The eagerly anticipated first match in the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign will be screened live on Setanta Sports at 1am AEST on Saturday morning (September 4).
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni is hoping captain Robbie Keane’s lack of football at Tottenham so far this season will work in his country’s [...]

Australia’s cricket stars have tried their hands at hurling on the hallowed ground of Croke Park ahead of their one-day international (ODI) clash with Ireland in Dublin which will be screened live tonight on Setanta Sports from 7.30pm.
Under the watchful eye of hurling legend DJ Carey, the Aussies embraced the chance to try the Irish [...]

The 2010 GAA Championship season kicks off this Sunday, but fans from Kerry, Tipperary, Derry and Armagh who had been hoping to tune into the action live will be disappointed.
Those first two games – in the Munster and Ulster Senior Football Championships respectively – will not be screened live on Setanta Sports but will instead [...]

A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday resolved an ongoing dispute between Ireland and Australia over entry to the women’s bobsleigh event at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
A row developed last week when the Australian team discovered they would not be eligible to compete at the games, at which point they protested [...]

Unless you’ve got the ESPN HD package, you won’t be watching this year’s Six Nations live from the comfort of your own home.
ESPN won the rights to this year’s championship from Setanta Sports, and the channel have have revealed that they will be showing all 15 tournament games live – but on their High Definition [...]

By Duncan Bech
Ireland coach Declan Kidney today revealed Jonathan Sexton’s Test debut offered compelling grounds to axe Ronan O’Gara for the first time since 2003.
Sexton’s outstanding display against Fiji last weekend has enabled him to seize the number 10 jersey for Saturday’s clash with world champions South Africa at Croke Park. [The game can be [...]

Australia captain Rocky Elsom is relishing the chance of a return to Dublin for next weekend’s clash with Ireland so soon after inspiring Leinster to Heineken Cup glory.
Elsom was voted European player of the year last season during his sabbatical at Leinster before returning down under in June to resume his international career.
Now Australia captain, [...]