Anne Rynne knew she’d be referred to as the sister of Barry and Christy Moore, but that didn’t stop her recording her first album at the age of 68, writes Trish Flanagan.

When most of us look back on yesterday’s drama at Croke Park, it will be the image of Dean Rock’s 75th-minute free cannoning off the Kerry post that will emerge from the fug of time and stand out in our mind’s eye as the last act on a stage that delivered an absurd amount of drama.

Kilkenny and Cork progressed to the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 final on April 23 after overcoming the challenges of Galway and Limerick respectively.

Dolphin 22 Old Wesley 10: Relief for Dolphin who jumped from the bottom spot in Division 1B of the Ulster Bank League and have now given themselves a fighting chance of avoiding the dreaded drop.

Cork City 3 Derry City 0: This was another huge statement of intent by Cork City as they made it a straight eight of victories in the league by convincingly seeing off Derry City at a delighted Turner’s Cross.

Last time Colin Bell experienced a labour dispute putting a game in jeopardy, the matter was solved by an envelope pushed under a hotel room door

On a day when Jordan Spieth got that sinking feeling again, Brian Keogh examines the major talking points...

AT A macro level, it was ignorance, not a deliberate abuse of power. At a micro level, and in one microcosm in particular — Bandon Garda Station — things were a lot murkier, with talk (though no proof) of evidence tampering and improper conduct among certain gardaí.

The view from the Bridge, the Stamford Bridge press box, is the worst in the Premier League, especially if you are unlucky enough to be stuck at the back, where the low overhanging concrete beams give the impression of a Second World War bunker. It makes anything above head height on the pitch almost impossible to see. 

Clare 1-24 Waterford 0-9: A powerful second-half performance saw Clare ease into the Munster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in front of a crowd of 1,622 at Cusack Park in Ennis last evening.

West Brom 0 Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte came, he saw, and last night he conquered as Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions.

Republic of Ireland 0 Germany 7 (Uefa U17 Championship finals): Ireland boss Colin O’Brien is certain his side can improve for Saturday’s Euro quarter-final against England after getting what he admitted was a “second chance” in Croatia.

A 77-year-old retired primary school teacher was jailed yesterday for a disgraceful breach of trust where he sexually abused a 9-year-old boy eight times in the early 1990s.

Of vital importance to everyone involved in making the drama is that “the public really understand how grooming works”, writes Susan Griffin

If there was any tension remaining in the title race — and let’s be honest there wasn’t a lot — Chelsea’s comfortable victory over Middlesbrough has seen it totally evaporate and opened up an opportunity for Antonio Conte’s side to be crowned champions at West Brom on Friday before rivals Tottenham even kick a ball again.