THE Louth county board made their initial approach to Mickey Harte the day after Tyrone were knocked out of the Ulster Championship.

Danske Irish Premiership: Cliftonville v Ballymena United (tonight, Solitude, 7.

Might this be the save of the year from Fermanagh's Shauna Murphy in her team's TG4 All Ireland JFC semi-final against Limerick in Kinnegad at the weekend? 

Tyrone are wasting no time in their search for a new manager to replace the hugely-successful former Red Hand boss Mickey Harte.

Padraig Faulkner was the personification of Cavan's efforts on the pitch, that triumphant combination of talent and effort, and he also represented all his colleagues afterwards with his laughter and head-shaking, still in some disbelief.

Kingspan Breffni Park has been confirmed as the venue for both the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior finals on December 5th.

IN the chaos and confusion of Cavan's Ulster Final victory celebrations Oisin Pierson showed a cool wit, quipping "I think they've brought you the wrong Oisin." Yet he played his part in the overall provincial triumph, as did many others.

OF all the snapshots on a Sunday when new chapters of history were penned, the best was nearly missed.

THE c21 theatre company had a two-fold mission when the ‘Through the Glass’ Reminiscence Project was finally realised.

IT’S fair to say that the odds are stacked against Northern Ireland futsal champions Rosario wholeave for Ukraine tomorrow where they’ll take on Kherson in the first round of the Champions League on Saturday.

BC: What did you learn during your two years managing Swatragh? EMcG: A huge amount.

Danske Irish Premiership: Cliftonville v Ballymena United (tonight, Solitude, 7.

THE GAA world was sent reeling last night following the news that Mickey Harte will take the managerial reins in Louth – with former Tyrone defender Conor Gormley insisting he wasn’t surprised by the Glencull man’s move.

Nicky Rackard Cup final report from Croke Park, Dublin: Donegal 3-18 Mayo 0-2

NEW Antrim senior football manager Enda McGinley says family ties and the desire to work at county level were the motivating factors behind his successful pitch to take the job.

NEW Antrim boss Enda McGinley says his assistant Stevie O’Neill can juggle club and county commitments with Dungiven and Antrim next season – and insists he won’t be under-estimating the task of getting out of Division Four.

Leinster SFC Final: Dublin 3-21 Meath 0-9 Long after Dublin had demolished Meath on Saturday, Dessie Farrell was presented with his toughest challenge of the entire evening, trying to play it all down to the media.

Munster Senior Football Championship final: Tipperary 0-17 Cork 0-14 COULD a result be laced with more significance than Tipperary’s win over Cork in yesterday’s Munster senior football final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh? One hundred years to the weekend after the Bloody Sunday massacre at Croke Park, when Tipperary player Michael Hogan was among the 14 victims, the Tipp footballers won the Munster title clad in white-and-green commemorative kits, with the image of Hogan emblazoned upon them.

Paddy McLaughlin says he couldn’t fault his players’ efforts in yesterday’s late loss to Larne at Inver Park.

Christy Ring Cup final: Down 0-22 Kildare 3-16.