Friday Morning Sports Update

Friday, 22 May 2026 09:42

By Emma O'Connor

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, rugby and golf.

GAA

Tonight in the Leinster Minor Football Final Kildare play Meath in Laoise Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise.

Kfm will have live updates of that game with Seamus Dillon and Ger McNally in association with The Harp Bar Kildare Town.

A reminder that this morning's Kildare today from 10.45am and this evening from 6.25 Kfm will preview all of the Kildare weekend sporting action.

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland squad will be named this morning for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and France.

The Girls in Green will host the Dutch at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on June 5th, and go to France four days later.

They sit third in the group, and are guaranteed at least a playoff to qualify for next year's tournament in Brazil.

RUGBY

Ulster can claim their first trophy since 2006 in tonight's Challenge Cup final against Montpellier in Bilbao.

Winger Rob Baloucoune is back from injury, but Iain Henderson, Stuart McCloskey and Jacob Stockdale are among those ruled out.

Leinster will name their team this afternoon ahead of the Investec Champions Cup final with holders Bordeaux tomorrow.

Tommy O'Brien will reportedly be handed a start, after recovering from a hamstring issue.

GOLF

Seamus Power made a strong start on the opening round of the PGA Tour's CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

The Waterford golfer carded 66 to sit on five-under-par, and four shots off the lead.

The American Taylor Moore is the clubhouse leader on nine-under.

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