Shamrock Rovers have announced a friendly against Liverpool in Dublin.

Liverpool will face Celtic in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Tributes poured in for the music promoter and businessman Tom Pigott yesterday, who died just after performing a song with Mary Black on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean.

Liverpool have generated some interest in selling naming rights for a proposed new stadium but a senior official insists a final decision on whether to move or redevelop Anfield has yet to be taken.

KILKENNY goalkeeper PJ Ryan has played down his chances, and indeed the significance, of winning an All Star award later this year.