John Fallon reports from CityWest Hotel SPORTS MINISTER SHANE Ross has warned that liquidation or examinership of the Football Association of Ireland are not viable options. Ross claimed he flatly rejected a plea for an €18m bailout by the new FAI interim board but the association’s executive lead Paul Cooke revealed that a second meeting … Continue reading "Shane Ross rules out liquidation or examinership as viable options for the FAI"

CORK CITY HAVE announced the signing of former Reading striker and 2018 SSE Airtricity League First Division champion with UCD, Conor Davis, from Derry City. New chapter: Conor Davis. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Davis, a former Ireland underage international, is looking forward to “starting fresh” on Leeside after a colourful few years on home soil and … Continue reading "‘A clean slate’ – Cork City complete signing of former Reading striker from Derry"

LIVERPOOL STAR Sadio Mane’s triumphant homecoming to Senegal after winning Africa’s top football prize was scuppered Wednesday when problems with overflight permission in Tunisia grounded his jet. Senegal’s capital Dakar had readied celebrations for the 27-year-old, who was crowned Africa’s 2019 Player of the Year in Egypt on Tuesday. The first Senegalese player to win … Continue reading "Plane grounding forces Liverpool’s Mane to miss triumphant homecoming"

‘THIS PHONE IS a bloody disaster”, says an exasperated Jim Goodwin. The Tramore lilt – usually smothered by a kind-of bastardised Scottish brogue – becomes more pronounced as his irritation grows.  Earlier, the line went dead just as the St Mirren boss started on a story about working in construction recruitment (more on that later) … Continue reading "‘There was the three of us – myself, my pal and Kenny Dalglish – butt naked and singing Otis Redding’"

IRELAND U15S EARNED an impressive 2-0 win over Australia U17s in Abbotstown today. Second-half goals from Kevin Zefi and Alex Nolan ensured Jason Donohue’s side maintained their 100% record this season. It was another morale-boosting win for the Boys in Green at the FAI National Training Centre, having picked up a similarly impressive 3-1 victory … Continue reading "Impressive Ireland U15s overcome Australia U17s"