Illness, high temperatures and the threat of Australian aggressiveness could stand in the way of Ireland continuing their 100% International Rules record in Adelaide tomorrow – but captain Aidan O’Shea won’t be making any excuses.

Cork's Sean Powter and Niall Grimley of Armagh have been confirmed as the final two tourists for the upcoming International Rules series.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney and Roscommon selector Liam McHale have backed the introduction of the ‘mark’ to Gaelic football, but McGeeney believes the GAA could do even more to encourage high fielding.

Former Essendon player Michael Quinn has revealed his disappointment that the careers of many ex-colleagues have been tarnished by the drugs scandal which has rocked Aussie Rules.

Eoin Cadogan believes a New York test could be just the initiative required to bring the International Rules series to the next level.

The GAA won’t be taking extra security measures for Saturday’s International Rules test in the wake of the suicide bomb blasts outside the Stade de France on Friday.

Colm O’Neill will say goals have never come easy to him but then why does scoring them seem more natural to him than most others? 

Paul Geaney has no doubt Tommy Walsh will be a force for Kerry again, yet the 2014 All Star nominee believes the former AFL player may take longer to re-acclimatise to Gaelic games than Tadhg Kennelly did five years ago.

The future of two GAA grounds earmarked for Ireland’s 2023 Rugby World Cup bid remains in doubt following events yesterday.

There goes another one, a forward that used to light it up but has now conceded that the game itself more than father time has dulled and worn him down.

GAA director general Páraic Duffy has forecasted a return to large crowds for International Rules games in Ireland on foot of Saturday's competitive test.

Australia 56 Ireland 46

With Graham Canty now in retirement, new Cork senior football manager Brian Cuthbert has turned to another defender to be his captain.

Australian Rules outfit Carlton Blues have officially announced the signing of Cork's Ciaran Sheehan, boosting the Irish ranks at the Melbourne club to three players.

Few intermediate teams boast as many household names as Kanturk.

International Rules series debuts don’t come much sweeter and Ciarán Sheehan says the Irish public should be proud of their team’s record-breaking achievements.

Australian coach Michael O’Loughlin believes the Indigenous All Stars are unlikely to represent Australia again after this year’s International Rules series.

A total of 15 counties are represented in the 29-man squad today announced by Ireland team manager Paul Earley for the upcoming International Rules series against Australia.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has dubbed some critics of his team as 'cowards', with particular reference to players who now work as analysts for the media.

Martin Daly is regarded as Clare’s greatest ever forward; some would say their greatest ever footballer. But among a list of achievements the Lissycasey man clocked up for the Banner County, one stands out above the others

Armagh captain Ciarán McKeever has had his fair share of run-ins with referees over the years, so much so that he feels like a marked man even before a ball has been kicked in anger.

Mickey Harte is “fearing the worst” about Seán Cavanagh’s shoulder injury.

LIMERICK GAA chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to develop the Gaelic Grounds as a venue capable of hosting large concerts.

ARMAGH’S inspirational double act of Steven McDonnell and Ronan Clarke are poised to finally team up again for the 2012 Championship.

THE night before Armagh played Roscommon in the 1980 All-Ireland semi-final Joe Kernan “rambled out for a drink to help me sleep”.

TADHG KENNELLY is set for a sensational Gaelic football comeback with his club Listowel Emmets on Sunday.

IT may be 12 months on but going by Kevin McKernan’s monosyllabic response, that last-gasp point opportunity he missed to force Crossmaglen into extra-time in their Ulster semi-final still hurts.

TADHG KENNELLY struggled to contain his emotions before yesterday’s clash with Australia

INITIAL reports about Emmet Bolton’s serious injury picked in yesterday’s International Rules game are positive.

THE Irish recession has made it very difficult for GAA players to commit to the International Rules series, according to former Kerry footballer Tadhg Kennelly.

AUSTRALIA coach Rodney Eade has claimed that Gaelic football has stood still in the past century and hopes the tactical developments made in the AFL in recent years will give his side a distinct advantage over Ireland in the International Rules series.

FOOTBALL Player of the Year nominee Darran O’Sullivan believes the GAA should have helped those caught in a club versus country tug-of-war due to the International Rules series.

STEPHEN CLUXTON’S participation in the International Rules series looks increasingly questionable after Parnells qualified for the Dublin SFC quarter-finals following yesterday’s 1-18 to 2-9 extra-time win over St Sylvester’s in Swords.

OFFALY chairman Pat Teehan has warned of the dangers of allowing counties to readily challenge decisions made by the GAA’s national bodies.

IRELAND’S chances of regaining the Cormac McAnallen Trophy have been dented by confirmation Alan Brogan will be unable to make the trip to Australia for the International Rules tests in Melbourne and the Gold Coast.

DEFEATED All-Ireland finalists Kerry will silence their critics next season, according to former Kerry star Tommy Walsh.

HERE ye, here ye, people of Kerry, Tadhg Kennelly is a free agent. Let the will-he-won’t-he’s begin.

DOWN could be without their All-Star forward Benny Coulter for their first game in the Ulster championship.

BEING drafted into the Cork senior setup as a raw defender out of the minor ranks was a milestone in Michael Shields’ football career.

THE interprovincial competitions have been given another lifeline after Central Council last night voted to give it the go-ahead on a trial basis.

IT’S a subject that was first raised by our own hurling expert, Tony Considine, last year, when he questioned the practicality of hurling under lights.