Talk all you like about defensive systems and structures and so on, but when it comes down to it, nothing beats thumping the ball into the square for a big man.

The British government was condemned today after announcing it was providing more than £3m (€4.3m) to have paramilitary murals in Northern Ireland painted over.

BOHEMIANS’ manager Gareth Farrelly will again occupy a seat on the substitutes’ bench when they attempt to extend their unbeaten run in the eircom League to ten matches against Longford Town at Dalymount Park tonight (7.45 pm).