Roy of the Rovers may have been a fictional comic strip back in the day, but Seán Desmond turned it into reality at Croke Park yesterday with his last-minute goal sending Watergrasshill into dreamland ...

Seán Desmond’s recently discovered self-belief was the difference. A man who for so long did not back himself went and backed himself to the hilt when the game-winning moment presented itself.

Desmond stuck a last-minute goal against Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry to win the intermediate All-Ireland hurling title in dramatic fashion after the Rebel County club coughed up a four-point half-time lead.

All-Ireland club IHC final ... Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Watergrasshill captain Séan Desmond celebrates after scoring his side's late goal. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile ...

All-Ireland Intermediate Club SHC final: Watergrasshill 2-15, Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 0-18 Watergrasshill captain Seán Desmond lifts the cup after his side's victory in Croke Park. Photo: Sportsfile ...

Watergrasshill's Sean Desmond is challenged by Kevin Moloney and Garry McHugo of Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry ©INPHO/Tom Maher There was late drama in this afternoon’s All-Ireland club intermediate hurling ...

However, things take a drastic turn in Chapter 109 when Melinda Desmond reveals an unbelievable truth about her husband, Donovan Desmond. Melinda is the chairwoman of the Lady Patriots’ Society ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The political parties negotiating to form Ireland’s new coalition government agree on one thing: the ...

Snow, ice and heavy rain are set to sweep over Ireland this weekend with two distinct status orange weather alerts issued for a combined total of 10 counties from Saturday afternoon. Met Éireann ...

English football club Millwall, best known in the 1970s and 80s for their “No One Likes Us and We Don’t Care”-chanting supporters, and Irish unity rarely feature in the same sentence ...

Desmond Hart, played by Travis Fimmel was created specifically for Dune: Prophecy, and by the end of season 1 of the show, a lot is revealed about him that particularly explains the source of his ...