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For Airtricity League fanatics like myself this Friday has been too long coming, it will see the beginning of the new Airtricity League season and already the defending champions under new management are favourites to win the league and doing yet another 3 in a row, a fate achieved back from 1983/84 until the 1985/86 season on their way to the famous 4 in a row.

The countdown is well on for this weekend’s RBS Six Nations clash between Ireland and Italy in the Aviva Stadium. It’s been two weeks since the shambles of Paris and now everone looks forward to what should be a cracking game of rugby. Some would say Ireland will have an advantage with the way fixtures [...]

Republic of Irelands Jonathan Walters is set to make his first competitive international start for the Republic of Ireland as Traps boys in green begin their final preperations for tomorrow evenings massive Euro 2012 play off game with Estonia in Tallin. Walters, one would presume will be starting upfront with Robbie Keane for the first [...]

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has taken full part in training today in Malahide in preparation for Friday nights massive Euro 2012 play off game against Estonia. Given sat out yesterdays session with a slight neck strain with the FAI saying pulling him from training was purely precautionary. Shay refused to be drawn on [...]

Republic of Irelands Stephen Kelly has said that the boys in green will go into this Saturday and next Tuesdays massive games with Estonia not expecting wins but insists the squad has the belief that they CAN make it to Poland next summer. The Fulham man is hot favourite to take a place in the [...]

When the FAI yesterday ruled Robbie Keane out of tomorrow evenings crucial Euro 2012 qualifier with Armenia due to injury, you would have put your mortgage on Shane Long partnering Kevin Doyle upfront, but journalists and the general public were left confused today when Giovanni Trapattoni put Simon Cox in the starting 11 instead of [...]

Its been 16 very long and painful years in the making but Dublin have been crowned All Ireland Senior Football Champions for the first time since 1995. Incredibly Dublins hero is goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton, who struck a very long range free kick to give Dublin their 1 point lead, 30 seconds from time.

Fans witnessed a great day of football and entertainment on the first day of the inaugural Dublin Super Cup with Inter Milan, Celtic, Manchester City and an Airtricity League XI all in action at the Aviva Stadium. Supporters got to see the elite of European football with a fantastic atmosphere created by thousands of local and travelling Celtic fans.

Kel Mansfield speaks with Jamie Spencer after winning the Gold Cup on Fame And Glory.

Kel Mansfield spoke with trainer Jim Bolger after Banimpire won the Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot today.