Mick McCarthy has no intention of sticking talented teenager Luca Connell on the pitch for a minute to secure his Irish future.

Chelsea will not stand in the way of Maurizio Sarri if Juventus offer to pay up to £5million in compensation to take the manager back to Italy.

The sun is shining in Portugal, a contrast from the storm clouds that have hung over the FAI since March.

Laurent Koscielny has said Uefa should not be holding the Europa League final in Baku, given the political disputes that will prevent Henrikh Mkhitaryan from travelling with the Arsenal squad to the Azerbaijan capital next week.

Sent off when the sides met in Inchicore last month, Kevin Toner found redemption with the winning goal against Derry City at Richmond Park last night.

Sent off when the sides met in Inchicore last month, Kevin Toner found redemption with the winning goal against Derry City at Richmond Park.

Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny has named his squad for the Toulon Tournament next month.

MICK McCarthy says he's keen to see teenage prospect Luca Connell in the flesh for the first time this week and challenged the Bolton prospect to play his way into the Ireland senior panel on a permanent basis.

If the alarm bells were not ringing loudly enough for Manchester United supporters in the final weeks of the Premier League season, their eardrums must be bursting now.

Juventus see Mauricio Pochettino as their preferred candidate to replace Max Allegri, but increasingly feel that either Maurizio Sarri or Simone Inzaghi are more realistic options this summer.