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The Brighton and Hove Albion teenager was officially withdrawn from Mick McCarthy’s squad on Monday evening.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

Castlebar Celtic has been awarded the FAI Club Mark for best practice in governance, management and administration.

In a statement on their Twitter Page the club thanked all of their coaches, volunteers, players, parents, supporters, sponsors and committee members who have contributed.

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 National League Executive Committee and the FAI hope to have a final recommendation on how to resume the League of Ireland before May 5th.

A meeting today discussed a number of possible options, including the season resuming behind closed doors on June 19th.

Another option is a June 19th return with capacities reduced to between 25 and 50 per cent.

A deferral of action until September, with either a December or February finish were also discussed.

St. Pat's have been forced to temporarily lay off their playing and coaching staff.

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 FAI are facing a major decision over who takes charge of the Republic of Ireland for their European Championship playoff with Slovakia.

The game was postponed for a second time yesterday, with internationals unlikely to be played before September.

Stephen Kenny is due to take over from Mick McCarthy on August 1st.

The FAI say the decision to delay the playoffs is the right one.

The FAI were forced to dramatically put the brakes on a return for elite underage football.

Matches involving under-13 to under-19 age grades looked set to resume this coming weekend.

However, the FAI have been informed that government guidance has forced the resumption to be put on hold.

By contrast, underage inter-county games are being allowed to resume from next weekend.

The FAI have joined a working group looking at plans for the future of the League of Ireland.

The group was initially formed by the then 20 league clubs last year without the association's involvement.

Interim Deputy FAI CEO Niall Quinn says they'll now work collectively for the best future possible for our League and its players.

Shamrock Rovers chairman Jonathan Roche has thanked the club's squad and management for agreeing to wage cuts.

25 per cent cuts have been made across the club who say they cannot sustain their budget without matchday income during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been no SSE Airtricity League games since the first week in March.

The FAI and the clubs have provisionally agreed to restart the SSE Airtricity League action on 19 June, subject to the approval of the government and HSE.

The Football Association of Ireland have pushed back their AGM until September.

Irish football's governing body say they've "rescheduled in line with COVID-19 restrictions" and say the move will allow time for auditors Grant Thornton to prepare accounts.

The F-A-I has sought further financial assistance from the government to ensure their "continued viability".

The association's board chairman Roy Barrett has also informed council members that an EGM will be held in the "near future" to make changes to their rule book and constitution.

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 are targeting a June 19th return to action for the League Of Ireland.

The sport is on hold in this country due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A tele-conference involving all 19 league clubs arrived at the target earlier today.

Should the season resume on the appointed date, the Premier Division will conclude on the new date of December 4th, and the First Division the following week.

The top flight has been trimmed from a 36-game to a 27-game season.

The FAI Cup will go ahead, but the EA Sports Cup has been deferred.

The Football Association of Ireland held a meeting with the National League Executive Committee yesterday around the current difficulties facing their clubs and a return to action.

Further talks will now place with all 19 SSE Airtricity League clubs today.

It follows yesterday’s decision from LOI Premier Division club, Sligo Rovers, to temporarily layoff all their management, players and administration staff.

In a statement the FAI says it remains committed to supporting their clubs and players during this difficult period and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.