Growing up in Gurranebawn in Kilkerrin, Shane Walsh always envisaged himself playing in an All-Ireland Club final

When Kerry come up short in a close encounter, Jack O’Connor is often left frustrated. What could he take issue with here? They were bested all over the field

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle ended a long-standing unbeaten Top 14 home run as they beat Castres 32-17 at Stade Pierre Fabre

Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the Irish Examinernewsdesk:

City had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Germany after dominating the first half, with Riyad Mahrez’s 27th-minute strike the sole reward for their total supremacy in the opening period.

Jurgen Klopp admitted his relief after Liverpool finally won their first Premier League game of 2023 with a 2-0 derby victory over Everton on Monday

In advance of her gigs in Limerick and Cork, Tobin also includes Betty Carter and An Cailín Ciúin in her selections 

A malfunctioning lineout against the English was one of the main takeaways from that Aviva Stadium win

Although Wayne Quillinan’s team contains six players who featured in the club’s last provincial triumph eight years ago, the current Stacks group avoids looking in the rearview mirror

Spurs had to come from behind to beat stugglers Leeds, who had played them off the park in a first half which ended with Tottenham's players being booed off the pitch. The honeymoon period for Conte's era was already over

The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener

Demonstrations against Covid measures were also expected in other European countries, including Switzerland, Croatia and Italy

The beleaguered Magpies, who had defender Clark sent off after just nine minutes, looked to be on course to end their drought when Callum Wilson converted a 61st-minute penalty awarded for handball after a VAR review

Eddie Howe’s men were decidedly second best for long periods in front of a crowd of 51,948 at St James’ Park but made the most of a slice of good fortune

All-Ireland minor winners with Cork Diarmuid Healy and Jack Leahy hit 0-6 each in the 29-point win

With so many events cancelled, at least there's been an eclectic mix of quality podcasts to listen to

Rory McIlroy carded a 69 on day three to get to 10 under at the event he won in 2009 and 2015, two shots behind South African Justin Harding

The crucial score came from Ryan Naughton while Cillian O’Connor added five points from the boot

Prior to kick-off, Munster were given only a fighting chance and that was mainly based on the province’s proud history in Europe rather than the team taking the field.

An accomplished team display was required in a contest that went right to the wire - and that is what they delivered.