Update 9pm: Check out our gallery of the best images from an historic night at the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork.

A man arrested in connection with the seizure of a firearm in Dublin on Friday night has been released.

Let’s get the formalities out of the way first. Mouthy BBC pundit Ian Wright has sternly told us that anyone not worshipping at the altar of Wayne Rooney this past weekend is “disgraceful”.

Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War but, 75 years ago today, German bombers brought the blitz to Dublin. Ryle Dwyer asks if it was error or conspiracy, and shows how the incident shines a light on our young nation’s complex relationships with the Allied and Axis powers

Premier League

The national lead officer for football policing in England has questioned the scheduling of Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final against West Brom on Saturday after the match was marred by crowd disturbances.

Celtic ran riot on their Scottish Premiership flag day with a 6-1 thrashing of hapless Dundee United at Parkhead.

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Manchester United are to unveil a statue of manager Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford later this month.

A Manchester United fan has today been charged for shouting racist abuse at opposition players during a Premier League football match.

THIS has been a week about statistics, about dwelling upon the past, for Alex Ferguson and Manchester United as, arguably, the greatest manager in the history of British football reached 25 years as the supreme commander at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have renamed the north stand at Old Trafford the 'Sir Alex Ferguson Stand', the club announced today in recognition of his 25 years in charge.

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ARMAGH’s Stevie McDonnell is likely to be handed the Irish captaincy today for the forthcoming International Rules series against Australia.

South Yorkshire Police have confirmed a total of seven fans were arrested at Oakwell last night as a result of the trouble which flared during the Carling Cup clash between Barnsley and Manchester United.

The Football Association have confirmed they are investigating reports of crowd disturbances at the Carling Cup tie between Barnsley and Manchester United at Oakwell last night.

Four men are due in court in Belfast today in connection with violent clashes between football fans in the city that left 11 police officers injured.

FOUR men have been charged with disorderly behaviour following trouble before Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Poland in Belfast on Saturday.

Twelve people were arrested during crowd trouble at the FA Cup fourth-round tie between Hull and Millwall.

THE SCARLETS move into their impressive 20,000-seater home, Parc y Scarlets, on the outskirts of eastern Llanelli in mid-November when the Baa-baas come to town.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is back in training and waiting for surgeons to give him the go-ahead to play following his horrific facial injury.

THIERRY HENRY has been named Footballer of the Year for a record third time by the Football Writers’ Association.

THIERRY HENRY has been named Footballer of the Year for a record third time by the Football Writers’ Association.

Roy Keane’s testimonial on May 9 at Old Trafford seems certain to be a sell-out after Manchester United confirmed they have already sold 10,000 tickets for the clash against Celtic.

ROY KEANE’S testimonial is likely to attract the biggest gathering of away fans ever seen at a British game.

Roy Keane’s testimonial is likely to attract the biggest gathering of away fans ever seen at a British game.

Fans are still in the dark about Portsmouth’s plans for their new stadium redevelopment at Fratton Park after officials stayed silent over lack of progress.

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WITH the Italian, French and English leagues looking increasingly like a one-horse race, it’s refreshing to see that the competition elsewhere is hotting up.

Manchester United have announced massive season ticket price hikes of up to 24% as they bid to claw back a £14m (€20.4m) loss in media revenues and stave off the threat of a Malcolm Glazer takeover.

MILLWALL and Liverpool fans have blamed each other for the violence which marred the Carling Cup third-round tie at The New Den.

Millwall and Liverpool fans have blamed each other for the violence which marred the Carling Cup third-round tie at The New Den.

Manchester United’s stadium expansion plans have moved a step closer to fruition after they submitted a formal planning application to Trafford Council.

One man was arrested and three were taken to hospital today when trouble flared during the Irish Cup Final in Belfast.

Supporting your club is a lifelong experience, but now, it seems, it carries into the afterlife also. Joe McNamee and Mark Gallagher reports on the latest fan craze.

A Middlesbrough fan who had his season ticket confiscated at the first home game of the season for allegedly being drunk had simply fallen asleep towards the end of his team’s drubbing by Arsenal, a court heard today.

Charlton today announced an increase in their plc’s turnover of 15% to £35.1m (€50.4m) and an operating profit of £2.8m (€4m).

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