Click:Poly bag making machine PAUL FLYNN ADDED club glory to his inter-county success in 2016 as he helped Fingallians to the Dublin intermediate football championship title this afternoon. The Swords club defeated Ballymun Kickhams 2-16 to 2-7 and their emphatic nine-point victory not only secures a first title since 1957 but qualification for the Dublin SFC. Having fallen at the final hurdle in 2012, 2013 and 2014, Fingallians will feel their time has come as they return to the senior ranks after been relegated in 2011. Advertisement Flynn and his team-mates will now face St Joseph’s of Louth in the Leinster IFC quarter-final on Saturday 5 November at Cluskey Park.…

It’s Bank Holiday Sunday so here are 16 of our favourite pictures from the sporting week Previous 1 / 16Next Andy Murray looks delighted to have won the Austrian Open. Source: Ronald Zak A view of the action from the Six Day Event at the Velopark in London. Source: Adam Davy Dwyane Wade greets fans after his first match for the Bulls. Source: Matt Marton Dublin team-mates Ciaran Kilkenny and Kevin McManamon. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Guillemo Ochoa gets himself in a tangle at the Nou Camp. Source: Manu Fernandez Henry Shefflin with his son Henry Jnr. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Micheal Magill and Emmett McFadden. Source: Presseye/Andrew Paton/INPHO Sergiu Ciobanu celebrates…

THE SEMI-FINAL line-up for the Ulster senior football championship has been revealed this afternoon with Killyclogher, Slaughtneil, Maghery and Kilcoo all safely advancing to the last four. Mark Bradley’s sweet strike was the highlight as Tyrone champions Killyclogher made light work of Cargin at Healy Park. The hosts eventually ran out 2-10 to 1-8 winners with a late Cargin goal adding gloss to the scoreboard. They’ll be joined in the semi-finals by Maghery as they survived a brave effort from Ramor United at the Athletics Grounds with a late flurry of points. The Cavan champions led at the break but five unanswered points from the home side settled the contest…

O’Loughlin Gaels 0-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12 A POWERFUL SECOND half performance helped O’Loughlin Gaels shoot their way to the Kilkenny senior hurling title. A year after they were in the losing dressing-room, the city side stormed back to the big stage and made no mistake as they came from behind to beat Ballyhale Shamrocks in Nowlan Park. The Shamrocks, favourites for the spoils, took control in the early stages and seemed to be on a course for victory when T.J. Reid weaved his way through the Gaels backs for a sixth minute goal. Reid contributed 1-3 in the opening half but, with Ballyhale giving away needless frees, the accuracy of…

Ballyea 2-14 Clonlara 1-14 BALLYEA POWERED TO their first-ever Clare senior hurling title after finally shaking off Clonlara with the last three points to end a titanic 120 minute battle. In a reverse of the drawn game, it was Ballyea who led the way for the majority only to be reeled in by a John Conlon equalising goal approaching the final quarter. Crucially however, Ballyea never let their opponents get ahead as after swapping points twice in the closing stages, they finished with successive scores from man of the match Niall Deasy, substitute Damien Burke and talisman Tony Kelly to complete a historic afternoon. With Gary Brennan their chief target man…

Carbery Rangers 2-11 Monaleen 0-7 CORK COUNTY CHAMPIONS Carbery Rangers will face either Stradbally or Abbeyside of Waterford in the Munster semi-final following an impressive 2-11 to 0-7 win over Monaleen of Limerick today. The entertaining clash, played in perfect conditions at the Gaelic Grounds, saw Monaleen come out of the blocks flying, racking up three excellent goal chances in the opening 4 minutes. Unfortunately for Muiris Gavin’s side, the Carbery net was not rattled and the Cork title holders responded with three points from John O’Rourke, two from John Hayes and a Seamus Hayes score to put the green, white and gold 0-6 to 0-1 in front after the…

Simonstown Gaels 1-14 Donaghmore-Ashbourne 0-8 COLM O’ROURKE FINALLY got to experience that winning feeling on Meath SFC final day with Simonstown Gaels following a surprisingly comfortable win over Donaghmore-Ashbourne in Navan. Powered on at midfield by his son, Shane, and the AFL bound Conor Nash, the Navan side burst out of the traps and led by 10 at half-time, holding on for an easy win and their maiden title. The favourites had no answer for the power and purpose of Simonstown who were expertly led in attack by former Meath captain Seamus Kenny. It was Simonstown’s third county final in total having lost the previous two under Meath legend O’Rourke in…

Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6 A THIRD COUNTY senior football title in four years went the way of Loughmore-Castleiney as they out-paced Moyle Rovers in a tense, low-scoring second half. It’s been a great year for many of the Loughmore men, most notably the McGrath brothers with multiple All-Ireland medals, but the dual club celebrated just as wildly as ever at the final whistle in Cashel. Tomas McGrath and John Meagher. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO The first half saw Loughmore-Castleiney start and finish the stronger team, going 0-3 in front without reply in the opening minutes before Moyle Rovers got off the mark in the 12th minute with a Stephen Quirke 45. As…

Thursfield Sarsfields 0-17 Ballygunner 0-16 PA BOURKE NABBED nabbed a late, late victory for Thurles Sarsfields with a 65 in the fifth added minute to put them through to the Munster semi-finals. Ballygunner rallied from four points adrift to get on level terms with the home side entering injury time. In a thrilling finish, Stephen O’Keeffe batted away Tommy Doyle’s tame shot for a 65. Bourke stepped up to strike his seventh point of the afternoon and clinch a place in the last four. Midfielder Stephen Cahill also starred for the Tipp treble winners with 0-4 from play. Padraic Maher shored up the defence at centre back while Ronan Maher…

Dr Crokes 1-14 Kilmurry-Ibricknane 0-8 DR CROKES CANTERED into a home Munster club semi-final tie with the Tipperary champions on 13 November, easing past Kilmurry-Ibrickane in Quilty. Click Here: They outscored the home club 1-7 to 0-4 in the second half. In their previous Munster club meetings in 2011 and 2012 the Kerry club were narrow winners but this time they were completely dominant, following a competitive opening 15 minutes. Kilmurry half forward Shane Hickey was the only home player to score from play, which illustrated their primary issue. Dr Crokes, who led 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time, withstood a decent start from the West Clare club who defeated Cratloe last…