To date, only two candidates for the upcoming presidential election to replace Michael D Higgins have been declared: Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness and Independent TD Catherine Connolly

In a strong second half from St Kieran's they claim another Kerry County MFC.

The visitors started without a recognised centre-forward with midfielder Thelo Aasgaard leading the line and they found themselves behind in the 33rd minute when Saints striker Jonah Ayunga raced through to beat goalkeeper Jack Butland

The Magpies man was dismissed against Liverpool on Monday night.

The win gives Ahane a chance of reaching the quarter-finals and means Patrickswell will be demoted to Group 2 of the championship for 2026.

Courceys will head for the relegation play-off against Bishopstown.

The northside outfit were made battle right to the finish by Fermoy.

Elsewhere Ballygarvan’s 0-26 to 2-14 win over Argideen Rangers saw them leapfrog the Timoleague men to take top spot in Group 3.

Rathmore were edged out in Killarney on Saturday. 

Price’s cancelled out an early goal from Serge Gnabry but quick-fire goals from Nadiem Amiri and Liverpool’s £116million man Wirtz settled it.

An Ghaeltacht were leading by seven points when the introduction of James O'Donoghue inspired a Killarney Legion fightback.

O'Connor said he felt like he'd stayed in his shell a bit in 2024. "I knew there was probably more in me," he said, "and that's kind of what motivated me for the winter."

Na Piarsaigh eased to victory over relegated Patrickswell by 2-26 to 2-14 earlier this afternoon in Claughaun.

As for Macroom, a third Premier IFC relegation play-off in three years beckons, this time against Bandon.

"The first home game is always tricky,” home coach Romain Carmignani told journalists afterwards. 

The Red Devils boss tweaked the shape of his side for the visit of the Magpies.

The Denmark international sealed a battling 1-0 St Stephen's Day win against Newcastle at Old Trafford.

An opening half Pat Ryan goal as well as a strong finish was enough to give the Tipperary side victory as they survived a Danesfort rally.

I try to imagine what would happen if a small sea creature with the capacity to kill 26 humans turned up on an Irish beach. There’d be media helicopters overhead, snipers on the roof, the military on stand-by. It’d be on the evening news

The win takes Pep Guardiola's side above Arsenal and Liverpool, putting pressure on their title rivals ahead of Sunday's fixtures.