CONNIE SHEEHAN will face another landmark on the road to London 2012 when he takes on the bustling Crumlin clubman David Maguire in the first of the heavyweight semi-finals at the National Stadium tonight.

135 jobs are to be created in the Donegal Gaeltacht, the first major employment boost for the area since local TD Mary Coughlan was appointed Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise.

DONEGAL football manager Brian McIvor has refused to confirm that two of his most senior players, Brendan Devenney and Adrian Sweeney, have been axed from the panel ahead of the upcoming Ulster championship clash with Derry.

DARREN SUTHERLAND has gone back to his roots in defence of his national senior middleweight title and he cannot believe that some people have written him off in advance of the anticipated showdown between himself and Darren O’Neill in the finals of the national senior championships at the National Stadium tomorrow night.

THE IRISH boxing team have taken their preparations for the world championships to a new level at a training camp in France.

JOHN JOE JOYCE (St. Michael’s, Athy) faces a showdown with reigning light welterweight champion Aodh Carlyle at the National Stadium tomorrow with a place on the Irish team for the EU boxing championships the prize.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) have arranged a specially convened bout to decide the one remaining place on the Irish team for the European Union Championships which will take place at the National Stadium in Dublin next month. (June 17th to 25th).

Irish middleweight Darren O'Neill and super heavyweight Cathal McMonagle are through to the quarter finals of the Ustinad Laben Senior Multi Nations following impressive victories in the Czech Republic tonight (May 16th).

THE powerful Russians will visit Ireland a the end of the month to box two internationals, one at the National Stadium on April 27 and the other at Athlone IT on April 29.

Ireland will take on Russia in two internationals at the end of this month the Irish Amateur Boxing Association have confirmed.

2003 All-Star Adrian Sweeney has been drafted into the Donegal side for Sunday's Ulster SFC final against Armagh (Croke Park, throw-in 2.15pm).