There are 11 Connacht players named  in the Rep of Ireland regional squad for a friendly match against Northern Ireland in Lecarrow, Roscommon.

Kick-off is at 7:30 tomorrow.

The representatives from Connacht are as follows...

Mayo 4 Gary Cunningham. Cillian McGlade Darren Browne westport Gerry Canavan manulla

Roscommon 4 Mick Corrigan (Boyle Celtic) Peter Farrell Jack Higgins (both Castlerea Celtic) M Heneghan (Glen Celtic)

Galway 2 Andrew Connolly Gary Bailey (both Mervue Utd)

Sligo/Leitrim 1 Conor Griffin (Carly Bohs)

Republic of Ireland striker Aaron Connolly is out of the upcoming games against New Zealand and Denmark.

The Brighton and Hove Albion teenager was officially withdrawn from Mick McCarthy’s squad on Monday evening.

Connolly had a scan on his injured groin in England on Monday afternoon.

“Our team doctor Alan Byrne has spoken to the Brighton medical team and had a look at the scans,” McCarthy told the FAI website.

“The scans have confirmed the groin injury and Aaron won’t be ready in time for New Zealand and Denmark.”

The Irish boss will now work with the 27 players who reported on Sunday and won’t be calling any replacements into the squad.

The FAI will officially launch their Club Mark awards at lunchtime today.

Mayo’s Achill Rovers is one of three clubs that have already completed the first stage of the Club Mark, and club representatives will be on hand at today’s launch at the National Sports Campus in Dublin to speak about how the award will help their club.

Achill Rovers, Gweedore Celtic from Donegal and Waterford’s Park Rangers will be presented with their awards at the official launch.

The Chair of the Oireachtas Sports Committee says funding should be restored to women's and youth football.

FAI funding has been suspended while an independent audit of the organisations finances was carried out.

The final report has been sent to Gardaí to determine if a crime has been committed.

Committee Chair Deputy Fergus O'Dowd says he doesn't think funding should to be restored to the FAI yet.

The semi-final draw for the SSE Airtricity League U19 & U17 cup competitions have been made.

Bohemians are set to travel to Limerick whilst Dundalk or Finn Harps will host St. Patrick's Athletic in the U19 Enda McGuill Cup semi-finals.

In the U17 Mark Farren Memorial Cup semi-finals, Cork City will travel to Cabinteely whilst Bray Wanderers host Finn Harps.

In the inaugural National U15 Cup, the second round and quarter-final draws have also been made. Dates and kick-off times for all fixtures will be confirmed at a later date. 

SSE Airtricity League - U19 Enda McGuill Cup Semi-Final Draw

Limerick v Bohemians
Dundalk/Finn Harps v St. Patrick's Athletic

Fixtures set to be played on 6/7/8 August.

SSE Airtricity League - U17 Mark Farren Memorial Cup Semi-Final Draw

Cabinteely v Cork City
Bray Wanderers v Finn Harps

Fixtures set to be played on 6/7/8 August. 

SSE Airtricity League - National U15 Cup Second Round Draw

Game 1 - Drogheda United v Shamrock Rovers
Game 2 - Carlow-Kilkenny v Limerick
Game 3 - Mayo v Derry City
Game 4 - Bray Wanderers v Waterford
Game 5 - St. Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers
Game 6 - Finn Harps v UCD
Game 7 - Kerry v Cobh Ramblers
Game 8 - Cork City v Bohemians

Fixtures set to be played on 18/19 August.

SSE Airtricity League - National U15 Cup Quarter-Final Draw

Winner of 7 v Winner of 2
Winner of 1 v Winner of 6
Winner of 3 v Winner of 5
Winner of 8 v Winner of 4

Fixtures set to be played on 25/26 August. 

The EA SPORTS Cup First Round ties that were due to take place on Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6 have now been rescheduled until later in the month due to severe weather conditions.

The rescheduled ties will take place across Monday, March 12, Tuesday, March 13, Monday, March 19, Monday, March 26, and Tuesday, March 27 and are listed below:

EA SPORTS Cup - First Round
Monday, March 12: Finn Harps v Mayo League, Finn Park, KO 19:45 (Pool 2)
Tuesday, March 13: Wexford v Cobh Ramblers, Ferrycarrig Park, KO 20:00 (Pool 1)
Monday, March 19: Galway United v Cockhill Celtic, Eamonn Deacy Park, KO 19:45 (Pool 2)
Monday, March 19: St Mochta's v Drogheda United, Porterstown Road, KO 19:45 (Pool 3)
Monday, March 26: Bohemians v Cabinteely, Dalymount Park, KO 19:45 (Pool 4)
Monday, March 26: Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne, Carlisle Grounds, KO 19:45 (Pool 3)
Monday, March 26: Waterford v UCC, RSC, KO 19:45 (Pool 1)
Tuesday, March 27: Athlone Town v UCD, Athlone Town Stadium, KO 19:45 (Pool 4)

The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that all games scheduled to take place in the SSE Airtricity League this weekend have been postponed.

