Bob Dylan was more entertaining last night than he was 30 years ago in Slane Castle, in better voice and mood than here in the Marquee four years ago.

Graeme McDowell headed for Europe last night determined to turn a corner with his driving and putting as he targets a Ryder Cup spot.

Clare manager Davy Fitzgerald has called for certain bodies within the GAA to be investigated.

The armchair pundit can be cynical, malicious and extremely cutting and this can be viewed as acceptable by many.

There’s a lot of comparisons being drawn between this Clare team and the Banner team of the nineties. That’s unfair, on both sides.

Slamming, body-rocking heat greeted the traveller in Manaus yesterday. When even the local taxi driver wipes his forehead and declares it’s "mucho calde" you know this isn’t a climate for the faint-hearted.

He hasn’t gone away, you know.

Bandon 0-15 Inniscarra 1-11 After extra-time

Republic of Ireland 0 Italy 0

Limerick 2-18 Tipperary 2-16

Fermanagh 3-13 Antrim 2-18

Election posters again became a topic of discussion during the recent local and European elections, as an aside to political issues such as water charges, medical cards and the economy.

Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street, was in RDS this week, selling his secrets of how to achieve wealth. Not everyone was impressed, writes Michael Clifford.

Jim Gavin believes the idea of semi-professional referees would jar with the GAA’s amateur ethos, but the Dublin manager has advocated using two referees in Gaelic football.

There are a couple of things more certain than death and taxes, writes Donal Óg Cusack .

Looking to update your wardrobe without breaking the bank? Follow Rachel Marie Walsh’s guide to summer’s hottest accessories — and strike the all-important balance between trend-aware and fashion victim.

Manchester United 3 Hull City 1

Brendan Rodgers believes his Liverpool side must improve defensively if they are to remain a force at the top of the Premier League.

An Bord Pleanála has approved an ambitious €40m remediation plan to transform one of the State’s worst environmental disaster zones into a large public park.

New York 0-08 Mayo 4-18