An official team jersey signed by the conquering Munster team which defeated the All-Blacks at Thomond Park in 1978 is among the treasures at Fonsie Mealy’s rare books and collectors’ sale at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin on July 1.

The Ryder Cup pumped a record €143m directly into the Irish economy, it was revealed today.

IT’S OVER, done and dusted, Ryder Cup 2006 come and gone. Did it live up to the hype? Was it the unique occasion long promised?

MICHAEL MOYNIHAN’S hatred and disapproval of the Ryder Cup 2006 (Irish Examiner, GolfPlus, September 22) has given me immense psychological comfort — there are now two people in the whole country that truly believe this event is nothing short of a vulgar portrayal to the outside world of our so-called economic success.

Bord Bia is to take the place of Aer Lingus as one of the main sponsors for the Ryder Cup 2006.