Ireland squad manager Mick Kearney insists Cian Healy’s recovery from neck surgery is “coming on fine”.

Simon Easterby admits it is not ideal that Cian Healy could arrive at the World Cup without full match fitness.

Former president George HW Bush has been released from a Maine hospital after falling at his summer home and breaking a bone in his neck.

Former US president George HW Bush is said to be making good progress since he fractured a bone in his neck during a fall last week.