Former Roscommon captain and manager Fergal O’Donnell admits he is delighted to be taking charge of his native county with Kevin McStay.

Former Derry All-Star footballer Paddy Bradley has lashed out at manager Brian McIver ahead of the county’s crucial Ulster championship semi-final against Donegal on Saturday.

Former taoiseach Albert Reynolds is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease and receiving around-the-clock care.

Former Dublin senior footballer Jack Sheedy was this evening appointed as the manager of the Longford senior and under-21 football teams.

Martin O’Neill remains the clear leader in the Irish managerial succession stakes as the field narrowed yesterday with two predicted runners and riders eliminating themselves from the race while the favourite announced that he was ready for a return to management.

A journalist involved in the publication of the Anglo Tapes has said that the Quinn family had no role to play in the leaking of the material.

Glenn Ryan has quit as Longford senior football manager after five seasons in the position. An extra-time defeat to Wexford in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers last month was his final match in charge.

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Former Longford assistant manager Declan Rowley believes Glenn Ryan’s tenure in charge of the county is coming to an end.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed it was acting on concerns about the meat trader at the centre of the horse DNA scandal as early as October.

Seán Quinn said he would apologise to the Irish public if his children lose their court case.

Former Monaghan and Meath boss Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney is interested in the vacant Roscommon manager’s job.

The sister of a Roscommon garda murdered by the IRA has said she is angry that Martin McGuinness is portraying himself as a peacemaker in his bid to be elected as President of Ireland.

Roscommon Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan has claimed that he received a death threat regarding the Roscommon hospital issue last night.

Super Junior Minister Willie Penrose has today confirmed that he sought clarification from his leader before accepting the position in the new Cabinet.

BROADCASTER Eamon Dunphy has been censured by broadcasting watchdogs for an on-air tirade against the Health Service Executive (HSE).

The pigmeat factory at Roosky, Co Roscommon will not be rebuilt.

Plans by Irish President Mary McAleese to build a new lakeside home ran into opposition tonight.