Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Eamon Dunphy’s much-loved and acclaimed football book Only A Game? has been reprinted on its 40th anniversary. Four decades on, Eamon accepts he has been wrong about nearly everything since, but there’s still a special place in his heart for the good pro.

Trade union officials are seeking urgent meetings with Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez, after it yesterday announced it would be cutting 222 jobs from across three of its plants in Dublin and Kerry.

The trial of a man accused of involvement in a €29m cocaine operation last year has heard he was seen on CCTV handling the drugs.

In response to Brendan Casserly’s letter where he despairs at a taxi with advertising potentially blocking the driver’s rear view (Apr 8) one wonders has Mr Casserly ever driven behind a commercial vehicle, few of which last time I noticed have rear windows?

One of Ireland’s best-known meat processing plants has closed with the loss of 160 jobs.

Second-half goals from Stephen Walsh and Tom King gave Mervue United the points at Fahy’s Field last night.

Limerick FC capped a great day off the field with a super display on it with victory over Mervue United at Fahy’s Field last night.

First Division leaders Longford Town staged a remarkable comeback to snatch victory from the penalty spot against nine-man Mervue in the third minute of injury-time at Fahy’s Field last night, having equalised in the final minute.

Timmy Molloy’s strike a minute from time gave SD Galway their first win of the season in 14 games in the Galway derby at Fahy’s Field last night.

Waterford United cruised to success at the RSC last night as the Blues kept their promotion hopes well and truly alive against an opposition side that battled but never looked capable of holding the home side.

Joe Woods’ sublime chip 21 minutes from time sent Athlone Town level at the top of the Airtricity First Division table for 24 hours at least, leaving 10-man Mervue searching for their first point.

CORK CITY maintained their strong promotion challenge, thanks to a second-half goal from Shane Duggan which gave them a narrow victory over bottom side Salthill Devon at Turner’s Cross last night.

First Division roundup

CORK CITY marched to the top of the Airtricity First Division following an emphatic victory over Mervue United at a windy Turner’s Cross last night.

First Division roundup

The family of an Irishman killed in a plane crash in Central Africa will travel there in the coming days.

An Irishman was on board an aircraft carrying mining executives which crashed in Africa, and whose wreckage has just been found.

MORE than 2,500 business meetings involving 307 companies took place in Cork this week in a novel networking event.

IN his letter (May 12), Brendan Casserly startled me when he said Taoiseach Brian Cowen, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan “inherited” their Dáil seats from their fathers.

Galwegians 27 Dungannon 21, Crowley Park

A 38-year-old grandfather who was caught mixing and packaging cocaine valued over €2m in a rented council house in Lucan has been given a ten-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Roscommon boss Tommy Carr has delayed naming his team till Thursday night to assess the fitness of injury doubt Donal Casserly.

Shannon chalked up a badly needed victory at Crowley Park when they proved too strong for a Galwegians side who had Connacht players back on duty for the first time this season.