Sky Sports has agreed to reschedule their live coverage of two football qualifiers on Saturday week to accommodate RTÉ’s decision to screen the Munster SFC final replay.

Local reports in Mayo last night claimed the county footballers’ strength and conditioning coach Barry Solan is to work with Arsenal at the end of the championship.

It’s been quite a year in the life of Barry Solan, one which has brought him all around the world and occasionally the top of it too.

Strength and conditioning training is improving the quality of life GAA players will enjoy during and particularly after their careers, according to Barry Solan, one of the country’s leading physical trainers.

Mayo boss James Horan is bracing himself for another massive blow with highly regarded coach Cian O’Neill poised to leave the Connacht champions to team up with Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry next season.

All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier:

Monaghan 2-18 London 1-9

London 1-08 Roscommon 0-12

ACCOUNTANTS’ salaries in Cork and Limerick are quickly catching up on pay levels in Dublin, according to new research commissioned by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

A PROPOSED merger between the country's two largest accountancy bodies has been cancelled for a second time in three years.