"Spot the ingenious woman” reads the clever caption over a photograph of Dr Sheila Tinney, who is looking decidedly uncomfortable perched, as she is, at the edge of a large group of male mathematicians.

James Horan, Maurice Brosnan, Tony Leen and Paul Rouse catch up with the club championships.

“Radar! When he is in the zone, he is in the zone," Cyril Farrell  said of Cooney, who scored 1-14 from 15 shots in the Galway SHC final.

On the brown clay covering McCarthy’s grave, they placed the county Cup and a blue and white flag. Printed on it was the message, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU TEDDY.

Two goals in each half earned the Boys in Green their first victory since they defeated Gibraltar back in June.

Evans, 35, made a surprise return to his boyhood club Manchester United in the summer after his contract with relegated Leicester ended.

In an attempt to pull the curtain across an incredibly sorry scene, they only served to trip on it and rip it.

There's a 3.8km swim, a 180km cycle and a 42.2km marathon run to suffer through to become an Ironman. Kerry man Micheal Costello did just that at the beginning of October in 29 degrees of Barcelona heat. Here are his painful and proud reflections

There were two clear examples of New Zealand using analysis to beat Ireland in Paris on Saturday night.

One reader challenges Mary McAleese's comments about the Catholic Church, while others consider issues including the conflict in the Middle East

Camogie is set to trial dramatic rule changes with a view to improving the flow of play

Les Bleus captain Dupont suffered major disappointment on his highly-publicised return from a fractured cheekbone and felt substandard officiating was partly to blame.

The Stephenites had to grind out a hard-fought win in a tough game which saw three players being sent off

England's foundations shook when Peni Ravai went over in the 65th minute and a nerve-jangling finish beckoned as Vilimoni Botitu crossed to level the score soon after.

A sensational tally of 1-12 from the captain saw Patrickswell overcome Kilmallock in Sunday's semi-final.

Ballincollig out of the blocks quick, Tralee beat Templeogue, Star top Killester, while Wildcats and UCC Glanmire look good in the women's League

The only thing that denied Ireland’s place in the last four was the flawed structure of the tournament which has resulted in two of the best four teams heading home in advance of the semi-finals.

Kilcoo had submitted a last-ditch objection against the appointment of referee Paul Faloon what was initally rejected before now being overturned by Croke Park’s Disputes Resolution Authority.

There was a steeliness about them as they spoke to the media two days out from this game that was evident in the way they tackled, attacked the breakdown and clinically finished their try-scoring opportunities.

Inspired by a man of the match performance from the outstanding O’Shea, the underdogs upset the form book once again