Dundalk’s ‘bouncebackability’ will be put to the test against Limerick at the Market’s Field tonight, as the Premier Division leaders resume their quest to dethrone champions Cork City who currently trail them by just three points.

Prominent campaigner Colm O'Gorman has said the Pope's comments on the failure of the church to tackle clerical abuse in Ireland was a "shameful deflection of responsibility".

Beauden Barrett scored a record four tries as New Zealand routed Australia 40-12 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

Pope Francis has warned people of the threat social media poses to relationships.

It was Declan Hannon who said it, sitting in the victors’ banquet with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of him: ‘We’ve all marched behind the band out the back garden when we were four, five, six years of age.’

Cork City 4 Maynooth University Town 0

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Tom Condon was the Limerick player in possession of the sliotar when Joe Canning’s pot shot at glory dropped agonisingly short at Croke Park last Sunday. Yet Kyle Hayes, in his own way, may have played a role in influencing those final few frantic moments, as Canning tried in vain from a long-range free to level up the All-Ireland final.

Paraphrasing poet Thomas McCarthy, ‘A county rising is a beautiful thing’. Limerick is rising. Their senior hurlers have made sure of that.

A photograph of a father celebrating with this two sons captured not just the emotion of Limerick’s victory on Sunday — but also the very essence of what makes the GAA so special.

I saw two photos on Sunday, on the magnificent, blissful day that Limerick attained Nirvana and won the All-Ireland Championship for the first time in 45 years.

After a weekend where hope and history so perfectly rhymed, how fitting it was that the Limerick homecoming should sign off with a sing-song.

Tens of thousands rocked the home of Limerick hurling as the newly crowned All-Ireland champions arrived home in style with the Liam MacCarthy cup.

Limerick’s All-Ireland winning players and management could be in line for an all-expenses paid team holiday to JP McManus’ luxurious Sandy Lane resort in Barbados later this year.

Conor Lane will referee the All Ireland Football final meeting of Dublin and Tyrone.

The scoreline does not reflect the magnificent efforts of Tipperary in the first half but it does showcase one more the ability of Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie champions Cork to split the posts from outside the defensive cordon.

It’s the pinnacle of every referee’s career — the All-Ireland final — and you want to match what is a marvellous occasion with an equally marvellous performance.

The scoreline does not reflect the magnificent efforts of Tipperary in the first half but it does showcase once more the ability of All-Ireland senior camogie champions Cork to produce a performance in a pressure situation.

Out through the corridor and onto the internal road under the Hogan Stand, the songs from the Limerick dressing room could be heard loud and clear.