Irish wing Alan McMahon, hopes today’s big World Cup qualifying game against Russia at the Carlisle Grounds in Bray (5pm), will provide him with further opportunity to develop his new-found career in Rugby League.

Harold Pinter’s play centres on the strange relationship between two brothers, Aston (Marty Rea) and Mick (Garrett Lombard), and a third man, a vagrant, Davies (Michael Feast), that Aston has graciously allowed to stay in his flat.

Rugby League: Ireland will be cast in the familiar role of underdogs as they launch their European Championship campaign against France in Dublin today, but this time they are not without hope.

Ozzy Osbourne wants a knighthood.

Australia 50 Ireland 0

Ireland 14 Fiji 32

Ireland have called local youngster Matty Hadden into their World Cup squad as coach Mark Aston steps up preparations for their opening game against Fiji.

Ireland Head Coach Mark Aston has announced his 24-man squad for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.

Rocked to the core by the news of JLS' demise, Twitter reacts in the only way it knows how - by mercilessly taking the mickey.

Rochelle Humes has a collection of five prams.

Liam Finn spoke of his pride after being confirmed as Ireland’s captain for the 2013 World Cup.

Aston Merrygold has started dating one of JLS' backing dancers.

Aston Merrygold has been confirmed for 'Got To Dance'.

Phillips Idowu today insisted he had not broken off contact with his coach Aston Moore in the build-up to his unsuccessful bid for Olympic triple jump glory.

JLS are going back to where they "started out" on their new album.

Marvin Humes and Rochelle Wiseman want to have a "football team" of children.

British skier Felicity Aston has crossed Antarctica, becoming the first woman to cross the icy continent alone.

British skier Felicity Aston has crossed Antarctica, becoming the first woman to cross the icy continent alone.

Aston Merrygold is worried he has "forgotten" how to be in a relationship.

Three members of Bucks Fizz said they are “extremely disappointed” at a court ruling which stops them using the band name.

Oritse Williams thinks 'The X Factor' will not be the same without Simon Cowell.

The Happy Book by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Caroline Uff (Bloomsbury; €7.10) is ingenious in its simplicity, using just two words on each page.

JLS have written 16 tracks for their third album.

Craig David is planning to collaborate with JLS on his next record.

AIRPORT police had to control an angry crowd of disappointed holiday-makers when their Ryanair flight from Cork to Alicante in Spain was grounded without warning last evening because of the French air traffic controllers’ strike.

ROLL up, roll up, the Marquee is back in town. And what a way to follow the opening act, Megadeth, and with two nights of the boy band of the moment – JLS.

JLS are teaming up with Chris Brown on their second album.

ASTON VILLA’S faint hopes of achieving Champions League football suffered a setback despite Everton defender Phil Jagielka’s injury-time own goal rescuing them a point last night.

JLS want to make Peter Andre their fifth member.

Frankie Sandford has reportedly grown increasingly close to JLS singer Aston Merrygold.

Alexandra Burke has vowed never to date a dancer.

Alexandra Burke wants a boyfriend.

TWELVE months on from his famous last gasp victory over Killahan Phanter, Shelbourne Aston is again in the line up for the final of the Boylesports.com Champion Stakes hoping to become the first greyhound to retain his title.

MORE than double the number of required entries was received for the Boylesports.com Champion Stakes which is set to commence at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.

A HUGE crowd looks certain to pour through the stiles at Dundalk tomorrow night for one of the most anticipated races of the year, the 2009 Boylesports Dundalk International.

PATSY Byrne’s Ballymac Ruso is the 2-1 favourite to win the Boylesports International at Dundalk on Sunday following College Causeway’s withdrawal shortly before the draw was made by Boylesports’ representative Leon Blanche at lunchtime yesterday.

A PENSIONER and a predator have between them established what could be an Irish record.

X Factor runners up JLS have signed a recording deal with Epic, it was announced today.

Passengers on a Qantas Airways flight to London were stranded overnight because of damage to a wing and another Qantas flight was cancelled today after fumes were detected on board.

The Aston Martin being used in the latest James Bond film plunged into a lake in northern Italy while being driven to the set.

England have suffered a double injury scare ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham.

Bob Marley did not consider bassist Aston 'Family man' Barrett a member of his band The Wailers, the reggae legend's widow Rita told London's High Court yesterday.

The man who signed Bob Marley today played down the contribution of his backing band, the Wailers, who are claiming around £60m (€87.2m) of the reggae legend’s estate.