Amid the gloom of Ireland’s draw with Scotland, focus has shifted onto how we can improve our production line of young talent.

Roberto Martinez has enlarged his Irish colony at Goodison Park after convincing 15-year-old Steven Kinsella to choose Everton over Manchester United.

Munster Senior League champions Avondale United are favourites to lift a fifth FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup when they meet Cherry Orchard in a repeat of last year’s final at Tallaght Stadium tomorrow (3pm).

TWENTY-ONE sports projects throughout the country have been given an unexpected €10.2 million boost by the Government.

Some 21 sports centres around Ireland are to benefit from more than €10m in Government grants, it emerged tonight.