SEAMUS MCENANEY is looking forward to the day when some of the current Kerry stars move on. And, as he indicated after yesterday’s defeat in Croke Park, there is no guarantee that he will remain on as manager.

IN MORE years than I’d want to admit watching and reporting on Gaelic games, I’ve never witnessed anything like the scenes at the final whistle of Wednesday night’s game in Ennis.

THERE can scarcely have been a more dramatic end to a hurling match that the one which occurred at Cusack Park last night.

KILKENNY became the first county in the history of the GAA to win four All-Ireland hurling titles in the one year when their Under-21 side beat Tipperary in a magnificent Bord Gais final at Croke Park yesterday.

TOMORROW night in Thurles Gerald McCarthy and Ger Loughnane stalk the sidelines once again, while Joe Dooley and Davy Fitzgerald will also cross swords.

CIARÁN CAREY, never one to back away from a challenge during his playing days, hopes to get Limerick hurling back on track in tonight’s Munster U21 semi-final in Semple Stadium (7.30pm).

THE latest pathologist to have his work examined by the HSE is still under investigation in Britain and has been suspended until the outcome of the investigation is known.

THEY only remember your mistakes.

He’s not the biggest, but he’s one of the busiest. Clare wing-forward Jonathon Clancy spoke to Diarmuid O’Flynn ahead of the Munster final.

ALEX FERGUSON said he would allow himself 24 hours to savour the magic of Moscow and his achievement in becoming the 14th manager to win two European Cups.

In my time, I’ve been asked by one politician to deliver messages to other politicians as varied as ‘Your deodorant, assuming you’ve encountered the concept, isn’t working’ and ‘If you think nobody has spotted you playing offside with yer wan, you’re mistaken.’

GOALS from Nick Barmby, Caleb Folan, Richard Garcia and Nathan Doyle helped Hull reach Wembley for the first time in the club’s 104-year history and set up a Coca-Cola Championship play-off final clash against Bristol City on May 24.

AFTER scoring the winning goal in the 1-0 final win over Germany, Fernando Torres hailed Spain’s Euro 2008 success as “a great victory for a whole country.”

AFTER the disappointment of losing to arch rivals Nire a week earlier, Stradbally reinstated themselves as one of the favourites to lift the Waterford senior football championship title with a decisive 12-point victory over St Brendan’s at Leamybrien last night.

SUNWORLD HOLIDAYS are boasting unrivalled value on winter holiday prices to Lanzarote from Cork this winter.

THE Government must “do the right thing” and tackle the toxic waste scandal on Haulbowline Island once and for all, an environmental expert said yesterday.

TO BORROW the words of a famous fictional Roman general: ‘Are you not entertained?’ Ulster has shone like a beacon in what has been a mediocre championship but never so bright as on Saturday evening.

Brass or bag pipes? Not much of a choice, really. But some fans are angry with the Munster Council for replacing the traditional pipe band on final day with a brass band. The TV3 honeymoon is over. They get a lash this week for the quality of their coverage and the GAA is criticised for failing to ensure live championship games are broadcast in Irish on TG4.

TIPPERARY captain Paul Ormonde admits he is ‘still hoping’ to regain his starting spot with the Munster finalists.

THE man who blew the whistle on the Haulbowline toxic dump scandal has said he will not be silenced by the state’s threat of legal action.