Eric Donovan has dismissed speculation that he is turning pro following his withdrawal from 2014 National Elite Championships, which begin tonight at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Irish Olympic silver medalist Ken Egan has announced his retirement from boxing.

A night of drama at the National Stadium last night in the 2013 Elite National Championships, the birth of a new legend, the end of another as the great light-heavyweight Kenneth Egan, seeking a record 11th title in a record 13 consecutive final appearances, was forced to give way for the third year in succession to the more powerful teenager, Joe Ward.

THE scene is set for another magnificent night of finals in the Elite National Boxing Championships this Friday.

Drama and disappointment at the opening weekend of the Elite National Boxing Championships at the National Stadium last night, three more champions losing their titles even before a punch was thrown.

A 30-year-old Dublin man today appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with IRA membership and possession of a firearm yesterday.

Crucial garda interviews with a Dublin man accused of IRA membership cannot be used as evidence against him, the Special Criminal Court has determined.

Gardaí found a submachine gun and ammunition at a house in west Dublin during investigations into links between the Real IRA and Dublin criminals, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Two men have pleaded not guilty to IRA membership at the Special Criminal Court.

WILLIE “Big Bang” Casey has pushed his body to the limits of human endurance in preparation for next Saturday’s WBA world title fight with Guillermo Rigondeaux at Citywest Conference Centre.

Ireland hit the ground running in Moscow today, getting their European Senior Championships campaign off to a flying start with five wins out of five at the Ice Palace.

IRISH head coach Billy Walsh has described boxer Darren O’Neill as the country’s ‘best medal prospect’ for the London Olympics.

IRELAND'S boxers have maintained their high flying positions in the first AIBA Official World rankings published for 2010 yesterday.

THERE will be three Irish boxers in action in the quarter-finals of the world championships in Milan this afternoon after Darren O’Neill and Declan Geraghty exited the tournament last night.

DECLAN GERAGHTY earned his place among the last 16 flyweights when outpointing Mumin Veli of Macedonia 11-9 at the World boxing championships in Milan yesterday.

THE draw did Irish boxers few favours at the world boxing championships in Milan and this was reflected on the first day of competition when they met with mixed fortunes.

Olympic medallists Kenny Egan and Paddy Barnes will be in action next Saturday and Sunday at the 2009 AIBA World Senior Championships at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan.

THREE European championship medallists, one of whom is an Olympian, and two national champions have missed out as the Irish team that departs today for a training camp ahead of next month’s world amateur boxing championships in Milan was named.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have confirmed an 11-man squad for next month's 2009 AIBA World Senior Championships in Milan, Italy.

The Irish senior boxing team were celebrating a treble today after David Oliver Joyce, Darren O'Neill and Con Sheehan claimed three golds at the 2009 European Union Championships in Odense, Denmark, today.

A six-strong Irish senior squad departed from Dublin airport this morning ahead of the Shkodra Memorial Cup which gloves off in Tirana, Albania tomorrow.

Ireland beat the USA 9-3 at the National Stadium in Dublin last night to take a commanding advantage into Sundays second meeting between the nations at the Arch Centre in Athy.

KENNETH EGAN caused a major sensation in Irish boxing long before last night’s big home international against the USA got underway when the Olympic silver medallist failed to show up for the weigh-in.

WITH his nine successive national senior titles secured and his place in the history books assured, Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Egan will step outside the comfort zone of domestic boxing tonight to take on Fiju Shabazz when Ireland host the United States at the National Stadium (7.30pm).

JOHN JOE JOYCE (St Michael’s, Athy) stamped his name on the list for next month’s European championships with an emphatic 20-4 victory over the plucky Ballymena light welterweight, Stephen Donnelly (All Saints), in the finals of the open tournament held to help select the team for Liverpool.

Reigning Irish featherweight champion David Oliver Joyce will miss tonight's Open Senior Competition final with Carl Frampton because of an illness.

Ireland recorded a 5-2 victory over Italy at the National Stadium in Dublin tonight to set up what should be a thrilling finale with France tomorrow afternoon.

Beijing-bound John Joe Nevin believes that the Irish junior squad have the talent to do a Round Robin double at the National Stadium in Dublin this weekend.

Light heavyweight prospect Tommy McCarthy is two bouts away from claiming an Irish title at the National Youth Championships just a few weeks after going all the way in the Ulster Senior Championships.

Peter Brady from the Holy Trinity club in Belfast has claimed the first title of the 2007 National Intermediate Championships after receiving a walkover against Declan Geraghty of the Docklands club.

The disgraced lecturer, Dr Niall McElwee, who resigned from his post after being charged with sexual offences against three teenage girls, worked part-time in a home for abused and disadvantaged children in Galway.

KENNETH EGAN (Neilstown), gold medallist at the recent Tammer Tournament in Tampere, Finland, will be back in action at The National Stadium tonight when Ireland entertain Holland in a contest that will cater for schoolboys, cadets and juniors as well as seniors.