So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Rugby fans queued outside Peter Clohessy’s sports pub in Limerick from 8.30am yesterday, thirsty for mouth-watering rugby memorabilia up for grabs in a special auction.

Ronan O’Gara’s testimonial dinner in Cork next month is the hottest ticket in town — and that’s official.