CLARE 3-12 LOUTH 1-11: Clare maintained their Allianz Football League Division 2 status, with a merited win over bottom side Louth at Cusack Park Ennis yesterday.

This week in Turkey, they celebrated Nehruz, a festival to mark the coming of spring, the traditional rituals to mark the occasion including jumping over bonfires and tapping eggs.

The devastated parents of a teenager who died after taking a deadly synthetic drug, which he thought was cocaine, have pleaded with young people to stay away from drugs.

TDs are demanding that a detailed cost review of the Limerick Tunnel transport development is immediately published after officials admit the full cost may exceed €200m.

Just watching the positive energy Joe Schmidt brings to proceedings is infectious, writes Donal Lenihan.

Rugby Europe is to analyse the performance of the Romanian referee in charge of Belgium’s controversial upset of Spain this weekend in a meeting on Friday.

Limerick 4-21 Clare 0-33 (Limerick win 7-6 on frees AET)

St Ronan’s, Lurgan 1-9 St Mary’s, Magherafelt 1-7

Limerick FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

Sometimes when you have to cope with the first world problems we deal with these days, you forget how lucky we are. 

Glenstal Abbey 18 - CBC Cork 17: The decades of heartbreak are over for Glenstal Abbey. Yesterday the Limerick side were crowned Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup champions with a sensational one point victory over Christian Brothers College Cork at Musgrave Park.

We’ve beaten the best in the Six Nations — now it’s time to be world beaters.

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10: Monaghan are safe in Division One, for another season, while Donegal will have a final chance at survival on Sunday, when they host Mayo in a winner-takes-all contest in Ballybofey.

Roscommon 0-15 - Cavan 0-13: Kevin McStay hailed his side’s never-say-die attitude as a late rally, inspired by Ciaráin Murtagh, yielded a precious win against previously unbeaten Cavan.

Clare 0-14 - Cork 0-12: The snowflakes were swirling around Páirc Uí Rinn as the Clare footballers headed to the dressing rooms at the final whistle last Saturday night, but the men from the Banner weren’t feeling the chill.

This Grand Slam is the start of something very exciting, writes Stephen Ferris.

NA PIARSAIGH (Limerick) 2-19 - CUALA (Dublin) 1-22 (after extra time): Two things you don’t often see at Croke Park; snow on St Patrick’s Day and Con O’Callaghan wasting chances for scores.

This was the day Ireland’s oldest international fixture, one which was first played in 1875, finally ended in triumph, writes Paul Rouse.

Kieran Bermingham dismisses any notion that Na Piarsaigh focused on the All-Ireland club final from a long way out. The selector stresses that their St Patrick’s Day clash with Cuala is just the last step in a long journey.