Leon Best has endured a difficult spell in the Championship with Ipswich.

Leon Best arrives to replace Daryl Murphy.

Jeff Hendrick and others who may make a switch in the coming days.

The Derry native was not the only Irishman on target in the Championship today.

Stephen Kelly and Leon Best have been brought in to aid Rotherham’s survival bid.

The 27-year-old joins Steve McClaren’s side on a season-long loan.

The central defender conceded a 33rd minute penalty for his challenge on the Sheffield Wednesday forward.

Plus, the Irish striker potentially on his way to Palace and West Ham are looking to sell Ravel Morrison for HOW MUCH?

But do you think Trap was watching?

The striker leaves Newcastle United having made 42 appearances for the club.

The Irish striker is out of favour at Newcastle and is believed to have had a medical at the Lancashire club today ahead of a move.

“I still don’t know where he gets that from. Perhaps he should come up here and see him play. How many times has he been up here to see him. Never?”

Damien Duff hit the 50-goal milestone on Saturday, but he wasn’t the only familiar face to get his name on the scoresheet. Here’s how the Boys in Green got on across the water this weekend.

What? Like you haven’t tried it already.

A 37th-minute strike from Republic of Ireland striker Leon Best was enough to edge Newcastle United past Mark Hughes’s Queens Park Rangers.

Giovanni Trapattoni says that Kevin Doyle and John O’Shea are likely to start against Estonia on Tuesday.

The Italian said that a final decision will be taken on Leon Best’s fitness tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Ireland remain hopeful that Leon Best and John O’Shea will be fit for the play-off encounters.

Toe and groin injuries could force Leon Best out of Ireland’s play-off fixtures against Estonia.

David Silva and John Terry are among the players you should think twice about having in your fantasy team this week.

The Republic of Ireland boss is optimistic that both Robbie Keane and Shane Long could play some part in next month’s Euro 2012 playoff.

It could be the last squad Giovanni Trapattoni ever names with Ireland. Do you think it’s the right one for the play-offs?

Here’s all we need to know to stay ahead of the game this weekend.

Want to know how your favourite Irish footballers got on across the water this weekend? Well that’s handy, because we’ve got all the details right here. Andy Reid scored…

Read about Leon’s goals and more in our weekly review of Ireland’s representatives in England and Scotland.

Cobhman reflects on ‘touching’ ovation from St James’ Park faithful as he was introduced against Manchester United.

The final bill for the Irish pair’s Friday night on the tiles has yet to be totted up it seems.

Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne hopeful of featuring in crucial Euro 2012 qualifier.

Irish pair apologise for being pictured in Newcastle nightclub the evening before a big Premier League game.

It’s was a promising round of Premier League games for Trap’s boys ahead of the Carling Nations Cup kick-off tomorrow night.

It was a vert mixed mid-week schedule for the Irish with a hat-trick and a heart-breaking injury amongst the talking points.

Take some time out. Here’s the virals this week .

Liverpool lose 3-1 at Blackburn, City and Arsenal play the best 0-0 draw you’ll ever see, and Newcastle thrash West Ham.

It was a good weekend for the Boys in Green in England and Scotland’s top flights.