James McCarthy rounded up his Castlehaven troops in a huddle after the final whistle and told them tocelebrate their county title.

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Ireland’s refereeing nemeses of recent times, Dave Pearson and Romain Poite, have been placed in charge of the provinces’ upcoming Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

A High Court judge blew the final whistle on “notorious” legal action launched by Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs against The Sun.

Bonfires lined the roads and hundreds of cheering supporters turned out to greet the victory cavalcade of a rural drama group which has won first prize in a prestigious national competition.

MICHAEL Woodford, who was fired as chief executive of Japanese camera and medical equipment company Olympus after blowing the whistle on dubious spending, is now resigning from the board.

He’s a member of Saturday’s opponents, as are the rest of his immediate family, but Anthony Cunningham admits he never asked his club St Brigid’s about taking over neighbours Garrycastle.

A GAA player could lose part of his ear after allegedly being bitten during a melee at an abandoned Warwickshire SFL game in Coventry.

Two Dáil members have called for an inquiry after a whistleblowing mental health worker claimed she was sacked.

Kilmeen Drama Group were worthy winners of the RTE All-Ireland Drama Festival in 2011.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson last night accused Manchester City counterpart Roberto Mancini of “badgering” the officials after the pair clashed on the touchline during last night’s derby at the Etihad Stadium.

STAFF at the controversial Rostrevor House Nursing Home, which was officially shut down by court order on Wednesday, are still owed €56,000 in unpaid wages and allowances.

FRANCISCO PIEDRAHITA, a 65-year-old head of a university in Colombia, said he heard searchers and called for help the morning after he got lost in a Louisiana swamp. But it was three more days before he was found.

THE embarrassing extent of the England rugby team’s kit sponsors Nike’s plans to commemorate the team’s foiled Grand Slam triumph can today be revealed by the Irish Examiner.

SUZE ROTOLO, an artist in Manhattan’s bohemian Greenwich Village and Bob Dylan’s girlfriend and lyrical muse, has died at 67, it was announced yesterday.

THE 12,000-plus Americans living in Ireland have been warned that they must declare their income or assets before the end of the month.

BERNARD BROGAN has poured more salt into Kildare wounds by claiming he “was due” Sunday’s late dramatic free which won Dublin passage to the Leinster SFC final.

PUPILS at a school named after composer Seán O Riada performed a new piece from the famous Cork family’s repertoire yesterday.

THE World Cup isn’t just about winning – especially not for Ireland supporters who yesterday witnessed a just end to France’s tour de farce.

A SLIGO collapse or a Galway revival? Those are the two theories competing to explain the remarkable turnaround in Pearse Stadium last Sunday afternoon, when a 1-8 to 0-2 interval advantage for Sligo morphed into a 1-10 apiece draw at the final whistle.