By the time the attendance of 67,732 was announced the Al Bayt was emptying. It was startling, stark.

Cahalane’s sending off and the Barrs’ perceived injustice of it could have sunk his young team. Instead, they dug in. They stood level a minute into second-half injury-time

The talking points from a busy weekend of GAA action.

Erin’s Own and Kilshannig will have to lock horns again after playing out an entertaining draw in the Co-Op Superstores Cork county junior A hurling championship final

Ross Byrne kicks penalty to win it for Ireland

Eddie Jones' men trailed 25-6 with nine minutes to go and had been a distant second best in all departments

Dromid Pearses laid the foundations when they led 2-3 to 0-1 at half-time with the gale to their backs

The decision to ban the selling of beer just 48 hours before the tournament kicks off shows, once again, a significant amount of control looks to be in Qatari hands

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner also said he did not respect Dutchman Ten Hag

The Ireland boss refused in concede that there was a lack of urgency from the hosts. 

Brownlie does a fine job of capturing the austere, battered nobility of certain places, the peeling paints and muted colours, as well as the occasional surprise

Ireland is the EU Member State with the highest bTB levels

When referee Johnny Murphy blew for full-time at Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, proceedings were still ongoing in the other Group 1 match between Christians and De La Salle Waterford at Ardmore.

The Mooncoin man was mobbed on the field afterwards by the bus load of Salle students who travelled to Ardmore. A dramatic draw saw both teams advance to the knockout stages in the New Year.

The 18-year-old scored a late, late winner at Craven Cottage.

Erik ten Hag saw his side sign off with an important victory. 

Malachy O’Rourke's Glen team physically overwhelmed his home club, Errigal Ciaran, in the Ulster club quarter-final.

A brace from Danny Ings helped Aston Villa end their away day blues

Moycullen make a statement and Nemo are dumped out. 

It's time to bring the slow cooker in from the cold, says dietitian Gillian McConnell who uses the appliance to make nutritious, delicious and inexpensive food