Truth be told, while Walter Walsh was the darling of Kilkenny’s 2012 All-Ireland success last year’s triumph meant so much more to him.

Connacht captain John Muldoon will never forget Saturday night’s visit to Thomond Park.

As the season warms up, Faith Ryan starts the hunt for that perfect gift.   

The finance minister puts on his helmet, still sporting his characteristic grin, as crowds try to get close enough to take selfies.

A young woman with severe intellectual disabilities was allowed to languish in the Waterford foster home for several years because the HSE failed to warn her family about sex abuse allegations.

They may only have had a six-day turnaround between matches, but it’s been a long week in many ways for the Mayo footballers and their new manager Stephen Rochford.

St Pat’s/Mater Dei 2-14 IT Carlow 4-17: IT Carlow claimed victory after a highly entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup clash with St Pat’s/Mater Dei in the Na Fianna’s club grounds in Dublin.

First Sunday in September and Kilkenny’s hurlers win the All-Ireland. Nothing to see here, move along, as you were.

Mediocre performance but a night that change’s the group dynamic.

Florin Surugiu first got the idea when World Rugby released the dates for the tournament.

Sunderland 1 Swansea City 1: Sunderland skipper John O’Shea has urged his team-mates to use their first point of the season as a springboard to ease themselves up the Barclays Premier League.

James Owens improved his chances of refereeing his first senior All-Ireland hurling final with an impressive handling of the Galway-Cork All-Ireland quarter-final yesterday.

A minister has questioned whether the banking inquiry should hear evidence from David Drumm via video link, amid growing criticism the probe would be facilitating the former Anglo boss who has refused to co-operate with gardaí and authorities.

The lack of competitive games this weekend ensured they passed without any major controversy, even as we get close to the summit of the football season.

When all the social media chatter around Rory McIlroy is about the annoying frequency of his TV commercial for a watch company, you know it has not been the most impactful of weeks in America for the Irishman.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe Chelsea’s current troubles make it any easier visiting Stamford Bridge and warned of the dangers a “wounded” side can pose.