Amy Foster has equalled the Irish indoor 60m record to qualify for March’s World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, writes Will Downing.

University of Limerick 0-10 Dublin Institute of Technology 0-7: University of Limerick will meet reigning champions UCD in next week’s Sigerson Cup semi-final after squeezing past the error-strewn challenge of DIT.

UU 0-9 UCD 1-18: After a tight, combative first half of immense quality, Sigerson Cup holders UCD raced away in the second-half to crush 13-man University of Ulster at Jordanstown.

UUJ 1-7, Maynooth 4-23: A wonky Sat Nav and crazy five-hour bus journey didn’t upset the rhythm of Maynooth, who duly hammered University of Ulster to keep alive hopes of making the knockout stages of the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Apartment owners in Longboat Quay last night agreed to accept a proposal to have the fire safety deficiencies in their Dublin dockland development addressed in order to avoid having to evacuate their homes by May.

Ireland’s hopes of World Cup qualification have been dealt a serious blow after captain Megan Frazer was ruled out for up to nine months.

The second season of the EY Hockey League gets underway this weekend and 11 Olympians will feature, fresh from their Rio 2016 campaign.

Sigerson Cup stars Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey are unlikely to feature for Dublin in Saturday’s Allianz FL contest at home to Monaghan after both sustained injuries during a demanding 48-hours in Jordanstown.

Waterford IT and Dundalk IT (DKIT) will contest this afternoon’s Trench Cup decider after both teams enjoyed extremely comfortable semi-final wins.

Completing the set is the Sigerson Cup; third-level’s premier football crown, however, has never resided in the trophy cabinet of the Limerick University.

Anyone who has played Gaelic football for any length of time will be able to testify from bitter experience there are a colossal amount of managers whose knowledge of the game is sketchy.

UUJ and Cork IT will host the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup respectively in 2016.

DCU 1-14 UCC 2-10 (AET): Not for one minute had Tadgh Lowe stood between the posts in either the Higher Education league or O’Byrne Cup.

University of Ulster 0-10 DCU 3-10

Limerick IT 1-21 UUJ 0-12:

Armagh made virtually certain of a place in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup with a 2-11 to 0-14 win over St Mary’s at the Athletic Grounds.

Jim McGuinness revealed he had to overcome crippling self-doubt and a severe lack of confidence to become an All-Ireland-winning manager.

A man is due in court in Kilkenny this morning charged in connection with the seizure of over half a million euro worth of cocaine.

A man has been arrested in connection with a drugs seizure in Kilkenny.

A woman in her 80s is recovering in hospital this evening after a fire which claimed the claimed the life of her son.

A 55-year-old man has died in a house fire in Co Westmeath.

Stephanie Meadow’s amazing third place in the US Women’s Open on her professional debut at Pinehurst No.2 was a dream start to her career in the paid ranks but the Irishwoman saw it as a reward for her endeavour rather a shock success.

Passengers recall horror as plane crashed, reports Eoin English.

By Eoin English

Shane Logan and David Humphreys are overseeing a radical overhaul of Ulster rugby and its future ambitions — the physical manifestation of which is a €40m refit of Ravenhill, writes Rod Nawn.

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has been voted into the Distinguished Services category of the Irish Golf Writers’ Association and will accept his specially designed Tipperary Crystal award at the annual dinner, sponsored by Carr Golf Group, at Portmarnock Golf Club on Mar 6.

Mayo manager James Horan wants GAA referees’ chief Pat McEnaney to review the black card ruling before the National League begins to prevent “anarchy” taking place in matches.

Donegal boss Jim McGuinness will use the Dr McKenna Cup as a trial for the panel’s fringe members before the Allianz League.

Olympic medals, European medals, Commonwealth medals. Paddy Barnes has them all. Only a podium place at the world championships still eludes the Belfast boxer and he is determined that is about to change.

A new football academy named after George Best has been opened on the 50th anniversary of the late star’s debut for Manchester United.

CONNACHT SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

“I couldn’t leave that one go,” admitted senior boy’s winner Sean Tobin of his last chance at glory in Saturday’s Aviva All-Ireland Schools’ and Universities’ Cross Country Championships at University of Ulster, Jordanstown.

Four-time world cross country silver medallist Catherina McKiernan has urged the future distance running stars “to enjoy” the Aviva Irish Schools’ Cross Country Championships that take place tomorrow in the University of Ulster, Jordanstown if they are to succeed.

GAA manager Jim McGuinness is to give students an inspirational talk on the reasons for going back to school.

The Irish Bank Officials Association said today that it is disappointed at the confirmation of Ulster Bank's plans to close 22 branches across the island of Ireland.