Limerick will be without God’s man on the terraces when they line out at Croke Park for the All-Ireland Hurling final.

A man arrested while carrying a loaded rifle and ammunition after a stolen 4x4 crashed on the outskirts of Cork City has been remanded in custody.

What an interesting, and for me , timely, front page headline on today’s (Oct 19) Irish Examiner, concerning the perilously fragile future for CIE.

A massive 35,000 people turned out to greet All-Ireland senior hurling champions Tipperary at their homecoming in Thurles this evening.