Mayo hurling boss steps down

Martin Brennan has resigned from his position as manager of the Mayo senior hurling squad.

The departure follows a heavy defeat for the Connacht side at the hands of Down in last week's Christy Ring Cup semi-final.

Mullane to start for the Deise

John Mullane will start for Waterford in Sunday's Munster Hurling Championship semi-final against Limerick, according to RTE Sport.

The De La Salle forward has missed the last two weeks of training because of a hamstring injury, but is included in Davy Fitzgerald's starting line-up.

However, there is no starting place for Dan Shanahan and Tony Browne, who have both been named on the bench. Noel Connors makes his Championship debut.

Re-examination of Omagh evidence

Evidence in the Omagh bomb case is being re-examined to establish whether there are grounds to re-try the man acquitted of the 29 murders, police said today.

The Irish Times reports that the move has come after two officers accused of lying in the Crown Court trial of Co Armagh electrician Sean Hoey (38) two years ago were cleared by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.

Earlier this week four other men were found responsible for the 1998 bombing in a landmark civil action in Belfast High Court taken by families of the victims.