It’s less than two years since Galway’s beef with the ostracisation of their underage teams from Leinster’s minor and U21 grades morphed into the suggestion that the county should think about hopping over another fence and into Munster’s field instead.

Ahead of this weekend’s post-primary All-Ireland finals, addiction counsellor and Rosommon hurling manager Justin Campbell has called for betting on schools matches to be outlawed.

A 13-year-old boy who is brain-damaged and confined to a wheelchair has settled for €2.5m in his High Court action for alleged medical negligence against a Galway GP.

The Bishop of Clonfert has denied claims he had known that a priest he had moved from his parish due to child sex allegations had gone on to abuse children elsewhere.

THE Cork selectors have decided to rest Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Tom Kenny for their Allianz National Hurling League game with Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.