FAI President Paddy McCaul and 1992 cup-winning captain Paul Whelan this evening made the draw for the 2011 FAI Ford Senior Cup first and second rounds at FAI headquarters in Abbotstown.

The draw for the preliminary and first rounds of the EA Sports Cup was made today by Eamon Naughton, chairman of Airtricity League, and Richard Collins, NLEC member.

He turned his back on a promising GAA career but tonight Billy Dennehy can become only the second Kerryman to win Irish soccer’s biggest prize. He spoke to Liam Mackey.

TIPPERARY TOWN club St Michael’s advanced to their third FAI Umbro Junior Cup final since 2000 after a surprising but well-deserved victory over local rivals Clonmel Town in Cahir yesterday.

ALAN MATHEWS last night stepped down as Drogheda United manager, after a run of results that has left the former league champions struggling at the wrong end of the Airtricity Premier Division.

The draw has been made this evening for the third round of the FAI Ford Cup.

DEAN KELLY denied Donegal side Bonagee United a shock victory over Crumlin United in the FAI Ford Senior Cup second round yesterday.

CORK City FC are back in EA Sports Cup action tonight when they host Munster rivals Limerick in the second round at Turner’s Cross (ko 7.45).

The draw for the first three rounds of the 2010 EA Sports Cup was made today.

FLEDGING Cork club Cork City Foras Co-op suffered a triple blow on the playing front yesterday but were later boosted by the news of three new sponsorship deals.

The FAI's Independent Club Licensing Committee last night deferred its decision on granting a Premier Division licence to Cork City until after the High Court case comes in for mention on Monday, February 22 next.

Bray Wanderers 2 Tralee Dynamos 0

Bray Wanderers will face a tricky encounter at the Carlisle Grounds when they host Kerry side Tralee Dynamos in the FAI Ford Cup, kick-off 7.45pm.

TRALEE DYNAMOS have been handed the attractive prospect of travelling to face League of Ireland Premier Division outfit Bray Wanderers in the fourth round of the FAI Ford Senior Cup.

MOST Kerry eyes will be focused on Páirc Uí Chaoimh tonight but in a not insignificant corner of the Kingdom, Tralee Dynamos are gearing up for the biggest game in their history.

The following pre-season friendlies have been authorised by the eircom League.

THE names represent a strange amalgam between a culture that is as old as the Blasket Islands themselves and a comparatively new fashion — Rattoo Rovers, Asdee Rovers, Lenamore Rovers, Tralee Dynamos and Killarney Celtic to name but a few.