FRIDAY PAPERS | 'A magic weekend in Irish sport?' | McIlroy begins Masters defence | Luas derby | OFF THE BALL

Shane Hannon, Vinny Perth, and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you through the big sports news this morning, ahead of a huge weekend of sports. Rory McIlroy got his Masters defence off to a very solid start, the Premier League returns with all eyes on North London for the title race and relegation battle, and there are some huge fixtures in the League of Ireland.

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