FORMER Roscommon footballer and Melbourne AFL player PaulEarley believes the decision to remove agent Ricky Nixon’s licence will have little or no impact on the Australian Rules recruitment drive in Ireland.

CONTROVERSIAL Australian Rules agent Ricky Nixon, currently in Ireland, may not be in a position to recruit any players while he is investigated for an alleged affair with a 17-year-old girl.

AFL CHIEFS have officially stated that “first-choice players” from Gaelic football and hurling should be specifically targeted for recruitment for Australian Rules.

The 2010 International Rules Series has been confirmed for October this year, the GAA and the Australian Football League (AFL) announced today.

THE decision to defer the International Rules Series looks set to cost the Limerick economy €10 million.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos has expressed doubts about the proposed new Australian Rules team, the Sydney Celtics, which is to feature Irish players.

GAA chiefs are to meet their AFL counterparts in Dubai next week to rubberstamp a decision to see whether the International Rules Series has a future.

GAA President Nickey Brennan is set to head for Paris in the morning for crisis talks with Aussie Rules chiefs to see if the future of the International Rules Series can be secured.

THE GAA’S best footballers may have left Australia empty handed after the last International Rules Series but the Association’s president and top officials certainly achieved more than a little revenge yesterday.

Australian football officials agreed a new code of conduct for the International Rules series today to eliminate the violent tackles that had put its future at risk.

AS GAA chiefs discuss the future of the International Rules series with the Australian Football League, the AFL are planning a tri-nation competition involving Ireland and South Africa.

The Australian Football League (AFL) are not interested in altering the rules so that players who commit offences in International Rules risk being suspended from their domestic game.

GAA chiefs will closely monitor the success of the latest deal between Australian Rules and computer giants Sony.

Australian Football bosses have urged the 16 AFL clubs to support the International Rules series with the GAA in Ireland or risk it going to the wall.

AUSSIE RULES bosses have warned that the International Rules series against Ireland is at risk and called upon the 16 AFL clubs to support the hybrid game.

AFL and GAA bosses have voiced their support for the future of the International Rules despite Ireland’s 50-point victory over the champions at Croke Park.

CORMAC McANALLEN was always a strong advocate of the International Rules game. The hybrid sport suited McAnallen’s powerful footballing style and his competitive attitude.