An old religion teacher of ours sure knew how to make an introduction. 

There are some words that look out of place sharing the same sentence. Jose Mourinho and modest. Paul O’Connell and ordinary. Kilkenny and football.

Of the three televised games this weekend, the most difficult match to officiate was the Donegal v Derry Ulster semi-final in Clones.

Paris menswear shows reached a colourful 1980s-infused climax yesterday, the last day in the spring-summer 2016 collections that saw the City of Light glistening in a summer heat wave.

We can’t get enough of it, but, once upon a time, ice cream was only for the rich, learned Robert Hume when he looked into the history of the frozen treat

It was perhaps the most agonising three-putt in majors history but Dustin Johnson insisted he was proud of his efforts after another last-day heartbreak.

Philip Smith, the former chief executive of Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) Insurance Ireland, has been awarded €1.25m for unfair dismissal.

Youghal 0-12 Killeagh 0-11: Drama in Ballynoe on Saturday evening, with Youghal edging this Cork SHC second round clash by the narrowest of margins, teenage sub Darragh O’Connell hitting the late, late point which defeated Killeagh in this absorbing local derby.

Sarsfields 0-15 Bishopstown 1-7: An excellent exhibition of point-scoring by Cian McCarthy powered defending champions Sarsfields to a comfortable victory over Bishopstown in a substandard second-round tie in the county senior hurling championship at Pairc Uí Rinn last night.

St Nicholas 1-8 Clonakilty 0-7:

Kilkenny 5-25 Wexford 0-16: Nothing personal, just business. At the final whistle, Kilkenny players reached for the hands of their opponents as if to utter the line from The Godfather.

London 0-11 Cavan 2-22: Cavan’s trip to London proved more routine than expected but victory came at a price for Terry Hyland’s men.

“To rock up” is one of those great new verbs. It came to mind watching Bryan Sheehan approach each of the five frees he kicked on Sunday.

Eoin Reilly was intent on not getting caught. He’d retrieve his picture from the O’Moore Park turf and slip away from the sprinkling of Laois fans gathered close to goal.

It’s a pastime associated with former Coronation Street character Jack Duckworth, but pigeon racing is alive and well in Ireland. And prize birds can be worth as much as €250,000, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

Leinster MHC final: Kilkenny 1-17 Dublin 1-15

Galway 2-15 Kilkenny 1-25

Most of the 35,000-plus in Fitzgerald Stadium didn’t see Brian Cuthbert’s reaction at the final whistle, but he articulated it well enough in the aftermath to conjure up a revealing picture of despair.

Cavan 1-16 Roscommon 3-17

Mayo 1-3 Galway 3-14