Muddied and soaked, the Ballygunner players waited on the Páirc Uí Rinn pitch until the three cheers rang out from the Borris-Ileigh players and followers, then they headed for the dressing-rooms.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime...

French referees will take charge of the Irish provinces' Champions and Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Goalkeeper Aoife Murray and 11-time All-Star Gemma O’Connor have committed to the Cork camogie set-up for 2019, manager Paudie Murray has revealed.

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay insists he did not intentionally throw a football at the linesman’s head at half-time in their Super 8s defeat to Donegal.

If draws feel a bit like kissing your sister then this entire Leinster final was one long and disturbing smacker.

Ten-man Celtic cruised into the Champions League second qualifying round as expected with a 3-0 win over Alashkert at Parkhead.

Girvan Dempsey will join Bath Rugby this summer, bringing a 23-year association with Leinster to an end.

Declan Bonner, the Donegal manager, admitted that although he was content enough with Sunday's Ulster SFC preliminary round win over Cavan at Ballybofey, it wasn’t usual fare in the northern province.