Jockey Jack Kennedy once again showed his burgeoning talent in best light when recording a near 60-1 double yesterday afternoon at Cork racecourse.

While enjoying another successful week in Royal Ascot, Aidan O’Brien doubled-up with Jacobean and Loved, both ridden by Seamus Heffernan, in Limerick last night.

A young player from New Orleans, Odell Beckham Jr, stole the show on Sunday night with a three-fingered catch that will intrigue for years to come

So much for ‘home’ comforts.

Plans have been lodged for an extension to two units at the Douglas Court Shopping Centre in Cork, above.

Cristiano Ronaldo is unlikely to start against Ireland but he’s still to the forefront of Martin O’Neill’s mind.

The Green Bay Packers needed their biggest comeback in history on Sunday to somehow keep their play-off hopes alive ahead of the long-awaited return of Aaron Rodgers from injury.

A good friend lives on Dean Street and has watched with dread as this stadium has gradually risen almost literally on her doorstep.

Giovanni Trapattoni is set to take his Republic of Ireland side to the United States for two end-of-season friendlies.

“‘CHAPTER ONE. He adored New York City. He idolised it all out of proportion... no, make that: he – he romanticised it all out of proportion. Yes. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin.’ No, no, corny, too corny for a man of my taste. Can we... can we try and make it more profound?” – Woody Allen, Manhattan.

AS someone with little knowledge of financial matters, I would like to know if the the banks have some kind of leverage over the Government considering their arrogant attitude towards it? The Government gives that impression and appear nervous in its dealings with them.

RECKONED to be just a few weeks’ work away from completion, this house at Meadowlands, Upper Rochestown in Cork is a new market arrival, with virtually all of the hard work done.

BUILT back in the late 1990s, Meadowlands is one of Courtmacsherry’s most upmarket new home schemes, with about 40 detached houses in all.

Hip-hop mogul Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter has lost out on the chance to name a New Jersey arena after his Rocawear clothing brand.

YEP, Courtmacsherry is hot, witness the sell-out of the new Fleming Group development Cois Cuain last weekend, and the demand and hoopla will probably stand to the private vendor of a house in an earlier Flemings scheme in nearby Meadowlands.

A FINE, big bungalow and one that’s a few minutes commute to the city, is on offer in Ardagh Heights through Sinéad Twohig of Property Choice.

INDIANAPOLIS Colts quarterback Peyton Manning provided the fourth-quarter heroics, Santana Moss’s overtime catch won it for the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens rallied to win the clash of unbeaten teams.

Gordon Strachan will resist the temptation to make wholesale changes when Celtic attempt to get their pre-season preparations back on course tomorrow night against Mexican heavyweights Chivas de Guadalajara at Giants Stadium.

Mike Tyson will be granted a Californian boxing licence without a hearing, paving the way for his projected double-header with Lennox Lewis on June 21 in Los Angeles.

THE John Oxx bandwagon can roll relentlessly on at Tralee today, where he has prospects of a double with Afreen and Kossu.

A 23-year-old man is to appear in court in the North in connection with this morning's stabbing in Downpatrick. He will appear before Coleraine Magistrate's Court on Monday, charged with grievous bodily harm with intent.

Two men are recovering in hospital in the North today following two separate assaults in Downpatrick.