For Extratime.ie: Byrne calls on Pat's to grasp Europa League chance

Conan Byrne has called on his St. Patrick's Athletic teammates to forget about their indifferent Premier Division season by throwing themselves into their two-legged Europa League first qualifying round tie against Jeunesse Esch.

For Extratime.ie: Buckley believes league form is irrelevant to Europa League tie

St. Patrick's Athletic boss Liam Buckley doesn't believe his side's inconsistent form in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division will have any bearing on their Europa League first qualifying round tie with Jeunesse Esch. 

For Extratime.ie: Doherty frustrated to come away with nothing

While the spectators inside Tolka Park on Sunday afternoon will have left – for better or worse depending on which side they support – thoroughly entertained following an incredible seven goal thriller, for Shelbourne boss Kevin Doherty there was only one thing on his mind.

For Extratime.ie: Russell acknowledges complacency and injuries as biggest enemy

Following the crazy 4-3 victory over Shelbourne at Tolka Park on Sunday afternoon, Limerick boss Martin Russell acknowledged that complacency and injuries were now his side's biggest hurdles to making an immediate return to the Premier Division.

For Extratime.ie: KMW's goal-drought a curse from misdeeds of a previous life

Having seen his UCD side come out on top in a thrilling end-to-end clash against Shelbourne at Tolka Park, Students boss Collie O'Neill could afford to make a light quip about the gilt-edged chances missed by Kieran Marty Waters.

When Newcastle United won the 2006 Intertoto Cup

Staring down the barrel of relegation from the Premier League at present, that 2006 Intertoto Cup success doesn't look to shabby to Newcastle United fans right now, I imagine.

For Extratime.ie: Ruud Gullit - Roberto Di Matteo put Chelsea on the map

Former Chelsea player and manager Ruud Gullit has claimed that it was Roberto Di Matteo who put the Londoners on the map of international football – not current Blues boss Jose Mourinho.

For Extratime.ie: Ruud Gullit - Ireland bought off for €5 million

Ruud Gullit has said that it was natural for fans of the Republic of Ireland to react with disappointment at the news that the FAI had been "bought off" by FIFA in the aftermath of the Thierry Henry handball incident during a World Cup play-off against France in 2009. 

For Extratime.ie: Ruud Gullit - MLS full of potential

Major League Soccer is successfully tapping into the "unbelievable" potential of the sport in America, with the United States national team benefitting from the growth of the game there according to Dutch legend Ruud Gullit – and the former LA Galaxy boss believes that this could continue to entice better players from Europe to move Stateside. 

For Extratime.ie: Signing for Bray a "no-brainer" says Cherrie

After a stint in the Irish Premiership with Cliftonville, former Dundalk goalkeeper Peter Cherrie is delighted to be back in the League of Ireland with Bray Wanderers having arrived at the Carlisle Grounds during the July transfer window. 

For Extratime.ie: Cooke "very confident" Bray's off-field issues are behind them

When Mick Cooke agreed to take the Bray Wanderers job following the resignation of Trevor Croly, he became the fifth person to oversee first-team affairs at the Carlisle Grounds in 2015. 

For Extratime.ie: Collie O'Neill - Bratislava the bar we have to reach

Collie O'Neill has just come through a more hectic month as boss of First Division UCD than most Premier Division managers will endure over the course of an entire season, and he admits that the Students' Europa League escapades have taken a physical and mental toll – but he wouldn't trade it for anything, saying: “It's been brilliant, it really has.”

For Extratime.ie: Slovan Bratislava coach praises "brave" UCD

Slovan Bratislava coach Dušan Tittel was pleased to witness an improvement on his side's first-leg performance against UCD in Slovakia as they booked their place in the third qualifying round of the Europa League with a 5-1 win over the Students in Belfield. 

For Extratime.ie: Kenny admits to tough European draw

Stephen Kenny believes that Belarusian champions FC BATE Borisov represent as tough a challenge as Dundalk could have been given from Monday's Champions League second qualifying round draw, but told Extratime.ie after the match-up had been made: “We ourselves are formidable as well.”

Scarlett Lace for Miss Burlesque Ireland 2015

If you had told Bróna Keegan, stage alias Scarlett Lace, that a mere two years after she started dancing for the first time she would be competing in a national burlesque event, she would have responded: "Absolutely not."