The girl was airlifted from the nearby Kickham’s GAA field to University Hospital Limerick in a critical condition but pronounced dead later in the afternoon.

A seven-month-old child has died in hospital after being left unattended in a car for a number of hours on the hottest day of the year so far.

Four men arrested in connection with the kidnapping of one of the country’s fastest greyhounds have been released without charge.

The trainer of champion greyhound Clares Rocket, who was dramatically found alive and well after been kidnapped and held for a ransom, broke down in tears of joy having been reunited with the dog, and declared: “It’s like winning the Derby again.”

"I think everybody thought, like we did, that we'd never see the dog again, a bit like Shergar."

One of the country's top greyhounds stolen in a robbery which was likened to the infamous kidnapping of champion racehorse Shergar, has been found safe and well.

Gardaí are investigating the theft of leading greyhound Clares Rocket from the kennels of trainer Graham Holland in County Tipperary.

A new era for post-primary football in Skibbereen begins this afternoon in the opening round of games of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

The year so far has been very good for commercial property sales and the forecasted €3.5bn total is within sight, writes Patrick Curran.

Upcoming agri events.

Today, March 10

BRITAIN: A man-made shooting star will add extra sparkle to a spectacular display of Perseid meteors.

A personal feud that erupted in 2005 ended with Shane Rossiter being shot dead outside a house in October 2012, an inquest has heard

There were fierce clashes in East Jerusalem and fears of a new Palestinian uprising after Israeli police shot dead a 32-year-old Palestinian man suspected of having tried hours earlier to kill a far-right Jewish activist.

A nurse — a mother-of-two on her way to work — died in an early morning crash yesterday which also claimed the life of an elderly driver.

A glamorous woman who "took a risk’’ with her outfit stood out in monochrome and was first past the post in the style stakes at Killarney Races, yesterday.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Shane Rossiter in Co Tipperary.

A 29-year-old man has appeared before Clonmel District Court, charged in connection with the murder of Shane Rossiter.

A man is due to appear in court this afternoon charged in connection with the murder of Shane Rossiter.

Three men have been arrested in Co. Tipperary in connection with the murder of Shane Rossiter earlier this year.

Seven people were being questioned last night over a gangland-style murder in a Co Tippeary village.

Castletroy College 0-09 Clonmel High School 0-09

Gardaí are closing in on key suspects for the gangland murder of a 30-year-old man in south Tipperary last Wednesday.

A family whose 14-year-old son died after falling into a coma in a Garda station 10 years ago, were last night “devastated and shocked” after an older son was shot dead in an early morning attack.

Gardaí believe a man shot dead in Co. Tipperary this morning was not the intended target of the gang-related attack.

An investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in County Tipperary this morning.

A man has died after being shot in Co. Tipperary this morning.

County SHC champions, Drom-Inch had a comfortable 0-21 to 0-12 win over Burgess in the third round at Dolla yesterday.

Gardaí will this morning resume a manhunt for a gang of three men on the run after allegedly carrying out a spate of burglaries in south Tipperary.

REACTING yesterday to the stories that Milldean Panther had been sold, John O’Flynn Snr yesterday categorically denied that any deal has been done or will be done in the future.

TWO rural communities were numbed by grief yesterday following the tragic deaths of two young women in separate road traffic accidents.

THE bank holiday weekend ended in tragedy for two families who each lost their only daughter in separate road traffic accidents.

CASTLETROY College will make history this afternoon in Feenagh when they compete for the first time ever in the Dr Harty Cup as they face Kerry Colleges in Group D.

THE Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby is generally acknowledged as the greatest greyhound race in the world and its status is to receive a major boost this year with the news that a strong Australian challenge is being lined up for the classic which is set to commence on August 4th.

FIVE minutes from the motorway, this Tipperary farm is due for auction on October 6, and has garnered considerable interest, says Matt Ryan of Matthew Ryan and Son.

LAST year’s beaten quarter-finalists Templemore CBS secured their place in the knockout stages of the Dr Harty Cup yesterday with an eight-point victory.

IT’S like old times back on the racing gallops of Co Tipperary. A jockey with the name of Piggott is working astride magnificent thoroughbreds.

THIS 152-acre farm at Golden, Co Tipperary, comes with significant, added benefits.

MOVES are under way to convert a piece of land in Killarney National Park into a town park, which would be only a few minutes’ walk from the town centre.

BEER tycoon and former US Senate candidate Pete Coors was contrite yesterday after admitting he had been arrested for drink-driving.

KARAKATTA HILL won the Premier Cup at Templetuohy yesterday, flooring by two lengths the odds laid on the Kevin Barry trained Musical Hill.

ONLY one round of the Dr Harty Cup may be completed but it is already obvious that St Flannan’s and St Colman’s are firm favourites for the Munster Colleges senior hurling title.