Cork minor Cathal Vaughan scored 1-7 as Iveleary claimed the Cork County U21BFC title in seeing off Kildorrery at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

Champions Shamrock Rovers’ hopes of a third successive title took another major knock when held to a scoreless draw by battling Bray Wanderers in an entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Was it last year’s landslide?

This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Dublin advanced to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland MFC following a facile 11-point victory over Monaghan at Páirc Esler, Newry last night.

Another big win for Youghal in the Premier IHC, this one in sodden Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday afternoon following very quickly on last week’s thumping of Tracton.

This 21st century cottage is a masterclass in design, says Rose Martin

The training session had hardly ended and Ken McGrath was happy — there’d been an edge to the seniors versus U21s game Waterford had arranged.

Derry football boss John Brennan has slammed Paddy Bradley’s controversial comments in the wake of their qualifier defeat to Longford.

What an ungrateful lot we can be.

A strong second half performance from Kerry earned them the Munster JFC title at Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay last evening against a Clare side that led at half-time but had to play with 14 men for much of the time after the break.

Win, lose or draw in Sunday’s Connacht SFC final, Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor and Sligo’s Pat Hughes intend to seek each other out after the final whistle, shake hands, and maybe swap their jerseys.

A historic day in Croke Park yesterday, Galway crowned Leinster senior hurling champions for the first time after a first-half display of crushing dominance; a day that may also go down in history for another reason, however, the day an empire began to crumble.

Flattering was Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s description, and flattering was just about right.

It seems an odd one at first.

Being bottom of the table without a goal five games into the season is but a distant memory for Bohemians as a third win in four games over Dundalk at Dalymount Park last night moved them into fifth, their highest placing of the season.

For a sense of perspective, you rarely need to look any further than Billy Mitchell.

“Ancora imparo,” quoted Limerick wing-back Gavin O’Mahony this week.

The Tipperary 2012 glory story continued in McDonagh Park, Nenagh last night, the third leg of the Munster Grand Slam completed with this win over Clare in the Munster intermediate hurling championship final, adding to the senior/minor double won in Cork a couple of weeks ago.

The Tyrone footballers weren’t alone in having their hearts broken in Kerry at the weekend. One love-struck farmer from the Red Hand county lost the potential love of his life almost as quickly as he had found her.