One deciders after suffering a stress fracture to his foot that will see him sidelined for up to eight to 12 weeks.

AND so begins Giovanni Trapattoni’s week of living dangerously.

JOE KERNAN believes the best way to revive public interest in the ailing interprovincial competitions is to ‘split’ the All-Ireland club finals between Croke Park and Thurles on St Patrick’s Day and pair them with the respective football and hurling deciders.

Croke Park will play host to the highlight of the GAA calendar – the All-Ireland football final today.

The first British royal to visit Ireland’s historic Croke Park stadium next weekend will be welcome despite hardline republican protests, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern Minister insisted today.

The All-Ireland football championship looks set to take over homes around the country again today as Sony Playstation’s Gaelic Games: Football went on sale.

Dear Sean,

THE concept of the GAA ever going professional is ‘a dead duck,’ according to president Sean Kelly, who warns that the consequences for the association would be dire.

GAA PRESIDENT Sean Kelly yesterday leapt to the defence of under-fire referees and insisted the association will do everything in its power to ease the mounting pressure on them.

WILLIE HEGARTY, who has sound-tracked the journey for all those Roscommon supporters who have had to stay at home, has called it a great adventure.

GOVERNMENT funding, which accounted for almost a third of the overall expenditure was crucial in expediting the €225m redevelopment of Croke Park, outgoing President Sean McCague admitted yesterday.

Division 2 football final.