Following a detailed monitoring process, where the FAI worked closely with all clubs, it was decided to postpone all games in the Premier and First Divisions due to current severe weather conditions and future forecasts from Met Eireann.

Below is a list of rescheduled fixtures with kick-off times to be confirmed:

SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
Bray Wanderers v Waterford - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Cork City v Bohemians - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Derry City v Dundalk - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Limerick v Shamrock Rovers - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
St Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Limerick v Cork City - Changed from Saturday, March 17 to Friday, March 16
Limerick v Waterford - Changed from Saturday, March 31 to Friday, March 30

SSE Airtricity League First Division
Athlone Town v Cabinteely - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Wexford v UCD - Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Cobh Ramblers v Galway United - Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date
Finn Harps v Longford Town - Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date
Shelbourne v Drogheda United - Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date

The draw for the first and second rounds of the FAI New Balance Junior Cup have been made and there are some intriguing ties across the Connacht FA branches. Recently crowned Mayo Super League champions Ballina Town will face off against Castlebar Celtic in the tie of the round in Mayo after facing each other twice in the league, once in the Westaro Cup, and with a Connacht Gold Super Cup Final clash to come next month as well. In Sligo/Roscommon the meeting of Boyle Celtic & Carbury FC is the stand-out fixture between two sides that would harbour serious ambitions of going a long way in the competition. 

The full list of fixtures are below. Ties to be played the weekend of September 29th unless otherwise stated.

Mayo

Partry Ath v Ballyvary Blue Bombers FC

Ballyglass FC v Kiltimagh Knock Utd

Glenhest Rovers v Conn Rangers FC

Ballyheane FC v Claremorris FC

Snugboro FC v Westport Utd

Iorras Aontaithe FC v Swinford FC

Achill Rovers v Straide & Foxford Utd

Ballina Town v Castlebar Celtic

Manulla FC v Fahy Rovers FC

Ballina Utd v Crossmolina FC

Bye to Round 3

Killala FC

Hollister FC

Sligo/Roscommon

St. Johns FC v Skyvalley Rovers FC

Ballisodare Utd v Manorhamilton Rangers

St. Peters FC v Shiven Rovers

Rahara Rovers v Ballaghaderreen FC

Strand Celtic v Merville Utd

MCR FC v Ballinasloe Town FC

Boyle Celtic v Carbury FC

Castlerea Celtic v Ballymoe FC

Moore Utd v Dysart FC

Bye to Round 3

Glenview Stars

CP Ajax FC

Real Tubber FC

Galway

Round 1 (Weekend ending 16-09-18)

Corrib Rangers v Maree/Oranmore FC

Athenry FC v East Utd

Galway Hibs FC v Tuam Celtic

Round 2 

Colemanstown FC v Galway Hibs or Tuam Celtic

Renmore FC v Colga FC

Corrib Rgs or Maree Oranmore v Corrib Celtic

Claregalway Celtic v West Utd.

Athenry FC or East Utd v Craugwell FC

Cregmore/Claregalway FC v Galway Bohs

Salthill Devon FC v St. Bernards FC

Dynamoe Blues FC v Chois Fharraige FC

West Coast Utd v St. Patricks FC

Mervue Utd v Moyne Villa FC

Renmore FC B v Loughrea Rams FC

NUIG FC v Renmore FC B

FAI New Balance Junior Cup 2018—Round 2

The FAI's National Football Exhibition is opening to the public in Sligo this Saturday.

The exhibition is travelling to 7 venues across the country during 2019 and 2020 before returning to Dublin for the UEFA European Championships in the capital next year.

It covers 60 years of the tournament, reliving some golden Irish footballing memories, discovering rare programmes, jerseys and memorabilia, and includes interactive stations with videos and quizzes.

Sligo is the first venue outside Dublin to host the National Football Exhibition, and it will be on display at Sligo City Hall from this Saturday 16th February to the 28th.

Opening hours are 10-5 on Saturday, 11am-3pm on Sunday and Monday and 11am-6pm from Tuesday to Friday next week.

The Football Association of Ireland say they note with "great regret" the decision of John Foley to back down from his new role as interim CEO.

It's been confirmed the former Athletics Ireland chief executive will not be taking up the role, which he was due to start today.

Foley had previously agreed to replace Noel Mooney as the FAI's interim chief.

In a statement, the FAI say his "experience and influence" will be missed, adding that the board will meet to discuss their next step.

