Sport

In Munster Schools Senior Cup action Rockwell College got their season off to a good start.

Thurles stages a cracking 8 race card today.

The Tipperary senior football management team are happy with impact made by the new players called up to the county squad.

Tipperary will take part in a new Munster Under 25 Hurling Championship which gets underway this summer.

Conor Murray is likely to start in Munster’s Champions Cup pool finale against Racing 92 this Saturday in Thomond Park.

Andy Murray has beaten Andrey Rublev in straight sets in their Australian Open second round match.

There’s still no clarification from FIFA on whether Joel Matip is free to play for Liverpool having refused Cameroons invitation to the Africa cup of Nations.

Paralympics Ireland has nominated the Chef de Mission of the Irish team at the 2016 Paralympic Games to contest the Olympic Council of Ireland election.