Patrick Kielty was joined on Friday evening by Mary Black, along with her daughter Róisín and son Danny, Colleen Rooney and Jason McAteer

The first piece of silverware of the season will be handed out at Wembley on Sunday.

The singer, who performed with the De Dannan group, died at home on Monday at the age of 72

Sure, have a contract, Heimir. What could possibly go wrong?

Parrott’s goal and assist in AZ Alkmaar’s 4-0 Conference League destruction of Sparta Prague underlined why the Czechia boss has branded the Ireland striker a killer.

No place for Trent Alexander-Arnold or Luke Shaw.

Meanwhile, Ismaila Sarr booked Crystal Palace a Conference League quarter-final meeting with Fiorentina with the extra-time winner in their 2-1 victory at nine-man AEK Larnaca to settle the tie by the same score on aggregate

Coleman’s inactivity at Everton convinced the Ireland manager to drop his captain for the start of the campaign but the 37-year-old started all four qualifiers upon his recall, culminating in November’s late victory over Hungary

Setting the tone in Prague will be an Icelandic gaffer whose demeanour could hardly be more different to the cliched depictions of Irish sides that traded for so long on emotion

Paul Dunlea also includes Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and a production of West Side Story in his selections 

Iran’s participation at the finals has been cast into doubt after the United States and Israel launched air strikes on the country at the end of February

Relentless rain, rising participation and limited facilities leave GAA clubs scrambling for space, accelerating demand for all-weather pitches

Brendan O'Brien and John Fallon react to the news that the Boys in Green manager is staying on and set up a huge week for Irish football.

Hallgrimsson confirmed the news on Thursday in a press conference announcing a 25-man squad for next Thursday’s World Cup play-off away to Czechia.

Professor Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said: “This is a very unusual outbreak"

Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike joined in the goal-scoring fun as the Reds blew away Galatasaray at Anfield.

Ireland are guaranteed two matches in the window but the second on March 31 will only be relevant if they beat Czechia to set up a decider against Denmark or North Macedonia for a place at the summer World Cup.

While for those of us safely on the outside, the ethical path seems clear and the “right” response predictable, for those in the arena of sport and of war, such as the Iranian women’s football team, today’s world is anything but.

The Northern Irishman ended an 11-year wait to become one of only six players to complete the career Grand Slam with his play-off victory last April.

PBC have moved one clear of rivals CBC on the honour roll and have done so in immaculate style.