The Republic of Ireland Under-15s began their season with a well-deserved 1-0 victory away to Poland.

A Ben Quinn goal in the 25th minute proved to be enough for Jason Donohue's side, as the team were given their first taste of international football.

The winger found himself free at the back post, and calmly scored from a Sean Fitzpatrick cross.

Former Castlebar Celtic player Darragh Reilly made his international debut in a game to remember for the youngster.

The Republic of Ireland Under-15s began their season with a 1-0 win over Poland.

A Ben Quinn goal in the 25th minute proved to be enough for Jason Donohue's side, as the team were given their first taste of international football, which saw former Castlebar Celtic player Darragh Reilly make his international debut.

The teams will meet again in Poland tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19 Head Coach, Dave Connell has named a 20-player squad for his side's UEFA Women's Under-19 European Championship Elite Round, which kick-off in Spain next week.

Connell has made four changes from the group that he brought to Rome for January's double-header of friendly games against Italy.

Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19 squad
Goalkeepers: Erica Turner (DLR Waves), Rachael Kelly (Shelbourne)
Defenders: Sadhbh Doyle (Galway Women's), Roisin McGovern (DLR Waves), Rachel Baynes (Galway Women's formerly Castlebar Celtic),  Aoife Slattery (Wexford Youths), Leah Brady (Galway Women's), Katie Burdis (DLR Waves)
Midfielders: Lucia Lobato (Galway Women's), Megan Mackey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Chloe Singleton (Galway Women's), Tiegan Ruddy (Shelbourne), Sinead Donavan (Galway Women's)
Forwards: Alannah McEvoy (Shelbourne), Carla McManus (Kilkenny United), Kelly Brady (World Class), Heather Payne (Bristol City), Niamh Reynolds (Reading) Michelle O'Driscoll (Daytona State University), Keelin McEntee (DLR Waves).

Derry City host Dundalk in the pick of the ties in this evening's FAI Cup second round. 

Elsewhere, there's a Dublin derby as UCD host St. Pat's while Cork are on the road to face Galway United.

Bohemians welcome Longford to Dalymount and Shamrock Rovers entertain Drogheda at Tallaght Stadium.

Galway United are delighted to announce that Colin Kelly, Donal Higgins and Dara Costelloe have signed first team contracts with the club.

United's under-17 team currently sit in second place in the Southern Elite Division and the trio have played hugely influential roles for Alan Murphy side, who have a play-off berth in sight.

As well as managing United's first team, Alan Murphy has also managed the Tribesmen's under-17 team over the last two seasons and he was keen to add the talented trio to his first team squad for the remaining three league games in the SSE Airtricity League First Division.

Colin Kelly, 16, is the highest goalscorer in underage football in the SSE Airtricity League.

Kelly, who arrived from Mervue United at the start of the season, has scored an incredible 26 goals in 2018.

The striker has appeared in all 20 of United's under-17 fixtures, often operating as a winger or in the number 10 role.

Donal Higgins, 16, was appointed under-17 captain in 2018 after enjoying an impressive first season with the club last year after joining from Maree Oranmore.

Higgins, like Colin Kelly, has been a mainstay for United this season, making 19 appearances, scoring an impressive 12 goals from midfield.

Dara Costelloe, 15, has made a big impact since joining United's under-15 team last season from Limerick side Aisling Annacotty.

Murphy brought the winger into his under-17 squad this season and Costelloe has already made his presence felt, making 17 appearances in 2018.

Galway’s Aaron Connolly and Blackburn Rovers defender Derrick Williams have been called into Mick McCarthy’s Republic of Ireland squad for the EURO 2020 games against Georgia and Switzerland.

The former Mervue United man scored twice for Brighton in their 3-0 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur and is promoted from Stephen Kenny’s Under-21 squad after a hamstring injury ruled out Portsmouth’s Ronan Curtis.

Williams gets his first call up from McCarthy after his Blackburn team-mates Greg Cunningham and Darragh Lenihan suffered knee injuries in the defeat at QPR.

The Ireland squad meet up at the team hotel on Sunday with training commencing at the FAI National Training Centre on Monday ahead of Thursday’s departure to Tbilisi.

Galway’s Aaron Connolly will train with the Republic of Ireland senior squad today.

The Brighton striker was called into the panel by Mick McCarthy at the weekend.

The former Mervue United player scored two goals for Brighton to earn promotion to the senior setup.

FAI Women's Intermediate Cup 2018 Quarter Finals

Manulla v Illies Celtic

Wilton United V Newpark AFC/Carrick United

Killeigh Ladies V Whitehall Rangers/Terenure

Lifford FC/Charleville United V Leixlip United/Shankhill FC

Fixtures to be played weekending 15th July 2018