Despite his off-field spats with Irish players, Roy Keane has risen in a poll of Ireland's most admired sports personalities.

The Republic of Ireland’s poor showing at Euro 2012 hasn’t dented the fervour of fans willing to cheer on the Boys in Green in France this, year if ticket applications to Uefa are anything to go by, and the commercial sector seems just as keen to hitch itself to Martin O’Neill’s bandwagon.

Brian O’Driscoll is still Ireland’s most admired sports personality list, despite having retired more than a year ago, according to a new sponsorship report.

A dispute over an alleged "confusing" and unlawful procedure adopted by Irish Water concerning the awarding of a contract to lay 10km of water pipes in Kerry has come before the High Court.

Although the GAA have been at pains to say the Sky deal wasn’t about money but exposure, GPA founder Donal O’Neill’s comments earlier this week suggested because of it sponsorship revenue will soon soar.

GPA founder Donal O’Neill says Dublin’s new multi-million sponsorship deal is a further step towards a form of professionalism in Gaelic games.

THE All-Ireland champagne stays on ice, but the Chill bubbly can begin to flow.

Rugby and GAA will be the big winners in the battle for sports sponsorship agreements in 2013 according to a major industry survey.

Cork County Board chairman Bob Ryan expects to secure a new jersey sponsor in the “not too distant future” after O2 ended their 15-year association with the county.

The GAA’s Hawk Eye will not follow rugby’s television match official (TMO) style when it is given its debut in Croke Park in June.

RORY McILROY’S US Open hasn’t just captivated the sporting public, the business world looks set to fall head over heels for the Holywood star.

RORY McILROY is set tobecome one of the highest paidsportsmen on the planet after his US Open victory.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL has retained his title as Ireland’s most admired sports star, according to a survey undertaken by marketing consultants, Onside Sponsorship.

INDUSTRY experts are adamant the GAA will have little difficulty in replacing Vodafone as a sponsor of the All-Ireland senior football championship.

THE impact of the economic downturn on the GAA is to the fore again as Laois are on the lookout for a new sponsor.

IRISH sponsorship spend is expected to hit a record high of €135 million this year as a number of high-profile sports tie-in opportunities and venue naming contracts come up for consideration.

THE managing director of a sandwich bar company, who says health officers found cockroaches in the premises of one of its Dublin franchisees, is seeking a High Court order permanently preventing it from operating under the company’s logo.

THE Thomond Park naming rights deal could net Munster rugby in the region of €500,000 per annum for the next ten to 15 years according to a top sponsorship executive.

Tens of thousands of Ireland and England rugby fans today stood shoulder to shoulder as their historic clash at the home of Gaelic games began without incident today.

OVER €60m will be spent on sports sponsorship in Ireland this year according to new research.

THE first Irish director has been appointed to the European Sponsorship Association.

THOSE involved in the Gurranabraher Credit Union row involving the sacking of two of its executives, were advised by a High Court judge to try to avoid a protracted dispute in public by settling the issues outside the court before the case resumes today.

Liam Lawlor has been sentenced to a month in prison for failing to comply with a tribunal probing planning irregularities.

The Supreme Court has granted a stay on a High Court ruling that would have sent independent TD Liam Lawlor back to jail for seven days next week.

Liam Lawlor's lawyer has asked the High Court to be lenient with his client if it rules that he has still failed to co-operate with the Flood Tribunal.