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Mipo Odubeko celebrates with the President's Cup

Duff backs attacking duo to be best in the country

Shelbourne boss Damien Duff believes Mipo Odubeko and Sean Boyd could be the best forward pair in the country as he prepares his squad for their SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division title defence.

Soccer • 08 Feb

President Michael D Higgins, with Ryan Brennan of FAI Cup winners Drogheda United and Mark Coyle of league champions Shelbourne at Áras an Uachtaráin this week

Unlikely winners to raise curtain in President's Cup

The unlikely winners of the 2024 season, league champions Shelbourne and FAI Cup victors Drogheda United, clash at Tolka Park tonight to raise the curtain for the new campaign in the President's Cup.

Soccer • 07 Feb

Date revealed for 2025 President's Cup curtain-raiser

The 2025 President's Cup meeting between SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division champions Shelbourne and FAI Cup winners Drogheda United will take place on Friday, 7 February at Tolka Park.

Soccer • 20 Nov 24

Keegan Bradley shakes hands with Scottie Scheffler after defeating Kim Si-woo of the International Team

Bradley gets US over the line to win Presidents Cup

Keegan Bradley secured the Presidents Cup for the United States on Sunday when he clinched a point in his match against the International Team's Kim Si-woo that lifted his team to the 15-1/2 target needed to retain the trophy in Montreal.

Golf • 29 Sep 24

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele beat Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim on the final hole in near darkness

US edge tight session to close in on Presidents Cup

The United States will take a four-point lead into the decisive singles as they chase a 10th successive victory in the Presidents Cup.

Golf • 29 Sep 24

Jason Day celebrates his match-winning putt on the 18th green

Internationals stage miraculous Presidents Cup comeback

The International team staged a remarkable comeback on day two of the Presidents Cup, winning all five of the Friday foursomes matches to level the contest at 5-5 heading into the weekend.

Golf • 27 Sep 24

Scottie Scheffler of the United States plays his opening tee shot in Montreal

United States in total control at Presidents Cup

The United States look set to continue their Presidents Cup dominance after completing a 5-0 whitewash over the International team in the opening fourballs.

Golf • 26 Sep 24

Trevor Clarke celebrates his opening goal at Tallaght Stadium

Clarke bags brace as Rovers beat Saints to secure cup

Shamrock Rovers opened the new campaign in style with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over St Patrick's Athletic to win the President's Cup at Tallaght Stadium.

Soccer • 10 Feb 24

President's Cup: Shamrock Rovers 3-1 St Pat's - Recap

Shamrock Rovers started their season with a bang as they claiming a convincing 3-1 victory over St Patrick's Athletic in the curtain-raising President's Cup. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 09 Feb 24

'Once you play Gaelic football it's like a cult, you can never get away from it'

Ryan drives on with Athlone but Banner door not shut

Despite giving her full attention to Athlone Town in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division, Laurie Ryan is not rulling out some point this year wearing the colours of Clare again in a different code.

GAA • 29 Mar 23

Royal Liverpool will host the Open from 20-23 July

LIV duo lose Open exemptions after criteria change

Two of LIV Golf's newest signings have lost their expected exemptions into the Open Championship following a change to the criteria.

Golf • 22 Feb 23

Derry City captain Will Patching lifts the President's Cup

Derry get better of Hoops to take President's Cup glory

FAI Cup holders Derry City beat reigning league champions Shamrock Rovers 2-0 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium to win their first ever President's Cup.

Soccer • 10 Feb 23

Ronan Finn is aiming for his seventh league winner's medal

Finn forecasts youth wave during four-in-a-row quest

Shamrock Rovers captain Ronan Finn speaks to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo during the launch of the 2023 League of Ireland season at Dublin's City Hall.

Soccer • 10 Feb 23

Shelbourne's Jessie Stapleton (L) in action against Muireann Devaney of Athlone Town during last season's FAI Cup final

Athlone & Shels to play in historic President's Cup

Athlone Town and Shelbourne will face off in the first ever Women's President's Cup game on Saturday 25 February.

Soccer • 02 Feb 23

The Americans have won the Presidents Cup for the ninth consecutive time

Schauffele seals Presidents Cup win for US

The United States won a ninth successive Presidents Cup with a 17.5-12.5 victory over an International team who failed to pull off an unlikely comeback on the final day in North Carolina.

Golf • 26 Sep 22

Justin Thomas (L) and Jordan Spieth celebrate winning 2&1 over Adam Scott and Cam Davis

USA surge clear at the Presidents Cup

International captain Trevor Immelman vowed his men would fight to the final bell in the Presidents Cup but they were outclassed on Friday by the United States who dominated the fourballs by taking four of five points and now lead 8-2.

Golf • 23 Sep 22

Ronan Finn accepts the President's Cup from Michael D Higgins

Shamrock Rovers secure silverware after shootout win

The returning Jack Byrne and veteran goalkeeper Alan Mannus were the shootout heroes as Shamrock Rovers lifted the President's Cup to get the domestic season under way.

Soccer • 11 Feb 22

Shamrock Rovers will look to begin where they left off

Hoops and Saints face off in President's Cup

Just 75 days after the end of the League of Ireland season, Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic will mark a new year by meeting in the President's Cup this evening at Tallaght Stadium.

Soccer • 11 Feb 22

Woods and Stricker at the 2019 Presidents Cup

Stricker keen on Woods assistant role at Ryder Cup

United States captain Steve Stricker hopes to have Tiger Woods as part of his backroom staff for September's Ryder Cup.

Golf • 19 May 21

Stephen Mallon is a new signing for Bohemians

LOI transfers: The key signings ahead of 2021 season

Contracts have been signed, photos holding jerseys posted to social media and initiation songs sung, badly. Another transfer window has closed. Here we look at some key new signings in the SSE Airtricity League.

Soccer • 16 Mar 21

Alessio Abibi proved the hero for Dundalk in the penalty shoot-out

Watch: Dundalk take President's Cup after shoot-out

Dundalk claimed the first silverware of the 2021 season following a penalty shoot-out victory over Shamrock Rovers in the President's Cup at Tallaght Stadium.

Soccer • 12 Mar 21

President's Cup final set for Tallaght on 12 March

This year's President's Cup final between Airtricity League Premier Division winners Shamrock Rovers and FAI Cup holders Dundalk will take place on Friday, 12 March at Tallaght Stadium, kick-off 7.45pm.

Soccer • 01 Feb 21

Paul McGinley is open to the idea of a 2021 Ryder Cup

McGinley comes around to idea of Ryder Cup postponement

Paul McGinley admits that he is coming around to the idea of postponing the Ryder Cup until year as speculation grows that the USPGA are ready to move the showpiece event to 2021

Golf • 06 Jul 20

Stephen Bradley (L) and Vinny Perth last faced off in the FAI Cup final

Bradley and Perth set focus beyond President's Cup

Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk head coaches Stephen Bradley and Vinny Perth are keeping their main focus on the League of Ireland's big kick-off ahead of the curtain-raising President's Cup final

Soccer • 08 Feb 20

'The number, just trying to get to 83, I really don't think about it'

Tiger Woods 'not thinking about' potential tour record

Tiger Woods is on the cusp of a record-breaking 83rd PGA Tour win but the former world number 1 insists he is not thinking about reaching that mark as he begins his 2020 season at Torrey Pines

Golf • 21 Jan 20