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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the Sports desk

OFF THE BALL DJ Carey and JJ Delaney pored over the career of their former Kilkenny team-mate, He...
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08.03 25 Mar 2015


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Morning Bulletin: Headlines from the Sports desk

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08.03 25 Mar 2015


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OFF THE BALL

DJ Carey and JJ Delaney pored over the career of their former Kilkenny team-mate, Henry Shefflin, who is expected to announce his retirement today.

Also in Gaelic games, Off The Ball's Colm 'Wooly' Parkinson produced a leaked set of code-of-conduct rules from an inter-county team, while are sure to raise eyebrows.

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Roddy Collins and Stuart Byrne were on hand to review the League of Ireland, and Daniel McDonnell of the Irish Independent discussed Ireland's build-up to the Poland game on The Football Show.

Conor McGregor's coach, John Kavanagh, was on the line to reveal their build-up to the UFC title fight Jose Aldo, while the LA Times' Bill Dwyre talked about a franchise on the rocks - the LA Lakers.

HURLING

One of the greatest players to ever play the game is expected to announce his retirement today.

Ten-time All-Ireland winner Henry Shefflin has called a press conference for midday, when it's expected he'll confirm his departure from the inter-county scene having made his debut in 1999.

Meanwhile, the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) have made a statement on the recent situation in Clare.

Two players recently left the panel after accusing management of double standards over diciplinary issue's within the squad.

They GPA stated: "Having consulted with parties involved, the GPA's dealings in this matter are and will remain of a confidential nature. We have outlined to the players involved that GPA support is available to them through our programmes and services."

SOCCER

Ireland will reconvene for training this morning ahead of Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier with Poland at the Aviva.

James McClean limped out of training yesterday, but in good news the Derryman has confirmed that the injury is not serious and he will be able to play.

Meanwhile, in the Airtricity League last night, Dundalk opened-up a two-point lead at the top.

You can catch all the results and watch a stunning goal by St Pats' Greg Bolger here

RUGBY

Connacht Rugby and the IRFU have announced the recruitment of back-row forward Nepia Fox-Matamua for next season.

The New Zealand born flanker, who has played for ITM Cup side Auckland, has signed a two-year deal with the Irish province.

The 23-year-old will arrive at Connacht for the beginning of the pre-season period in June.


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