Derry City’s legendary striker Mark Farren is seeking public support after six years of fighting against life-threatening illness.

Eoin Bradley will make a dramatic return to the Derry squad next season after getting a surprise recall by Brian McIver.

The draw for the Europa League first qualifying round has pitted the League of Ireland clubs against teams from Lithuania, Luxembourg and Wales.

Brian McIver last night closed the door on Eoin Bradley returning to the Derry squad for this summer’s championship.

Extending his goalscoring record for the club at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday would wrap up Mark Farren’s nine years at Derry City just nicely.

This is the story of a Celtic footballer who jumped out of the Glasgow goldfish bowl, got two tickets to see Riverdance in Kerry, and ended up in Belfast.

The draw for the first round of the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup has been made today.

WHEREAS Tramore have captured the Barton Shield on three occasions, Mitchelstown were contesting the national finals of any competition when they took on Ballina in the semi-final of the Irish Junior Cup at Castlerock, Co Derry, yesterday.

He saw off Kerry’s Tom Spillane and Meath hard man Mick Lyons in the space of a few mad weeks almost 20 years ago. So what ever became of Down powerhouse and All-Ireland winner Peter Withnell? Brendan O’Brien tracked him down

The Republic of Ireland Under-21s will field a largely experimental side in this week’s Madeira invitational tournament after losing a host of the original squad members.

FAI CUP winners Drogheda United, leaders of the eircom League Premier Division, have a confident feeling about tonight’s trip to Belfast to face Carnegie Premier Division kingpins Linfield in the money-spinning Setanta Cup semi-final at Windsor Park (8pm).

Petrol bombers who struck at an Irish League football club’s ground may force it out of business, a director warned today.

St Patrick’s Athletic will play host to Ireland’s oldest club later this month when Irish League side Cliftonville begin their pre-season programme with a visit to Richmond Park.

Carlisle boss Roddy Collins is set to swoop for Bohemians' Paul Byrne.

Eircom League champions Bohemians were paired with Estonian side FC Levadia Maardu in the first stage of their quest to reach the lucrative Champions League group stages.