DON HOWE last night rejected claims that he advocated Terry Venables, the favourite to be the next Ireland manager, as a potential assistant to new England boss Fabio Capello.

PASCAL COLLINS, co-trainer of Kevin McBride, has told Newstalk106 that discussions are taking place about a world title shot for the Clones man.

United Entertainment Partners (UEP) said this morning that all it is seeking from Fingal County Council today is a willingness to engage in talks to assess the issues posed by their proposals for the Vega City project.