Retail and mixed-use retail investments worth up to €10m between two lots, in Cork city centre and Midleton in East Cork, are offered by newly re-branded commercial agents Cushman and Wakefield.

Offaly’s 1964 All-Ireland minor football win would prove the building block for the county’s later success — and Martin Furlong’s input was crucial.

It looks like Wales rugby union international Andy Powell is to switch codes to join rugby league giants Wigan.

IRELAND’S rugby league international with France at Thomond Park this afternoon (5pm) hasn’t been setting the sporting world alight in terms of hype and publicity.

Ireland will make history tomorrow when they host France in the first rugby league match to be held at the rugby union stronghold of Thomond Park in Limerick.

STAND back now, because the nation’s sommeliers are just about to pop the cork on the autumn season of tastings and dinners.

Showhouse condition Wakefield is perfect for those looking to train horses — or not, writes Tommy Barker

Danny Brough has turned his back on Scotland for a second time in a bid to achieve his dream of playing for England against Australia.

DUBLIN still retains its attractiveness as a place to locate a business, but a survey also shows the quality of life in the capital is slipping.

ANDREW WAKEFIELD, now struck off the medical register in Britain because of his dangerous campaign falsely to link the MMR vaccine to autism, is a lucky man that being disbarred from practice is all that has happened to him. Why are there no laws in Britain to prosecute charlatans like him when their lies damage the public health and become common currency worldwide?

MARTIN JOHNSON’S bid to keep his management team in place for the Six Nations could be undermined after it emerged Mike Ford is being considered for the England rugby league head coach’s job.

Former Great Britain scrum-half Bobbie Goulding was today appointed as national coach of France.

IRELAND coach Andy Kelly insists his side will not go chasing points in their crunch World Cup clash with Samoa in Parramatta.

Ireland will have 10 Super League players in their team to take on Tonga in their World Cup opening pool C match against Tonga at Parramatta Stadium tomorrow.

Ireland will be out to prove the doubters wrong when they meet Tonga in their opening Rugby League World Cup Pool Three clash at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday night.

Former Leeds stand-off Graham Holroyd’s debut for Ireland has been put on hold for at least nine days due to injury.

Former Wigan forward Mick Cassidy, who played for England in the 1995 World Cup, will bridge a 13-year gap when he represents Ireland in this year’s Rugby League tournament in Australia.

Wakefield rugby league back-row forward Jason Golden has been ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup plans through injury.

Padraig Harrington has begun to struggle in the Open as wind caused carnage at Royal Birkdale.

Great Britain forward Gareth Ellis tonight confirmed he is to leave Super League champions Leeds Rhinos at the end of the season to challenge himself in Australia’s National Rugby League.

A SURVEY of 500 European executives has found that Dublin is Europe’s best city for business-friendly tax incentives.

Scotland coach Steve McCormack has included six uncapped players in a provisional 26-man squad for their autumn internationals.

Scotland’s Marc Warren can look forward to partnering Colin Montgomerie at the World Cup again after grabbing his second European Tour title.

Simon Wakefield goes into the third round of the Johnnie Walker Championship on nine under par and joint leader with France’s Thomas Levet. They are one ahead of Scot Marc Warren.

Padraig Harrington overcame a shaky spell to regain pole position in his bid to become the first home winner of the Irish Open in 25 years.

New Zealand have included two British-based Kiwis and three uncapped players in their 19-man squad for Friday’s Test against Australia in Brisbane.

Dublin's Grafton Street is among the top 10 most expensive retail rental streets in the world.

Vincent Candela insists he is ready to make his Bolton debut after swapping Rome for Wakefield.

New Scotland coach Steve McCormack has named 10 uncapped players in his 20-man squad for the European Nations Cup games with Wales and Ireland.

Sonia O’Sullivan scored one of the best wins of her international career in today’s BUPA Great Manchester Run.

FAMOUS giant-killers Yeovil are eagerly looking forward to their FA Cup third-round match against Liverpool.

Ireland have made just one change for their final European Nations Cup pool match against France at Dalymount Park, Dublin, tomorrow.

Veteran lock Olivier Brouzet has been ruled out of France’s World Cup opener with Fiji in Brisbane on Saturday.

Australia Test player Chris McKenna is set to play for Ireland in the European Nations Cup at the end of the season.

Keiron Cunningham today looked ahead to his home comeback and tipped his St Helens’ understudy Mickey Higham to go on to play for Great Britain.

Super League’s battle for survival looks set to go down to the wire after bottom two Wakefield and Huddersfield both suffered defeats yesterday.

Rugby union convert Henry Paul played down his prospects of representing England as he completed his big-money move to Gloucester.

Francis Cummins, who has already represented England and Great Britain, will tonight complete a remarkable hat-trick when he makes his debut for Ireland.