The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this evening and there’s still a lot of work to be done to stop women being sidelined. The winning team will get €3.5m, compared with €33.5m earned by the French winners of the 2018 men’s tournament, writes Robert Hume.

The Garda Water Unit has suspended its search for a missing man at Arklow pier in Co. Wicklow, saying the sea is too rough.