Weds Lunch Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Eileen Gleeson will take charge of the Republic of Ireland women's team on an interim basis.

SOCCER

It's been confirmed that Eileen Gleeson will take charge of the Republic of Ireland women's team on an interim basis.

She will lead the players into the Nations League games against Northern Ireland and Hungary at the end of next month.

Gleeson is the current FAI Head of Women and Girls' Football and was a former assistant to Vera Pauw.

It emerged last night that Dutchwoman Pauw - who guided the team to the World Cup finals - would not be offered a new contract.


Elsewhere, Djed Spence has joined Championship club Leeds United on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.


In the Carabao Cup tonight, Chelsea host Wimbledon, Everton go to Doncaster, Nottingham Forest host Burnley, Sheffield United are at home to Lincoln City and it's Harrogate Town versus Blackburn Rovers.

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GAELIC GAMES

Tonight’s local hurling fixtures:

UPMC Intermediate Hurling Championship

Venue: Maynooth, Maynooth V Coill Dubh 19:00.

Venue: St Laurence’s, St. Laurence’s V Ardclough 20:00.

Venue: EOCC Donore, Éire Óg Corra Choill V Naas 19:00.

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Group A

Venue: Conneff Park, Clane V Wolfe Tones 19:00.

Venue: Round Towers, Round Towers V Cappagh 20:15.

UPMC Junior Hurling Championship Group B

Venue: Kilcock, Kilcock V Naas 19:00.

Venue: Confey, Confey V Moorefield 19:15

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GOLF

Leona Maguire is hoping to contend once again at the KPMG Women's Irish Open, which starts tomorrow at Dromoland Castle in Clare.

The Cavan native finished a shot behind eventual winner Klara Spilkova last year.

Maguire feels her game is in a good place.



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CYCLING

Stage five of La Vuelta is taking the riders from Morella to Burriana.

Eddie Dunbar is 42nd in overall classification.

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RACING

There's a seven race card at Cork today from 2:15pm.

While the first of eight races at Bellewstown goes to post at 4:05pm