Former Cork City star Sean Maguire came off the bench to score Preston’s winner against Bristol City at Deepdale and keep North End’s play-off challenge firmly on course.

Alan Browne ended four months of frustration in front of goal by scoring a superb volley as Preston marched into the fourth round of the FA Cup by hammering Wycombe Wanderers 5-1 on Saturday.

Jubilant Ian Holloway took a swipe at the QPR fans who left early after his side's dramatic stoppage-time comeback against Brentford.

Millwall produced the shock of the day.

With the post-Robbie Keane era now fully under way, much attention will be paid to the strikers in Martin O’Neill’s latest squad announcement today and, in particular, whether he sees fit to include Brentford’s Scott Hogan who is currently joint-top scorer in the Championship with six goals this season.

Four prospects for the World Cup qualifiers...

Mark Hughes has given Martin O’Neill an upbeat bulletin on Stoke’s Irish contingent.

Alan Judge’s Euro 2016 dream is almost certainly over after the midfielder broke his leg in Brentford’s 3-1 Championship win at Ipswich on Saturday.

Patience has been a necessity at club level for late bloomer Alan Judge, so waiting for his international debut to eventually arrive tomorrow against Switzerland is not an issue for the 27-year-old.

It was a pretty uneventful weekend for the Irish on the pitch, but today could be a key day for a number of Boys in Green off it.

Boro back top after gritty win over Wednesday

Alan Judge hopes his match-winning brace for Brentford in the 2-1 Championship win over Rotherham on Saturday will have given Martin O’Neill food for thought ahead of next month’s Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

I am a GIYer — I grow a lot of my own food — I don’t use chemicals because I don’t want to eat chemicals. Instead I make my own fertilisers from comfrey and nettles. 

There was a time when the great philosophers wrestled with less crucial posers. Stuff like whether the world exists at all outside the mind.

It was an eventful day for the Irish at The Den on Saturday as Derby continued to stumble towards a play-off spot after twice coming from two goals down to draw 3-3 at struggling Millwall. 

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Norwich made it three straight Sky Bet Championship wins and claimed local bragging rights by securing a 1-0 derby success over arch rivals Ipswich, with Lewis Grabban netting the crucial strike on 24 minutes at Portman Road today.

Uwe Rosler hailed Wigan’s FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester City as the greatest of his managerial career.

Here’s an exclusive head-start for smartphone-wielding treasure hunters facing into a culture night adventure.

Yeovil midfielder Kevin Dawson is just 90 minutes away from locking horns with his older brother in the npower Championship after a fairytale start to life at Huish Park was capped with a play-off semi-final opener.

David Luiz, Demba Ba, Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel are available for Chelsea’s FA Cup fourth-round replay with Brentford on Sunday after missing the Europa League win at Sparta Prague.

Former Ajax, Juventus and Barcelona midfielder Edgar Davids has taken up a coaching role with the Football League’s bottom club, Barnet.

Gullit and Van Basten, Ronaldo and Rivaldo, Salas and Zamorano, Bebeto and Romario, Pele and Jairzinho, Torres and Villa, Klinsmann and Voller; some of the greatest strike partnerships of all time have been forged at international level and provided the World Cup and European Championship with so many memorable moments.

A NEW third-level course in organic horticulture has been announced.

KEY figures in West Cork’s food industry are working with University College Cork (UCC) to develop Ireland’s first masters in organic horticulture on a renowned estate.

ROY KEANE’S Ipswich side came from a goal behind to end Northampton’s brave Carling Cup run last night.

Birmingham 1 Brentford 1 (aet, Birmingham win 4-3 on penalties)

The Football Association have contacted Brentford to ask for their help in verifying Everton manager David Moyes’ claim that a Bees supporter threw a bottle into the away end after last night’s Carling Cup clash at Griffin Park.

Brentford’s Carling Cup third-round win over Everton last night was overshadowed by David Moyes’ claim that a Bees fan hurled a bottle into the travelling support in the pitch invasion which followed the shock victory.

EVERTON crashed out of the Carling Cup at the third round stage last night, beaten 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out by League One strugglers Brentford after a 1-1 draw. Jermaine Beckford and Phil Jagielka failed from 12 yards for David Moyes’ men.

Brentford 1 Everton 1 Brentford win 4-3 on penalties

Arsene Wenger sees little prospect of Arsenal’s injury problems abating for Saturday’s clash with Manchester City.

NIALL MCGINN’S left-footed strike after 35 minutes gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Morton in their Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Cappielow last night.

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Gloucester have announced the signing of Fiji international Akapusi Qera from National League One club Pertemps Bees.

Southend confirmed their League One title with a 1-0 win at home to Bristol City – and they will be joined in the Coca-Cola Championship next season by Colchester, whose goalless draw at Yeovil was just enough.

Alan Curbishley feels the next seven days may determine Charlton’s season.

Birmingham have swooped to sign Brentford’s FA Cup hero DJ Campbell in a deal which could eventually be worth £1m to the League One club.