John Kiely, for the leading role he played in delivering Limerick a first All-Ireland hurling title in 45 years, is the 2018 Munster GAA Manager of the Year.

The colour starts south of the border.

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Sweeping brushes and spades may be the physical tools of success in the Tidy Towns but the crucial factor is partnership.

For seven years, Caroline Kelly endured a nine-hour round-trip, twice a week, just to pull on the Kerry jersey.

ONE of the more obscure incidents of the Easter Rising took place near Galbally on the Tipperary/Limerick border.

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

James Heffernan has a formidable election team at his home base, writes Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe

If the first weekend is anything to go by, this season’s Munster Junior League should be another captivating campaign. Some early favourites started off impressively and will be aiming to follow up their opening-day victories.

Concerns at Limerick’s defeat by Dublin in the All-Ireland senior hurling qualifiers on Saturday were expressed at the monthly County Board meeting in Claughaun last night.

Ballymac Matt can prove himself a perfect fit for the six-hundred-yard test at Shelbourne Park by making a winning start to his Gain 600 bid.

It could prove a decisive weekend in the Junior Leagues for a couple of Tipperary rugby clubs.

The top two in the Munster Junior League will be aiming to pull away from the pack this weekend but both face potential banana skins.

After last weekend’s break, the Munster Leagues return to action with a busy fixture list across all three division.

A former garda has been jailed for theft after he pleaded guilty to obtaining over €50,000 by telling people his wife had cancer and needed treatment in the US.

A major split has emerged among Fianna Fáil members of the new 40-seat Limerick City and County Council.

Limerick GAA bosses are worried hurling manager John Allen will step down just after the county hurlers have had their best season in almost two decades.

There’s a photo that has pride of place on a wall in a comfortable home in Cork city, a photo that has been a long, long time in the framing.

When Christy McCormack hung up his uniform for the last time it marked the end of an era for rural policing in Galbally, Co Limerick.

THE memories of Christmas may be fading, but that pudginess around the mid-riff is a lot harder to shake off.

Joe Dermody enjoys a peaceful break in the Glen of Aherlow, Tipperary.

Two motorists were blinded by the lights of a car parked near a bend on the side of a country road which resulted in a three-car crash that claimed the life of an 80-year-old man who was standing alongside the parked car, a court has heard.

A fatal crash was caused by the manner in which an elderly woman parked when visiting the family of the man who was subsequently killed, Limerick Circuit Court has heard.

Local owner Marie Field from Patrickswell has a strong hand in the J.P. McManus Irish Cup, which gets underway at Limerick Racecourse this morning.

AN IRISH adventurer has died during a charity adventure in Peru.

THERE is little doubt about the highlight of this weekend’s action in the Munster Junior League as the clash of the top two, Richmond and Skibbereen, could already settle the destination of the title.

SKIBBEREEN continue to lead the way at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League, with five teams just behind them.

HAVING lost their unbeaten record to a last-minute try against table toppers Skibbereen last week, things don’t get any easier for Waterpark when they meet another undefeated side in Galbally.

MICHEÁL McDERMOTT is set to focus exclusively on the Clare senior footballers in the wake of Monaleen’s exit from the Munster club championship on Sunday.

CROSSHAVEN will defend their All-Ireland Junior Cup with a long trip to Belfast where they face Cooke tomorrow.

A 25-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for carrying out an armed robbery on a businessman and his family at their home in Co Limerick.

RICHMOND and Crosshaven battle it out to keep the pressure on table toppers Cashel in the glamour game of this weekend’s Munster Junior League.

PADDY RYAN — P.S. Ó Riain — whose death took place on Saturday night, gave a life-long commitment to the GAA in Limerick and was one of the best-known figures at national level with close to 35 years of continuous service on the Central Council.

THE gradual thaw has greatly improved conditions on most coursing stretches around the country, resulting in most meetings going ahead this weekend.

CLANWILLIAM have every reason to be delighted with their form so far since their return to the top flight of the Munster Junior League.

THERE were several eye-catching performances in the opening round of the Munster Junior League with several of the title contenders impressing.

THE Munster Junior Cup dominates the fixture list this weekend.

IT is back to league action in the Munster Junior Leagues as all three divisions approach the tail-end of the season, and every point will be battled for as teams bid for glory or aim to avoid the dreaded drop.

The weather is affecting Bus Éireann services for the third day running, with the southwest and midwest hardest hit.

A WARTS ‘n all new book on Limerick hurling which has raised hackles in official circles will be launched next week by county hurling sponsor JP McManus.