Each week The Irish Times writers will select their team of the weekend. At the end of the league next May, the Irish Times/AIB team of the season will be announced and the 15 players will be honoured at a lunch in Dublin. A separate competition for readers, based on the AIB League campaign will also be held at the end of the league.
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Ireland First election candidate Derek Blighe found guilty of threatening behaviour
Ireland v Argentina live updates: Autumn Nations Series
Labour pledges to extend free GP care to all children and deliver 300 hospital beds per year
Conflict of many colours – Frank McNally on a finely illustrated atlas of the Civil War
Gardaí arrest two as part of investigation into suspected insider trading
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