Waterford Institute of Technology’s financial officer raised concerns with the college’s former president Kieran Byrne about his travel expenses a decade before lavish spending cost him his job, TDs have been told.

For those who believe that whistle-blower legislation will be an effective tool in reforming this society evidence given to yesterday’s sitting of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee will be very disheartening.

Munster A Schools 13 Leinster A Schools 22

Four stories came together in recent weeks and highlighted the disastrous consequences of silence in the face of blatant public dishonesty and immorality.

Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-13 Newcastle West 2-07

Munster 33 Edinburgh 0

Perhaps the odd Aberavon player looked up last Saturday from the on-field combat in O’Dowd Park and thought he was back in Wales.

Cookbooks have come a long way since the first one was published 3,500 years ago.

KAREN ATKINSON captained Wexford’s 2012 three-in-a-row All-Ireland winning camogie team last month and says the side’s performance was one to be remembered.

Simon Zebo’s career has been honed on try scoring, not at all unusual for a left winger.

Roisin Shortall did the right thing in resigning over cuts and what she, like many of us, perceive as dangerous inaction and manipulation in frontline health services.

Nordsjaelland 0 Chelsea 4

For those who wonder if Sunday’s All-Ireland final replay triumph is finally the end of an era for Kilkenny, the end of the greatest hurling team ever seen, Jackie Tyrrell has one message — forget about it.

Galway selector Mattie Kenny revealed Joe Canning and James Skehill wouldn’t have started Sunday had it not been an All-Ireland final replay.

QPR 1 West Ham 2

Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 3-11

McGrath got vital Donnellan ‘goal’ decision correct

Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-7 Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-11

Padraig Pearses will take on defending champions St Brigid’s in the Roscommon SFC final on October 14 after both sides came through their semi-final clashes at the weekend.

Reigning kingpins Edenderry crashed out of the Offaly senior football championship on Saturday at O’Connor Park, Tullamore as Ross Brady’s brilliant 55th minute goal helped Clara secure a semi-final victory.