Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Christine Buckley, one of the first people to speak out publicly about institutional abuse in this country.

Christine’s closest friend Carmel McDonnell Byrne says she hopes she will never, ever be forgotten for her hard work.

Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald was among the politicians who paid tribute to Christine Buckley, who she described as a “courageous and consistent campaigner” for the rights of the child.

In the early ’90s, her lone voice exposed a dark period in history, writes Conall Ó Fátharta

Young Munster 35 Dolphin 0

Shannon 38 Blackrock College 22

Old Belvedere 24 Garryowen 3

All All-Ireland League fixtures have been postponed for this coming weekend due to the extremely dangerous travelling conditions and the state of the pitches, the IRFU confirmed today.

Clontarf 27 UCC 8

Dungannon 21 Lansdowne 18

Galwegians 11 Bruff 22

Young Munster 14 Blackrock College 15

Buccaneers 45 UCC 15

Bruff 14 UL Bohemians 13

Young Munster 0 Old Belvedere 31

Shannon 20 Cork Constitution 26

The teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League fixtures have been announced.

The teams for this weekend's round of AIL rugby fixtures have been announced today.

Lansdowne 61 UCC 13

Bruff 18 Buccaneers 26

Young Munster 15 St Mary's College 9

Galwegians 11 Clontarf 33

Blackrock College will be able to call on the strike power of their Ireland U20s Andrew Conway and Brendan Macken in Division 1A against a Dolphin disrupted without their regular number eight James Coughlan, who has been called up by Munster.

Garryowen 14 Young Munster 20

The teams for this weekend's round of All-Ireland League rugby matches have been announced.

Queen's University 17 Nenagh Ormond 16

Coach David O'Mahony has selected players from 12 different clubs for the Ireland Club international against England Counties in Stourbridge on Friday night.

Cork Constitution will take a wait-and-see approach to whether they can use Duncan Williams this weekend.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.

Cork Constitution bring back Munster-capped tight-head Stephen Archer into their front row for the clash with Garryowen in Division One of the AIB League at Dooradoyle on Saturday.

Some AIB League rugby matches have been postponed today due to unplayable pitches.

Leaders St Mary’s College bring hooker Richard Sweeney, prop Kevin Carroll and lock Stephen Bradshaw in for a shot at Garryowen in Division 1A of the AIB League at Templeville Road.

All rugby club fixtures in Leinster for the coming weekend (up to and including Monday January 11) have been called off, it was announced today.

Buccaneers 9 Ballynahinch 13

Old Belvedere 34 Dungannon 5

Ballymena 13 Galwegians 16

St Mary’s College 25 Blackrock College 3

Dolphin 0 UL Bohemians 3

Shannon 8 Cork Constitution 9

Garryowen 3 Clontarf 18

Young Munster 14 UCC 10

Former Leinster and Leicester Tiger hooker Gavin Hickie will start in the middle of the front row as St Mary's College go about maintaining their 100% start to the AIB League on the road to UL-Bohemian in round five on Saturday.

League leaders St Mary's College will look to take their excellent form into the AIB Senior Cup third round on the road to Garryowen this weekend.

UCC 20 Dungannon 3