8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (188+ words) CIAN PRENDERGAST RETURNS to captain Connacht as face the Sharks in the Challenge Cup Round of 16 clash at Dexcom Stadium on Friday (KO: 8pm, Premier Sports 1). Prendergast returns from a down-week to lead the side from the No 8 jersey, with Josh…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago  (272+ words) CROKE PARK WILL host Manchester United and Leeds United for a pre-season friendly in August. The Premier League rivals will meet in the first soccer game played at GAA HQ since November 2009, when Ireland lost to France in a World…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago  (359+ words) MOST FOOTBALLERS WILL tell you that momentous occasions in their career seem to go by in an instant. But for Harvey Vale, his Ireland debut was particularly fleeting. The QPR attacking midfielder came on in the 121st minute of the Czechia…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (580+ words) I AM MAXIMUS has shortened as Grand National favourite " with connections conceding they would be "very surprised" if Paul Townend did not continue his association with the 2024 winner at Aintree on Saturday week. Willie Mullins's number one steered the JP…...

15+ hour, 7+ min ago  (510+ words) THE IRISH MANAGEMENT team have not given up hope of persuading Liam Delap to represent Ireland." Chelsea striker Delap, whose father Rory made 11 senior appearances for Ireland, has represented England at every underage grade but has yet to be selected…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (512+ words) CHELSEA POSS SONIA Bompastor said poor officiating had cost her side a place in the women's Champions League semi-finals after Arsenal progressed 3-2 on aggregate, despite a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Bompastor was sent off in the final seconds…...

23+ hour, 46+ min ago  (932+ words) Stephen Barry reports from Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field MARK HARTLEY MISSED a last-gasp levelling free as Tipperary escaped with victory over Waterford for the eighth year in a row in front of 1,973 fans at Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field. The D'ise…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1295+ words) Hello, and welcome to tonight's liveblog. With less than an hour until kick-off, it's a subdued atmosphere at the Aviva. Ireland ideally would have been playing Denmark now for a place at the World Cup, but the semi-final heartache against…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (211+ words) HEIMIR HALLGRIMSSON SAID he was proud of the character his players showed in'persevering through the unusual circumstances of tonight's friendly with North Macedonia. The game finished goalless, though Ireland had the game's only chances.' "The week has been tough, we…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (738+ words) WELL YOU WOULD have to say that this was a football game that definitely happened, faithfully answering the demands of our capitalist Gods in Nyon that it must happen." The football team of Samuel Beckett's homeland has lately been trafficking…...