Wes Hoolahan picked up where he left off on Saturday, following up a brilliant display in Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova with another superb showing as Norwich beat Rotherham 3-1 to go top of the Championship table.

Aiden McGeady began the latest chapter of his career by scoring on his Preston debut on Saturday but his fine strike from 25 yards wasn’t enough to earn his new employers anything in their Championship clash with Barnsley.

Cobh Ramblers have boosted their prospects of promotion to the Airtricity Premier Division by signing former Cork City striker Rob Lehane.

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.

The opening weekend of the Championship season was a pretty uneventful one for the Irish.

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West Ham v Man United: Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed he played Angel di Maria in midweek to help the player’s state of mind after his house was attacked.

Gearóid Morrissey said he is still floating on air after making his debut from the bench for Cambridge United against Manchester United this week and revealed he would have started if it was not for a groin injury which has troubled him for almost three weeks.

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Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal are “one of the favourites” to win the FA Cup ahead of today’s wide open fifth-round draw.

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Cambridge United have been handed a dream FA Cup fourth round tie against 11-time winners Manchester United.

Cork City midfielder Gearóid Morrissey will join English League Two side Cambridge United next month.

Cork City boss, John Caulfield, has revealed he expects to lose Gearóid Morrissey to England in the next few days, according to the Evening Echo.

Phil Jones admits Manchester United are still learning Louis van Gaal’s new system but the defender believes their 100% record in pre-season shows they are ready for the new Premier League campaign to start.

What this tournament has shown, more than anything else, is the value of cohesion, of having a well-drilled side that knows its plan.

IT’S just over six months since Stephen Ward poured his heart out about the lack of interest shown in him by Giovanni Trapattoni and it seems like he got the Italian’s attention.

WHAT Roy Keane did next has always been a source of fascination on both sides of the Irish Sea and no more so than yesterday when the Corkman was linked with a bid to purchase non-league side Cambridge United.

THIS had the look of an encounter tailor-made for Giovanni Trapattoni, an opportunity to check up on the form and fitness of Glenn Whelan, Liam Lawrence and Kevin Doyle in one fell swoop ahead of the tussle with France this month.

THE club’s marquee names may be in transit between Oslo and Madrid, but Liverpool reserve team manager John McMahon is still determined to put on a football spectacle in Dunmanway this afternoon.

A CORK contributor to the Football365 website got me thinking the other day, always a dangerous thing as the Sports Editor will testify.

Leeds have been handed a home clash against fellow Coca-Cola League One outfit Northampton following the draw for the first round of the FA Cup.

Striker Andrew Johnson completed 90 minutes on his return from a groin injury as Everton lost 4-2 to Cambridge United this afternoon.

Finn Harps manager, Paul Hegarty, has made his first signings of the July transfer window by welcoming Neil McCafferty and Austin Friel to Finn Park.

MANCHESTER UNITED will have to conquer a familiar foe if they hope to erase the memory of their FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea last season.

Manchester United will again travel to Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup.

HUNDREDS of Irish soccer fans have invested almost €20,000 to become part-owners of an English soccer team.

Reading striker Dave Kitson has signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2010.

Reading striker Kevin Doyle has reassured Reading fans he has no intention of moving to another club.

Colin Hendry’s managerial tenure at Blackpool looks to be over after the Seasiders handed first-team responsibilities to midfielder Simon Grayson.

Tim Cahill believes the pressure is now on Liverpool to catch Everton in the race for fourth place in the Premiership this season.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid, rated at £10m (€14.8m) by boss Joe Kinnear, has admitted he faces some big decisions over the summer.

FORMER West Brom star Brendon Batson admitted he was “very disappointed” with the racist comments made by Ron Atkinson and believes he did the right thing in resigning from media commitments with ITV and The Guardian newspaper.

Leeds caretaker manager Eddie Gray wants the job on a permanent basis.

Four matches in the top two divisions of English football have fallen victim to the weather as heavy overnight rain forced postponements all over the country.

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup is as follows:

Brentford are top of Division Two after today's Nationwide League matches while Rushden & Diamonds top Division Three.