"Scatty as hell" was how the family of Cork camogie powerhouse Briege Corkery described her last night after she left her handbag behind her in the train station having doled out autographs and hugs.

Wexford manager JJ Doyle found ways of easing the pain of defeat at Semple Stadium.

Model and TV presenter Glenda Gilson turned up a fashionable 36 minutes late for her wedding yesterday in an overcast but mainly dry Kilrush in Co Clare.

He’s some man. Less than 20 minutes after the final whistle here, Jimmy Barry Murphy was showered, changed back into civilian clothes and out again strolling along the Pearse Stadium pitch.

Executives at RSA Insurance’s Irish unit wept as they recalled how their former boss, Philip Smith, pressured them, an employment hearing heard.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard hopes he can keep his emotions in check when he bids farewell to Anfield tomorrow night. (Sat)

A former head of the Royal Navy has branded Edward Snowden a “traitor” and “irresponsible” after the US whistleblower declined to reveal if he had read every document he leaked to the press.

Burnley 2 QPR 1: Michael Keane insists he cannot even contemplate relegation after turning his back on Manchester United for Burnley.

Dungarvan, Co Waterford €550,000

FOR just over 20,000 fans who strolled in to Pairc Uí Chaoimh on that (awful) Munster Football Finals Day, they were unexpectedly greeted by some security people.

Waterford United 3 Finn Harps 3 (Finn Harps win 6-3 on aggregate)

Nineteen-year-old Luke Fitzgerald could be in line for his competitive debut as Leinster coach Michael Cheika has left a vacancy at left wing for Leinster's assignment at Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Friday.

Lord Stevens will today deliver the preliminary findings of his inquiry into allegations of corruption in English football.

The Football Association will study video footage of last night’s match between Sheffield United and Aston Villa at Bramall Lane after striker Juan Pablo Angel appeared to elbow Blades captain Chris Morgan.

John Filan has been told not to blame himself after suffering heartache in the Carling Cup final.

Manchester United fans got the chance to say their farewells to Old Trafford legend George Best with a minute’s applause before this afternoon’s Premiership clash with West Ham at Upton Park.

Tottenham boss Martin Jol has backed Graham Poll following the referee’s controversial performance at White Hart Lane last week.

Video replays could soon be used to identify and punish players guilty of diving if the English Football Association succeed in convincing FIFA it is in the best interests of the game.

Alessandro Troncon is making the most of his return to the Italian national team following an absence of almost two years.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez downplayed questions of a rift with his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho and is focused on securing more silverware for the Reds in the 2006-07 campaign.