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Former Ireland midfielder Rory Delap has agreed on a one year contract extension with Stoke City that will see him stay at the club until 2011. Irish winger Liam Lawrence has also signed a new deal with the Potteries club . . .

Irish striker Daryl Murphy has shunned Roy Keane and Ipswich to sign for Premier League outfit Hull City after both clubs had agreed a $2 million deal with Sunderland. . .

Bohs have failed in a new loan bid for Celtic winger Graham Carey ahead of their Champions League clash with Red Bull Salzburg. . .

Cork City have been given two weeks to settle a €400,000 bill by the Revenue Commissioners or be faced with a winding up order. . .

Swindon Town have signed former Leeds United and Ireland midfielder Jonathan Douglas on a free transfer . . .

Giovanni Trapattoni is closer to a new deal with the FAI after further contract talks in Dublin last week . . .

Drogheda United have completed the signings of striker Guy Bates and midfielder Brendan McGill . . .

Grimsby Town have made a bid for former Sunderland and Ireland goalkeeper Nicky Colgan . . .

Fulham have failed in a bid to sign Irish midfielder Keith Andrews from Blackburn Rovers . . .

Big Irish striker Alan Lee has been linked with a move from Crystal Palace to Barnsley . . .

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