Needing a goal to snatch the necessary draw to pip Piarsaigh, Dylan McCarthy dropped in an inch-perfect 65.

Bloom always precedes blossom, if you know where to look.

After a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021, Donald has the unenviable task of trying to maintain the hosts' 30-year unbeaten record on home soil

Russell does know what it is to defeat Ireland. He was out-half in 2017 when they had five points of a buffer come the final whistle but Sexton, interestingly, was absent that day

There were 12 points from the Footballer of the Year but it is Milltown-Castlemaine who will play senior football next year

“It’s 2000 since we’ve won a hurling cup so it’s huge for our club,” said manager Sean Hayes.

A strong start to the second half, inspired by Fitzpatrick and Liam Corcoran, ensured Thurles opened their campaign with a five-point victory.

Listowel Emmets, however, will certainly have sleepless nights about this one and how they somehow conspired to go from a position of authority at the interval to pure desolation at the final whistle.

Limerick look set for a place in the semi-finals after booking their place in next year's seven-team Division one. 

In Tramore, Gaoth Chuil will be hard to beat in the opener, and Kainsbourg likewise in the two-mile maiden hurdle

Cork City manager Tim Clancy vents his frustration at the decision not to award his side a second half penalty. 

Thomas Walsh added to the All-Ireland semi-final as a contest and a spectacle

Divisions in county championships? While administrators whistle encouraging noises, the tone of the narrative around the topic is generally negative

"I've never appreciated it as much as I have this year. It's just been a very emotional journey."

Cry Before Dawn play Cork and other centres this week as they release a new EP 

The intermediate decider will share the Croke Park stage with the senior, and Ahascragh-Caltra will fly the Galway flag in that one too, when they take on 2021 All-Ireland junior champions Clanmaurice of Kerry.

The Blues didn’t know they were safe until the final whistle and it wasn’t until word reached Newcestown moments later that they knew they too had nothing to worry about.

Denis O’Mullane, Sean O’Leary and Tom Browne stood tallest for the mid-Cork school in win over CBS Mitchelstown