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- Horse racing trainer Oliver Brady passed away at the age of 75 today.
- Roddy Doyle has praised Roy Keane’s contribution during the pair’s collaboration for the latter’s autobiography, with the author revealing that Ireland assistant boss personally proof-read his book.
- Connacht’s Jake Heenan is set to be out of action for four-to-five months with a dislocated shoulder, while another of the province’s players, Sean Henry, could miss as much as six months, though Ulster’s Ruan Pienaar may return within six weeks.
- Shane Ward has been named as the new Leitrim senior manager.
- The birthplace of the GAA was sold today.
Away
- Ex-Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese says he has been offered the chance to join the WWE.
- Toulon are considering terminating Leigh Halfpenny’s contract owing to the star’s ongoing injury problems.
- Henry Hill, the infamous former gangster, who was the subject of the movie Goodfellas, is set to feature in an upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 documentary.
- Gary Neville has backed up Guillem Balague’s recent claims that Cristiano Ronaldo is seriously contemplating a move back to Manchester United.
- Rihanna is not happy with the NFL for temporarily dropping her song during a Ray Rice-related broadcast.
On The Record
“He was a hero of mine when I was growing up and it was a great experience for me. He always texts the boys before the games wishing us luck so we know he is behind us.”
– Donegal stopper Paul Durcan recalls training with Shay Given.
Where we were today
We spoke to Ulster’s Luke Marshall, with Ian Madigan’s recent move to the centre among the topics discussed.
The best thing we shared
“The grass was a bit long for our liking.”
Alan Pardew’s list of excuses for Newcastle doing badly will amuse you.
The fixture list
- St Jude’s take on Whitehall Colmcille, St Sylvester’s face reigning All-Ireland club champions St Vincent’s and Raheny are up against Lucan Sarsfields in tomorrow’s senior football championship second round games, with a number of Dubs stars including Kevin McManamon, Diarmuid Connolly and Cormac Costello in action.
- The Champions League continues tomorrow, with Bayern Munich v Man City and Chelsea v Schalke among the more notable games.
- The Ireland women’s team face Germany in a World Cup qualifier at 5pm tomorrow.
Showbiz, baby
RTÉ One will screen not one but six more Conor McGregor documentaries.
“Stephen’s Grey!”