A special ceremony will take place in the tiny Donegal village of Kerrykeel next Saturday (September 7) to honour the first Irishman to captain an English FA Cup winning team.

Former Northern Ireland captain Alan McDonald has died at the age of 48.

‘Brawl at GAA club game’.

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In picking his team for Sunday's GAA All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Kildare, Fermanagh manager Malachy O'Rourke has given a vote of confidence to the team that lost last weekend's Ulster final replay to Armagh.

Glentoran take on Carnegie Irish League leaders Linfield in tonight's Setanta Cup clash at the Oval, kick-off 8.05pm.

David Healy is the Northern Ireland Football Writers Association's international personality of the year.

Finnish goalkeeper Mikko Vilmunen was Drogheda's hero in the penalty shootout as Paul Doolin's side retained the Setanta Sports Cup at Windsor Park following a penalty shoot-out.

CORK CITY are keeping their fingers crossed that John O’ Flynn will be fit for tonight’s Setanta Cup semi-final against Linfield at Windsor Park (8.05pm, live on Setanta Sports).

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CORK CITY and Dungannon Swifts will have to be content with a share of second place in Group 2 of the Setanta Cup after this scoreless draw in Stangmore Park last night.

Just two weeks after securing a third Irish League title, Pat Fenlon has this afternoon stepped down as manager of Shelbourne.

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Cork City will play Shelbourne at Turner’s Cross in the semi-final of the Setanta Cup on Monday night.

Shelbourne are hoping to end Linfield’s hex over them when they two sides meet in the Setanta Sports Cup at Tolka Park tonight.

Linfield open the defence of the 2006 Setanta Sports Cup with a cracking home tie with Derry City following tonight’s draw in Dublin.

Belfast today continued to honour home town boy George Best.

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The winners of the All-Ireland Champions League clash between Glentoran and Shelbourne will face Steaua Bucharest.

Glentoran have been drawn against Shelbourne in today's Champions League in Nyon today.

Police in Belfast were today working to identify football hooligans who surged on to the pitch and rioted at the end of a crunch Irish League match.

THERE’S a prospect of goals aplenty this evening as three of the island’s most prolific scorers are set to do battle when Shelbourne play host to Portadown in the Setanta Cup at Tolka Park (7.15pm).

IRISH League champions Linfield will bridge a 34-year gap when David Jaffrey’s team travel to the Brandywell at the end of the season for a friendly with Derry City.

Bohemians leading scorer Glen Crowe has been linked with a move to Irish League champions Linfield.

LAOIS boss Mick O’Dwyer admitted last night he still has an ambition to coach the GAA’s International Rules side.