Former Ireland star Damien Duff is on his way to Celtic next month to take up his first full-time coaching post.

They’re not quite in holiday mode, but Cork City will take to the beach today as they begin their Europa League campaign, and it’s a boy from Brazil who threatens to derail the European adventure.

Sligo Rovers have vowed to act swiftly in appointing a successor to Mickey Adams after the manager quit yesterday citing family reasons.

West Ham’s Irish goalkeeper Darren Randolph reflects on his circuitous route back to the big time.

Eoin Doyle has targeted an Ireland call-up after English football’s current top scorer finalised his €1 million move to Cardiff City last night.

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Martin O’Neill, the FAI and the Irish players are awaiting clarity on Roy Keane’s next move. Not to mention an Irish public whose fascination with the Cork man showing little sign of dimming.

He came, he saw, he went home… Should the creators of the hilarious Saipan spoof I, Keano decide to write a sequel, the tagline might be a bit more of a mouthful.

A Wicklow solicitor who fraudulently borrowed nearly €1m in mortgage bridging loans in an “elaborate and sophisticated deception” has been jailed for three years.

A Wicklow solicitor who fraudulently borrowed nearly €1m in mortgage bridging loans in an "elaborate and sophisticated deception" has been jailed for three years.

A Wicklow solicitor was suffering from Battered Housewife Syndrome when she fraudulently borrowed nearly €1m in mortgage bridging loans a court has heard.

Leinster team manager Guy Easterby has said players need to use last week’s Pro 12 draw with Ospreys as a driving force this weekend as they head to Glasgow on Friday night.

A new Scottish Professional Football League was finally ratified by Scotland’s 42 senior clubs last night.

Hearts are to go into administration, the club confirmed last night.

Hearts are to go into administration, the club has confirmed.

Hearts have announced that all their players are up for sale as fears for the club's future enters a "critical" period.

Scottish Premier League clubs made surprising progress in their latest meeting on change today when they agreed to seek a merged 42-club structure including top-flight play-offs.

A Scottish Premier League match between Kilmarnock and Hibernian has been abandoned after a supporter collapsed in the stand.

Irn-Bru First Division clubs have moved to break the deadlock surrounding reconstruction of Scottish football by proposing the formation of an SPL2.

Pat Fenlon’s Hibernian are a stratosphere away from Celtic’s financial muscle but the Irishman is predicting a close battle when the pair meet in the Scottish Cup final.

Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne today accused St Mirren of putting Scottish football in danger after the Paisley club combined with Ross County to veto league reconstruction plans.

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Kris Commons continued his fine form this season with a double in Celtic’s 3-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Hibernian at Parkhead on Saturday.

The Scottish Premier League has announced next season will kick off on August 3 despite uncertainty lingering over the structure of the game north of the border.

Celtic have said in a statement they are “surprised” by the Scottish Premier League-appointed commission’s conclusion that Rangers gained no competitive advantage from the undisclosed payments they were found guilty of making.

Rangers manager Ally McCoist feels “totally vindicated” by the report into the oldco club’s undisclosed payments after Lord Nimmo Smith and his colleagues ruled no sporting advantage was gained.

Oldco Rangers escaped with their 54 titles intact yesterday after an independent commission ruled that undisclosed payments to dozens of players did not give them a “sporting advantage”.

The commission appointed by the Scottish Premier League to rule on alleged undisclosed payments to Rangers players will announce its findings later today.

The commission appointed by the Scottish Premier League to rule on alleged undisclosed payments to Rangers players will announce its findings tomorrow.

Celtic's Champions League success helped virtually wipe out their bank debt as they made a pre-tax profit of almost £15m in the second half of last year.

Scottish Premier League clubs have given their “unanimous backing” to reconstruction plans centring on a 12-12-18 league structure, chief executive Neil Doncaster has said.

Rangers chief executive Charles Green believes the club should attempt to quit Scottish football if league reconstruction plans are approved.

Rangers have described Scottish football reconstruction plans as an “abomination” in a statement written by new director of communications James Traynor.

Both Scottish league bodies have agreed in principle to a restructuring plan that would see the organisations merge in a 12-12-18 structure.

Rangers might have to play in the bottom tier of Scottish football again next season if clubs choose a 12-12-18 structure for the game.

Hearts have been placed under an indefinite transfer embargo over a failure to make payments to players.

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Troubled Hearts have rejected a takeover offer from the former owner of Livingston, believing Italian businessman Angelo Massone "may not be the right person to take the club forward".

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell believes UEFA is coming round to the idea of expanding leagues beyond borders in a bid to reduce the disparity in European football.

The Scottish Football League’s 30 member clubs will meet tomorrow to discuss proposals for reconstruction to revive the game.

Neil Lennon is disregarding Celtic’s recent home drubbing of St Johnstone in the Scottish Communities League Cup ahead of tomorrow’s meeting in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Hearts today escaped with a warning over their failure to pay players on time in September, but face another Scottish Premier League (SPL) hearing on Wednesday over a similar offence from this month.

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall felt his side were denied a strong penalty claim as they lost their unbeaten away record in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a 1-0 defeat at Hearts.

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Hearts are subject to a Scottish Premier League transfer embargo after failing to pay their players on time, it has emerged.

Neil Lennon praised Rangers for their Scottish Communities League Cup win over Motherwell last night and considered the exciting prospect of an Old Firm quarter-final tie against the Light Blues.

Neil Lennon saw enough from new boy Lassad Nouioui in the 2-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Dundee to suggest he will be a good addition to his squad.

Neil Lennon saw enough from new boy Lassad Nouioui in the 2-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Dundee to suggest he will be a good addition to his squad.