Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10: Monaghan are safe in Division One, for another season, while Donegal will have a final chance at survival on Sunday, when they host Mayo in a winner-takes-all contest in Ballybofey.

Roscommon 0-15 - Cavan 0-13: Kevin McStay hailed his side’s never-say-die attitude as a late rally, inspired by Ciaráin Murtagh, yielded a precious win against previously unbeaten Cavan.

Clare 0-14 - Cork 0-12: The snowflakes were swirling around Páirc Uí Rinn as the Clare footballers headed to the dressing rooms at the final whistle last Saturday night, but the men from the Banner weren’t feeling the chill.

This Grand Slam is the start of something very exciting, writes Stephen Ferris.

NA PIARSAIGH (Limerick) 2-19 - CUALA (Dublin) 1-22 (after extra time): Two things you don’t often see at Croke Park; snow on St Patrick’s Day and Con O’Callaghan wasting chances for scores.

This was the day Ireland’s oldest international fixture, one which was first played in 1875, finally ended in triumph, writes Paul Rouse.

Kieran Bermingham dismisses any notion that Na Piarsaigh focused on the All-Ireland club final from a long way out. The selector stresses that their St Patrick’s Day clash with Cuala is just the last step in a long journey.

When James McGrath sounded the final whistle after five minutes of injury time a majority of spectators in the 9,793 attendance rose to their feet in celebration.

An eight-point interval deficit overturned to end eight years mired in Division 1B. For a young Limerick team, this was a watershed result.

I watched the Limerick-Galway game in the RTÉ Studio in Montrose yesterday afternoon, just after Michael Duignan and I had watched the Tipperary-Cork game live.

Cork City suffered their first defeat of the new league campaign as an early Pat Hoban goal proved enough to secure a significant victory for their great rivals Dundalk at a raucous Oriel Park last night.

Rugby the people’s choice but what is the women’s game?

Last Wednesday, two technical specialists in An Garda Síochána told an Oireachtas committee how they had uncovered dangerous practice in the force.

It was only last Monday, as Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki ran together as the midfield combination to face Argentina, that Chris Farrell was calculating how long it might take to earn his second Ireland cap.

Wow, the food is fantastically good in Australia. I’ve just come back from a two-week trip to promote my new book Grow Cook Nourish. A whistle-stop tour where I visited Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay and Tasmania.

The saying down Munster way used to claim that Superman wore Paul O’Connell pyjamas.

Liam Mellows 3-12 Gort 1-15: There have been few more joyous vistas in Pearse Stadium than that witnessed yesterday as Liam Mellows ended their 47-year wait for a senior Galway hurling title.

Pep Guardiola has joked he would ban Manchester City players from social media if it made them play as well as Raheem Sterling.