Seeing Joe Schmidt is happy to do so, let’s start with Jack Carty. Even as recently as a week ago, if an Irish team to face the World Cup hosts had been named with Jack at 10, the general reaction might be best characterised by raised eyebrows.

A book that was rejected by 13 separate publishers — The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee — has won the 2018 eir Sports Book of the Year award.

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on IrishExaminer.com today.

Angelina Jolie had a "simple" 37th birthday party at her rented Wentworth Estate mansion in Surrey, England last weekend.