Shane Lowry’s confidence is high ahead of the upcoming Irish Open in Lahinch, but the Offaly native isn’t getting carried away ahead of the tournament he won as an amateur all the way back in 2009. The 32-year old has been in sparkling form so far this season, in what’s arguably been the best five months of his career with …

Meath GAA are investigating an alleged incident involving manager Andy McEntee and a local journalist following their Leinster final defeat to Dublin. The Royals were easily defeated by 1-17 to 0-4 as Jim Gavin’s side clinched their ninth provincial title in a row with manager McEntee facing the press following the game. According to a report in the Meath Chronicle, …

Mayo have suffered a huge blow with the news that captain Diarmuid O’Connor looks set to miss the remainder of the All-Ireland season after fracturing his wrist. O’Connor had been a key part of Mayo’s squad this season leading them to their first National League title in 18 years but will play no part in the rest of the campaign. …

Ireland underage international Troy Parrott is reportedly set to be involved in Tottenham’s first team plans next season after impressing manager Mauricio Pochettino in training. According to a report from Football.London, the 17-year old caught Pochettino’s eye training with the first-team during the second half of last season and is expected to be more involved in the senior setup ahead …

Ireland U19 international Luca Connell has had his say on a potential move to Scottish champions Celtic admitting that he would be “an honour” to represent the club. Connell is currently under contract with Bolton and had impressed last season during his debut campaign but is expected to leave after their relegation to League One. The 18-year old has been …

The Airtricity League are set to pilot a new streaming service for fans based outside of Ireland, in a project involving the FAI, American broadcasters ChyronHego and clubs around the league. Dundalk and Cork City will be the two clubs involved in the pilot with their upcoming home games being broadcast and if it is deemed a success then it …

Irish U19s manager Tom Mohan included Bolton midfielder Luca Connell in a 30-man preliminary training squad this week as he looks to finalise his group for the upcoming European Championships in July. In a bid to assess his options fully ahead of the tournament which takes place in mid-July, Mohan organised a three-day training camp in Abbottstown with 30 players …

Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has outlined that Republic of Ireland midfielder Callum O’Dowda may be on his way out of the club this summer if he does not sign a new contract at Ashton Gate. O’Dowda has been reportedly attracting interest from a host of clubs including Leeds United and is out of contract next summer. The 24-year old …

Gary Neville has defended Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard’s recent social media activity but admitted that the 26-year old should know better when it comes to his behaviour. Lingard has frequently recieved criticism for his activity on social media but came under scrutiny recently following a video of him and Manchester United teammates in Miami went viral. Although many believe …

On Sunday morning, Nottingham Forest confirmed the news that Roy Keane would be leaving his role as the club’s assistant manager to Martin O’Neill. Keane only joined Forest in January, after five years as the Irish assistant manager, but has left the club which finished the season in ninth under the duo. With Keane now gone from Nottingham Forest and …

Championship side Leeds United have reportedly emerged as shock contenders to sign legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after his departure from PSG this summer. The 41-year old confirmed his exit from the French champions last month opting not to extend his one-year deal by another 12 months. According to a report by Italian publication Corriere della Sera, Buffon is weighing up …

On Sunday morning, Nottingham Forest announced the departure of assistant manager Roy Keane after a spell of just five months at the Championship club. Keane arrived in January to link up once again with Martin O’Neill who he had worked under with the Republic of Ireland for five years. O’Neill and Keane came in to replace Aitor Karanka at Forest …

Nottingham Forest have announced the departure of assistant manager Roy Keane after just five months at the Championship club. Keane joined Forest in January as the assistant to Martin O’Neill following the pair’s departure from the Irish national team after a string of disappointing results. Forest, who finished ninth last season, announced Keane’s departure on their website with the former …

Rising star James Gallagher was involved in a bizarre altercation with a person who he believed to be his Bellator 222 opponent Jeremiah Labiano’s coach following Thursday’s press event. Gallagher confronted the person in question, who Labiano insisted was not his coach but actually one of his travelling support, during the face-off between Paul Daley and Erick Silva. The 22-year …

Former England and Lions star Mike Catt is reportedly set to join the Irish backroom staff as their attack coach following the World Cup in Autumn. According to Brendan Fanning of Independent.ie, the IRFU are expected to announce the appointment in the coming days as Ireland complete their coaching roster, with Simon Easterby, John Fogarty, Richie Murphy and head-coach Andy Farrell. …

On Thursday night, the annual NBA draft took place in Brooklyn New York as young basketball prospects looked to be one of the lucky 60 selected from the class of 2019. Every year the draft springs surprises via trades, unexpected picks and the battle to be selected as the number one. This year contained the former two, but the latter …

Paulie Malignaggi’s highly anticipated bare-knuckle boxing debut is on the horizon as he gets set to clash with heated rival Artem Lobov at Bareknuckle Fighting Championship’s sixth event in Florida on Saturday. The pair have been on a collision course since Malignaggi’s beef with Lobov’s teammate Conor McGregor during the lead up to the Notorious One’s fight with Floyd Mayweather. …