Irish rapper Rejjie Snow tells Ed Power about his thoroughly modern music career

John Egan won’t rest on his laurels after being named in the extended Republic of Ireland squad, according to one of his earliest coaches.

Liam Brady’s dose of realism amid the current euphoria surrounding the European Championship-bound senior team is a timely reminder of the ticking time bomb for Irish football.

There was a time when Liam Miller wondered if hailing from Cork would hold him back and block his path to becoming a Republic of Ireland international.

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Darren O’Malley and Conor Daly are the two Roscommon debutants for Sunday’s Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Mayo at MacHale Park in Castlebar (4pm).

The HSE is under fire for allowing buildings on a former mental hospital complex fall into total dereliction over the past decade.

Mayo have made two changes for tomorrow’s Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-final with Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Dispersed around the country are 142 HSE properties, all of them vacant, many of which have lain idle for more than a decade.

More than 140 HSE properties around the country are lying idle at a time when the executive is paying €40m annually renting space.

Niall Carew has resigned as selector of the Kildare senior and U21 football teams due to personal reasons, it emerged last night.

An irate Páraic Duffy has taken Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney to task for comments made about the GAA in relation to Seánie Johnston’s transfer.

Cavan PRO Declan Woods insist Terry Hyland’s team won’t be distracted by the prospect of former county player Seánie Johnston lining out against them with Kildare in the second round of the All-Ireland qualifiers.

A ruling by Congress in April of this year was the reason behind Seanie Johnston’s surprise appearance for Coill Dubh hurlers in the Kildare SHC on Saturday last.

Seánie Johnston is all but certain to be available for Kildare in Sunday’s Leinster SFC semi-final against Meath as he is set to line out for Coill Dubh’s senior hurlers tomorrow evening.

Croke Park yesterday confirmed at the request of the Kildare County Board that Seánie Johnston will be available to the county’s senior footballers if he plays a club championship game for hurling club Coill Dubh at the end of the month.

GAA director general Páraic Duffy is adamant the Seanie Johnston transfer to Kildare hasn’t set a precedent for disgruntled players within the Association.

Seánie Johnston’s new club St Kevin’s insist they are not considering the idea of their player lining out for their affiliated hurling club Coill Dubh.

Seanie Johnston's appeal to join Kildare club St Kevins has been upheld meaning the ex-Cavan forward could play with the Lilywhites this summer.

Kildare’s Ronan Sweeney has hit out at the GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) for their treatment of Seanie Johnston as he looks set to be denied the chance to play for the county this year.

Kieran McGeeney claims coverage of Kildare’s financial woes has been unfair in comparison to other counties in similar and worse difficulties.

As Congress meets today to vote a motion that may impact on Seanie Johnston’s transfer to Kildare, a war of words has erupted on Twitter between the Cavan footballer and Philip Jordan.

Reports that Seanie Johnston’s bid to achieve an inter-county transfer from Cavan to Kildare was over for this year have proved wide of the mark after the former Breffni captain resubmitted his application to the Central Competitions’ Control Committee yesterday.

A motion which may be seen as a response to the recent Seanie Johnston transfer saga will come before Congress in Portlaoise next month.

Kildare boss Kieran McGeeney has questioned if GAA officials have investigated all transfer requests as forensically as that of Seanie Johnston.

Former Cavan captain, Seanie Johnston insists he is doing all in his powers in an attempt to re-ignite his inter-county career with Kildare.

The Cavan County Board’s management committee will discuss Seanie Johnston’s request to switch from the county to Kildare on Monday night.

SEANIE JOHNSTON’S proposed move to Kildare edged a step closer with the former Breffni skipper meeting with officials of the St Kevin’s club in Staplestown this week.

CHAMPIONS Moorefield recovered from a shock defeat to Carbury last time out by beating Round Towers in the third round of the Kildare senior football championship.

CHAMPIONS Moorefield were sensationally beaten by Carbury in a dramatic Kildare SFC tie that saw county star Eoghan O’Flaherty kick the winner from a free.

THE junior health minister with responsibility for mental health has announced plans to shut down a mental health facility which has been closed for the past five years.