Mick McCarthy says Shane Long is “back where we need him to be” to stake a claim for a place on the plane to Slovakia, while the manager is prepared to give Ciaran Clark and James McClean as long as he can to see if they are able to recover from injury in time for Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off on March 26.

Healthcare solutions company KanDo Medical has acquired Fleetwood Healthcare, a medical device distributor based in Wicklow.

World No 10 Xander Schauffele, PGA star Tony Finau, and Ryder Cuppers Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and Tyrrell Hatton have all signed up to play in next year’s JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor.

Kya deLongchamps is looking forward to another winter coloured by the transformative power of paint

Dunne, from Dundalk, has been called-up to Ireland squads in the past year, having played at U21 level.

Newport County’s remarkable FA Cup odyssey may have ended on Saturday but a 4-1 defeat didn’t stop Irish striker Pádraig Amond from leaving the pitch with a pep in his step.

How the Irish fared

Holders Chelsea are safely through to the fourth round of the FA Cup but Premier League Cardiff were victims of a giant-killing act by Gillingham.

Saturday was a landmark day for Adam O’Reilly as the 17-year-old from Mahon in Cork city made his Preston debut in the 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.

Any keen follower of professional golf could have automatically selected two of Thomas Bjorn’s Ryder Cup picks yesterday, writes John McHenry.

West Ham will take on League One club AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

Saturday was a landmark day for Paudie O’Connor as the 20-year-old from Limerick made his Leeds United debut in the 1-1 Championship draw at home to Sunderland.

Sheffield Wednesday fan Jamie Vardy put the Blades to the sword as Leicester knocked Sheffield United out of the FA Cup.

Here's a full list of the ins and outs of the January transfer window.

Leicester became the first team in English football to score a goal via a VAR decision.

League One Fleetwood Town welcome the live television cameras and Leicester City to their Highbury Stadium for today’s lunchtime FA Cup third round tie. 

 Carol O’Callaghan takes a look at the top fashion colours for home decorating in 2018. 

Planning permissions for new homes are soaring, with a 42% rise reported in the year to June and houses accounting for the vast majority of those granted.

As he prepares for the Championship kick-off on Saturday with Preston, Sean Maguire says that Cork City turned him into the striker he is today

The Mexico Championship put on quite a show in its debut as a World Golf Championships event. So did Dustin Johnson, says Nolan Peterson.

Carlos Carvalhal hailed Keiren Westwood as “a fantastic goalkeeper” after his first-half penalty save helped Sheffield Wednesday to a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest in Championship action.

Non-league leaders Lincoln stunned Sky Bet Championship side Ipswich with a stoppage-time goal from Nathan Arnold to secure a 1-0 win at Sincil Bank in their FA Cup third-round replay — and leave Mick McCarthy’s future at Portman Road bleak.

Millwall produced the shock of the day.

Former United manager admits his old club made a mistake when building Carrington training base.

Arsene Wenger insists beleaguered Valencia head coach Gary Neville has to keep faith in his methods to survive.

There were some, you know…

The ins and outs from all the Premier League clubs during the transfer window.

Leicester City 1 Manchester United 1: In many ways Saturday was a severe case of deja vu for Jamie Vardy. On the same weekend four years ago he also scored in a 1-1 draw, playing through the pain barrier to help his side earn a valuable point.

Paul McShane has often been the subject of senseless ridicule but the whole-hearted defender looks to have found the perfect place to showcase his talents in Reading.

It was a weekend of contrasting emotions for Joe Mason as his equaliser for Cardiff in the 2-1 Championship win over Charlton on Saturday was overshadowed by his part in a diving controversy.

Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Joe Mason broke Huddersfield’s resistance on Saturday and lifted Cardiff to second in the Championship.

How the Irish fared...

Leicester City will investigate a “regrettable error in judgment” by forward Jamie Vardy, after the England international was filmed allegedly using racist language in a casino.

Premier League

Graeme Storm held on to his narrow overnight lead at the midway point of the final round in the Omega European Masters today.

25-year-old Dubliner and former Galway United winger Jay O’Shea had a weekend to remember as his second-half brace earned Chesterfield a 2-0 win at Burton Albion and promotion to League One.

Another potentially thrilling clash between Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal and Tottenham is in the pipeline after the north London rivals were drawn against each other in the FA Cup third round.