One of Dublin’s most iconic landmarks has been painted in the rainbow colours to celebrate the hosting of amateur rugby’s Union Cup at Dublin City University on June 8-9.

Rugby international Lindsay Peat, one of the country’s most versatile female athletes who has represented Ireland in three different sports, has revealed that she was once the subject of homophobic sledging in an All-Ireland ladies football final.

“It’s not going to be an issue, because it’s not going to be ongoing. You can interpret it how you like.”

A RUGBY film with a difference airs tonight at the Cork Film Festival. Walk Like A Man follows the Sydney Convicts and the San Francisco Fog as they prepare for the Bingham Cup, the World Cup of gay rugby.

OUTPLAYING Sydney is no mean boast when it comes to hosting gay events.