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The head of the League of Ireland’s Academy Development says that a figure of €10m per year is what’s needed to give Irish football a “realistic” chance of keeping up with their European rivals.

In 1985, after 99 years in business, Coca-Cola, the world’s most iconic drinks brand, decided to change its secret formula for making the beverage.

The blue billion-pound bottle jobs return to the scene of the crime. Or one of the crimes, anyway.

You wouldn’t need to use many fingers to count the number of outside rides Paul Townend has had this season, so you know that things must be getting serious when he is looking beyond his boss, Willie Mullins.

Nothing makes us reach for the sick bag faster than the widespread application of the word ‘classy’. It has become a tool in the trade of attention-grabbing. Whether it’s a moment where a sports star stops to sign an autograph or one where…

Shelbourne have urged supporters banned from attending Friday's league game in Galway United to buy a virtual ticket that will help their hosts to cope with the financial implications of the FAI sanction.

Connacht return to URC action with visit from Zebre this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Munster are in South Africa for their return to URC action with a clash against Bulls this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Leinster are heading to South Africa as they return to URC action with a clash against Lions this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Ulster return to URC action with a clash against Cardiff this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Ireland continue their Women’s Six Nations campaign with a trip to table toppers England this weekend. Here's all you need to know about the game.

Jonathan Hill is stepping down as FAI CEO after three-and-a-half years, the association has confirmed this morning.

Rising star Elizabeth Ndudi took another big step forward in her career by smashing the Irish senior women’s long jump record in Illinois on Saturday, the 19-year-old Dubliner jumping 6.68m at the Gary Wieneke Memorial to surpass the 6.62m…

Dalymount Park’s existence as a football stadium is about to come to a temporary end with a rebuild of the venue that’s been open since 1901. But the old place continues to be a magnet for celebrity.

Rumours that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to take over as Ireland manager have been dismissed this evening by a close source.

League of Ireland officials are planning to delay the start of this weekend's fixtures by five minutes due to issues with pay.

Here’s all you need to know about Friday night’s SSE Airtricity League action.

Sport Ireland’s anti-doping programme cost a record £2.4m last year, a 19 per cent increase on 2022.

Eileen Gleeson’s Ireland side have a visit from current European champions England to continue their qualifying campaign this week. Here’s all you need to know about the match.

Graham Rowntree has admitted that Antoine Frisch's future is up in the air after the Munster centre declared for France last week.

Herve Renard has been around long enough – even if he doesn’t often hang around anywhere for long enough – to shunt any sense of complacency from the room.

Hervé Renard told the Irish Independent that there has not been any contact from the FAI about their lengthy managerial search.

Gus Poyet remains interested in managing Ireland, even though further talks are planned with regard to his future with Greece.

Damien Duff says the FAI should give the senior job to John O’Shea, but he believes Pep Guardiola would struggle to make the role a success in the future unless there is a proper focus on developing the League of Ireland.

Formula One's US-based owner Liberty Media have announced a takeover of MotoGP's parent company Dorna, valuing the world's leading motorcycle racing championship at €4.2 billion, MotoGP said in a statement on Monday.

WESTMEATH boss Dessie Dolan has called on new GAA President Jarlath Burns to change the regulations so as to guarantee the Division 3 League champions a place in the Sam Maguire series.

Stephen Bradley has warned that Friday night’s Dublin derby between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians, likely to be an historic 10,000 sell-out, cannot be a one-off occasion.

Here’s the lowdown on Friday evening’s League of Ireland fixtures.

Not since night began following day has something been as inevitable as the question to Dessie Farrell on Sunday evening, the one about the suddenly-occurring phenomenon of his squad depth – specifically, whether this current Dublin squad…

After helping Ireland to back-to-back Six Nations crowns, it’s back to Leinster duty for Rónan Kelleher, whose eyes are on the “unfinished business” his province have in Europe.