Cavan finally reaped the rewards of their recent success at under-21 level when their senior team dumped Armagh out of the Ulster Championship with a shock 1-15 to 1-11 win in Breffni Park on Sunday.

Last Saturday, in a lively encounter, Lansdowne managed a result after New York seemed to grab control in the second half of the match. Despite four furious drives by the home side in the first 25 minutes, the Lansdowne defense, led by Man of the Match Scott Crafton, Joe Giordano and Sennin Flanagan held tightly and refused to buckle. The visitors struck first in minute nine. Pat Devery intercepted a New York pass and offloaded to Joe Giordano. Joe launched a lovely Garryowen which was deftly collected by John Giordano, who touched down under the posts. Sennin Flanagan converted.

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A top Irish Gaelic football player has described how a gambling addiction almost ruined his life.

An Irish World Cup star had the windscreen of his Porsche smashed after a pig’s head was left in the locker of a devout Muslim teammate.

Rory McIlroy has sacked his agent – just months after Dublin-based Conor Ridge made him a multi-millionaire  with the biggest Nike sponsorship deal in the history of sport.

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has signed a new one-year contract with former Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll to play for Leinster.

iGAAFan, a new smartphone app, is hoping to bring the GAA further into the 21st century by allowing GAA fans to interact with their favorite club and county teams on their phones.

Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KOs) fights Daryl Cunningham (28-4, 11 KOs) on Wednesday, May 15 at BB Kings in Times Square in New York in a contest scheduled for 10 rounds.

Niall Brennan, the Florida-based Irish born horse trainer, who first trained and taught Triple Crown contender Orb, says the horse was special from the get go.

Rory McIlroy, native of Co Down in Northern Ireland, was ranked the third most marketable athlete in SoccerPro’s annual 50 Most Marketable List.

LA Galaxy captain Robbie Keane could miss a dream date at Wembley against England later this month due to club commitments.

Graeme McDowell is happy to commit to Ireland by playing at golf’s World Cup in Australia this winter – and wants Rory McIlroy to do likewise.

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has defended Patrick McBrearty and lashed out at GAA President Liam O’Neill in the latest chapter of the Bitegate saga.

Celtic were presented with their Scottish League title after a 4-0 win over St. Johnstone on Saturday when manager Neil Lennon couldn’t resist a pop at Rangers.

Sónta Films have started pre production on a new four-part series 'GAA USA', which will offer an insight into Irish American history through the untold story of the GAA in the U.S.

Aidan McAnespies re-captured the Pat O'Brien Cup from the Wolfe Tones with a fine display over the 60 minutes. A great display from corner forward, Cian Tobin helped the Macs on their way and the Kerry native was well supported by Gareth O'Neill, Cronin Dempsey, and Darryl Brolly. The Tones struggled to find any kind of flow to their game, while it was the opposite for McAnespies as they played some nice fluid football, found each other well, and looked the hungrier of the two teams.

The GAA/GPA All-Stars sponsored by Opel are delighted to announce Stephen O’Neill (Tyrone) and Lester Ryan (Kilkenny) as the Players of the League in football and hurling respectively, marking their outstanding performances throughout the spring campaigns. Both selections, chosen by the inter-county playing body, reflect the consistently high standards set by both counties.

The rematch of last year’s County final had an eerily familiar start with Kenny O’Connor involved again in the fireworks. He received a straight red after two minutes when he was deemed to have hit Ciaran O’Connor off the ball.

Celtics had it all too easy as six players hit the scoreboard in easy fashion and the NY side moved forward in the League Cup competition.

Donegal in a theme of the day were dominant over Armagh with NY player Conor Lynam impressive with a total of 2-03. He was sharp each time on the ball and with Enda Gaffney was a perfect one two punch.

Lansdowne returned to winning ways with an impressive victory over a well drilled and much improved Connecticut Yankees team, prevailing by a score of 17 points to 12 in a lively encounter last weekend in Westport, Connecticut. The game started inauspiciously for Lansdowne as the opposition dominated the early exchanges and registered the first try of the day within the first 10 minutes following some effective recycling in the pack. Lansdowne continued to struggle for a while afterwards with the inevitable concession of penalties and at the breakdown.

Officials from both Ireland and Britain have spoke out about Rory McIlroy’s awaited Olympic choice and explained the young golfer has total freedom in his decision.   

Three days following running back Elijah Hood’s commitment to Notre Dame, the Irish secured another valuable addition in six-foot-five offensive guard Quenton Nelson out of New Jersey.  Nelson plays for Red Bank Catholic and is currently ranked by ESPN as the 11th best prospect from New Jersey as well as the 19th best offensive guard in the country. 

Despite being released by the manager, Paul McGrath has voiced his praise for Alex Ferguson, following his retirement as manager for Manchester United after 27 years.

Featherweight Allan Phelan (2-2) knocked out James Small (0-4) in the second round of their fight at the Resorts Casino in Queens last Saturday.  In doing so, the 21-year-old exorcised the ghost of his last performance at the same venue, where he lost a close split decision to Micah Branch in September.  

Celtic's stuttering end to the season continued with a 1-1 draw at Ross County on Sunday – but the Bhoys were left fuming over an offside decision that cost them the win.

Brian Cody was absent but still played a huge role in Kilkenny’s National Hurling League final win over Tipperary at Nowlan Park on Sunday according to Cats hero Michael Fennelly.

Robbie Keane has hit the top of the league in America – and got one over on French World Cup cheat Thierry Henry.

The hope that’s springs eternal for New York was stamped out most viciously, on the scoreboard at least by a Leitrim side that was not in the least feeling sympathy for an over matched opponent.

Premier Classic favorite Kingsbarn will likely miss the Investec Derby at Epsom on June 1, 2013 according to trainer Aidan O’Brien.

Golfer Rory McIlroy has secured three major sponsorships in just the last four months with Nike, Bose and the latest addition, Omega.  Rory is winless thus far in 2013, but had a 2012 season that established the 24-year-old as golfing elite and skyrocketed his corporate appeal. 

Scandal-ridden Penn State and the University of Central Florida who have a controversial coach are working at closing a deal to open the 2014 college football season in Dublin, Ireland.

Ireland’s October 4th rugby World Cup qualifying match up against Italy will be played at Olympic Stadium in London while the 3 other Pool D games will be played at Millenium and Wembley. The Irish will play their first Pool D game at Millenium against a representative from the Americas, second at Wembley facing an opponent from Europe, third at Olympic against Italy, then back to Millenium for the last qualifier against France.  

Dan Doyle, 64, an Irish American who was deeply involved in peace process work in Northern Ireland and who played a leading role in fundraising for the national basketball stadium in Dublin, has been arrested in the U.S. on charges of embezzling  $1 million from his charity.

Caroline Wozniacki has sent a romantic birthday greeting to boyfriend Rory McIlroy on Twitter – as he makes a move for a first win of the season at Quail Hollow.

Donal Og Cusack became the first major athlete in Ireland to state he was gay. He was the goalkeeper for the Cork hurling team and has won three All Ireland medals.

Rory McIlroy has again said that the choice is his as to whether he will play for Ireland or Great Britain in the upcoming 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro.

The Score reports that McIlroy made these comments while at press conference in North Carolina just ahead of the Wells Fargo Championship in which he’ll be participating.

Featherweight Allan Phelan (1-2) will fight James Small (0-3) this Saturday at Resorts Casino in Queens in a contest scheduled for four rounds. The 21-year-old hopes that this fight will help to kick off his professional career which has had its fair share of setbacks.