Ireland’s new laws criminalising the purchase of sex will work in cutting trafficking and sexual exploitation according to a new report - but those behind the research said it could also be improved by the imposition of “on-the-spot” fines.

All the signs are that Martin O’Neill is staying on as manager of Ireland.

“At the time we didn’t realise how big an achievement it was,” says Andy Reid of being part of the Ireland U16 team who were crowned European champions in 1998.

An organisation that supports sex workers held a meeting last night calling for greater levels of caution after a man suspected of violent attacks was arrested over the weekend.

When Cork City meet Derry City tonight, it will be the latest chapter of two clubs whose fortunes have travelled along parallel lines.

The Europa League second round commences tomorrow evening, with Cork City in Gothenburg for the second time in their 32-year history looking for a vital away goal against BK Hacken, last sea son’s Swedish Cup winners.

We at Sex Workers’ Alliance of Ireland (SWAI) strongly disagree with Brian Killoran (Irish Examiner, Letters, August 17) on sex-work legislation in the Republic.

Women’s Aid has said it was seeing trends similar to the “loverboys” phenomenon abroad where vulnerable young girls are groomed and coerced into prostitution by older boys.

Robbie Keane has said he will only consider a loan move to an English club in January if he feels is 100% fit.

Derry City's cup final hero Rory Patterson has been named the SWAI's Airtricity League player of the month for November.

FORMER Shelbourne striker Stephen Geoghegan was reportedly last night installed as the new manager striker Stephen Geoghegan was reportedly last night installed as the new manager.

Derry City winger Pat McCourt has been named the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Player of the Month for May.

Cork City winger Liam Kearney has been selected as the eircom/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Player of the Month for August.

CORK CITY resume their eircom League campaign against Bray Wanderers at Turner’s Cross tonight, boosted by the news that Liam Kearney has been named the eircom/SWAI player of the month for August.