Croke Park, September 3, 1995: Clare 1-13 Offaly 2-8.

Sadly, the passion and skill on the field isn’t matched by the promotion of tomorrow’s replay

A Garda whistle-blower has called for an independent inquiry into the non-serving of court summonses by gardaí after figures showed that almost 650,000 summonses were not served on alleged offenders over the past four years.

USA: A 99-year-old Iowa woman who dropped out of a high school more than 80 years ago despite needing only one credit to graduate has finally received her diploma.

Limerick’s marquee attacker Declan Hannon and Clare wing-back Patrick O’Connor are the big omissions from the list of 45 nominees for the 2013 GAA GPA Hurling All Stars.

Arsenal 2 Napoli 0

The Junctions traditional music gigs are streamlined this year, but, one hopes, sustainable. They fill a gap in Cork’s music scene.

Everton 3 Newcastle 2

AFTER the constant blue skies and dry days of recent months, I had forgotten what the view looked like in rain.

Jimmy Barry-Murphy was his usual composed self at the final whistle in Croke Park.

A fascination with old houses, and the lives lived within their walls, prompted artist Avril McDermott to paint the towns and villages of west Cork.

Joe McQuillan told Cillian O’Connor there was still 30 seconds left when he popped over the final score of the game, according to Mayo captain Andy Moran.

When All-Ireland finals are won and lost by a point it always leaves a few ifs and buts.

The empire strikes back.

Mayo began their journey under James Horan with a talk about what it would take to become winners.

Mayo 2-13 Tyrone 1-13

True confession: I spent a fair amount of yesterday’s game unable to make out what was going on.

For many years, football referees have complained of being silenced. But if the card sharps are not to be blunted entirely, it is becoming increasingly clear that the gags must stay on.

Knitwear heeds the call of the wild this season.

If Dublin win, Gavin’s spirit for adventure will be a cause for celebration.