An unadventurous Switzerland did just sufficient to secure the point that ensured they top Group A

New Zealander Gatland is eight months into his second stint as Wales head coach after replacing Wayne Pivac and he is preparing for a fourth World Cup at the helm during September and October, having masterminded semi-final appearances in 2011 and 2019.

Tom Kenny was the last Crotta O’Neills captain to lift the county SHC trophy which became the Neilus Flynn Cup from 1987 onwards.

Aoife Minogue had a late opportunity to snatch what would have been a brilliant comeback win for Meath, but her shot from a difficult free drifted just wide.

From the throw-in this one had championship tie written all over it with little between the sides in every position on the field.

They did it again. Two points down deep in injury time, Templenoe were on the verge of a hard-earned victory over their local rivals Kenmare Shamrocks

Mallow never led from the opening score until the fourth minute of stoppage time but when it mattered, they did all the running.

Ballyboden St Enda’s struck 1-2 in the closing minutes to confirm their win.

Rory McIlroy rallied to shoot 3-under 67 to reach 8-under overall after stuffing his tee shot to 2 feet on the finishing ninth hole.

A strong second half performance saw the home side come from behind to progress to the last eight.

Paul Faloon did himself no favours in getting another appointment after deciding not to send off Cork's Rory Maguire.

The Cork star played a key role off the bench in the win in Limerick.

Heartbreak for Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in the dying moments of an enthralling final at the Stade de France

The Irish face France away on Thursday, September 7th before welcoming the Netherlands to the Aviva Stadium on the Sunday.

Michael O’Neill had said he was not thinking about qualifying for next summer’s finals in the wake of Friday’s 1-0 defeat in Denmark, and this result is another huge blow as they have only three points, earned against minnows San Marino, from their opening four games.

Mayo were hugely relieved to escape to victory in their first championship clash with Louth for 73 years at a scorching Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar

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When I saw Jerome Henry's name alongside the Kildare-Monaghan fixture last Monday, I was concerned as it seemed too big a game for him and so it proved.

In the eight years that separated Armagh’s Lidl National Football League Division 2 final triumphs of 2015 and 2023, Louise Kenny has more often than not found herself as a spectator at inter-county matches instead of being an active participant.

The referee made a couple of contentious calls in the keenly-contested clash.