Racecourse was only Irish sports entity to take out Covid-protection through event cancellation policies, before the true scale of the virus became evident

Alcohol ban at Aviva Stadium for rugby internationals would cost the IRFU and its venue operators millions of euro

The lower valuation is close to what the FAI had previously been advised as the true and appropriate costs for such a sponsorship package.

It was thought a UK and Ireland bid had a clear run at Euro 2028, but there has been a late move by Russia