Celtic will have to wait at least two weeks to clinch the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership title after being held to a goalless draw by Livingston.

James McClean was subjected to a torrent of abuse for refusing to wear a Remembrance Day poppy in Stoke’s 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough. He later took to social media where he labelled a section of supporters “uneducated cavemen”.

Martin O’Neill appears resigned to having to plan for Ireland’s inaugural Nations League campaign without James McCarthy.

Whodunnit? That was the question that was being asked after Preston kept their play-off hopes alive with a 2-1 Championship victory at QPR.

Cardiff left it late but kept themselves on course for a Sky Bet Championship automatic promotion place with a 2-0 win at Norwich.

Officially, the Irish attendance in the Antalya Stadium this evening will be 236 but we can expect the welcome from the little green army to far exceed that number in sheer delight when Seamus Coleman leads the Irish team onto the field of play, just one day short of the first anniversary of the sickening leg break which he suffered against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on March 24 last year.

Although absent from this week’s trip to Turkey as he continues his recovery from knee surgery in January, Jon Walters has assured Martin O’Neill that he is not planning to retire from international football.

Shane Duffy was named the FAI Senior Player of the Year for 2017 last night but the big Brighton defender was unable to collect his award in person as the weather took its toll on the annual televised ceremony in RTÉ, with the programme having to be shortened from a scheduled running time of 90 minutes to one hour.

In calling up Declan Rice to his squad for this month’s training camp and friendly in Turkey, Martin O’Neill has stressed that the highly-rated young West Ham defender, who is still eligible to play senior football for both Ireland and England, will not come under any pressure to decide his international future.

Martin O'Neill has expressed his surprise at Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's claim that the Republic of Ireland are targeting Catholic players from across the border.

Aston Villa owner Dr Tony Xia has challenged their Cork-born midfielder Conor Hourihane to perform his Irish dance party-piece if Villa secure promotion back to the Premier League.

Mick McCarthy was grateful for a moment of “magic” from David McGoldrick as Ipswich maintained their perfect start to the new Championship season by winning 2-1 at Barnsley on Saturday.

Burnley finished the season with four Irish starters: one of the few highlights for Irish players in the Premier League this season, says John Fallon 

Robbie Brady was the man of the moment at the FAI 2016 Awards last night, taking an unprecedented hat-trick of gongs for Senior Player, Young Player, and for his Euros winner against Italy, Goal Of The Year.

In what looks like being his final game for the club, Robbie Brady showed the Norwich supporters what they’ll miss if he finally completes a move to Burnley, providing a typically pinpoint set-piece delivery to create the second goal in the Canaries’ 2-0 Championship victory over Birmingham.

Reading maintained their automatic promotion push in the Sky Bet Championship and piled more pressure on Alex Neil with a 3-1 victory over Norwich.

A man has been jailed for two years and disqualified from driving for 10 years for causing a crash which killed eight people in Inishowen.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s boss Noel King will test the depth of his squad in friendlies against the United States and Russia in Spain in the coming days.

Republic of Ireland U19 manager Paul Doolin intends to use the two friendlies against Romania in Cork this week as a dry run for the elite phase of European Championship qualifying.

November proved a busy month for Cork software firm Zeto: It raised €600,000 in funding, got recognition fromEnterprise Ireland as a high-potential start-up, and was named best early-stage company at the Munster stage of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition.

Criminal gangs are using reconnaissance units to stake out houses before leaving chalk markings outside denoting if they’re ripe for burgling or too risky to enter.

Celtic’s 1-0 victory over Motherwell saw them go nine points clear in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race after second-placed Inverness’s match at Ross County fell victim to a waterlogged pitch.

Manager Pat Fenlon is demanding more from his Hibernian side after they were stunned by strugglers Ross County at Easter Road yesterday.

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Kilmarnock boss Kenny Shiels made one enforced change to his side for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hibernian at Rugby Park.

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Celtic 0 Kilmarnock 2

Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 3

The Leinster Senior League reclaimed the Michael Ward Trophy at Turner’s Cross yesterday following a 2-1 victory over the Munster Senior League.

The Teagasc forestry development department offered some useful advice to farmers at the Tullamore Show.

Government targets to have 17% of the land area of Ireland covered by forest will only be achieved if private landowners and farmers plant trees on their land, according to Teagasc

Celtic debutant Tony Watt scored twice in three remarkable second-half minutes to help the Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions to victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.

Perfino and Vivace may not be familiar to the public, but they impact on nearly everybody on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

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Celtic manager Neil Lennon says his sympathy goes out to Kilmarnock's Liam Kelly and his family.

Angry Celtic boss Neil Lennon claimed referee Willie Collum had cost his club the chance of a possible treble after a “criminal decision’’ not to award the Bhoys a last-minute penalty in the Scottish Communities League Cup final at Hampden.

Celtic 0 Kilmarnock 1

Kilmarnock 0 St Johnstone 0