The Electric Picnic arts and music festival has today announced the lineup for its comedy stage.

Clonguish (Longford) 2-10 Horeswood (Wexford) 0-5

THE gardaí are haemorrhaging key staff, with many senior officers quitting the force to avoid being hit with a threatened tax on retirement lump sums as well as the pension levy.

Donegal 1-19 Longford 0-10

Longford 1-19 Louth 2-7

Leinster coach Michael Cheika will look to his frontline internationals to maintain the province's Heineken Cup consistency in the 'bread-and-butter' arena of the Celtic League against The Border Reivers at Netherdale on Friday night (9.0).

Michael Cheika has included the likes of Felipe Contepomi, Denis Hickie and Keith Gleeson in the Leinster squad to play Petrarca Padova in Friday's Challenge match in Donnybrook.

The following is the Leinster A team to play Munster A in Roscrea RFC on Thursday.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has named a 28-man squad, including the fit-again Ciaran Potts, for Saturday's Celtic League clash with the Dragons at Rodney Parade.

Denis Hickie has been relocated to full back for Leinster for their Celtic League clash with Border Reivers at Donnybrook on Friday evening.

Ciaran Potts and Brian O'Meara return to the Leinster Squad for Friday's Celtic League tie with The Borders at Donnybrook on Friday.

MUNSTER’S preparations for tomorrow’s (1pm) Celtic League clash with Leinster at the RDS in Dublin have been disrupted by the death of coach Declan Kidney’s mother, Eileen, but they have still announced a 25-strong squad from which the starting side and seven replacements will be finalised today.

Brian O’Driscoll has been named in the Leinster squad for the first time this season for the side’s St. Stephens’ Day trip to face Ulster at Ravenhill.

The following is the Leinster A team to face Ulster A in Banbridge on Tuesday (kick-off: 6.30pm):

Leinster will be beefed up by internationals Gordon D’Arcy, Shane Horgan, Girvan Dempsey and Felipe Contepomi against Connacht in the Celtic League at The Sportsground on Saturday.

The following is the Leinster "A" team to play Oxford University at Iffley Road on Saturday, November 26th (KO: 2.30pm):

Brian O'Meara will win his 100th Leinster cap against Edinburgh in the Celtic League on Sunday in one of the least experienced sides he has ever played on for the province.

INJURIES and international duty has weakened the Leinster squad for the visit of Edinburgh Gunners to Donnybrook on Sunday.

Leinster will have internationals Eric Miller, Guy Easterby and Will Green back in their Squad for Sunday's Celtic League encounter with Edinburgh at The RDS.

Lion Malcolm O'Kelly will return for Leinster, most likely from the bench, as Cardiff Blues come to the RDS on Saturday.

LEINSTER will roll out two of the big names for tomorrow night’s Celtic League clash with leaders Ulster at Donnybrook (5.30).

Leinster coach Michael Cheika is confident that Gordon D’Arcy and Eric Miller will be "ready to go" for the visit of Ulster to Donnybrook on Saturday evening.

Jamie Heaslip received a vote of confidence from Leinster coach Michael Cheika to replace the injured Eric Miller in their Celtic League tie with Glasgow on Saturday evening.

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika will hope his new charges have shaken off the cobwebs that cost them victory last week in Wales when they take on the Glasgow Warriors in Donnybrook in the Celtic League on Saturday.

Eric Miller will need to convince the Leinster medical staff of his fitness before taking his place in the Leinster squad to meet Glasgow at Donnybrook on Saturday.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has confirmed that Brian O'Driscoll will captain the province for the season 2005/2006.

Leinster’s new coach Michael Cheika has named an extended 34-man squad, including Ireland internationals Girvan Dempsey, Keith Gleeson, Eric Miller and Reggie Corrigan, for their pre-season joust with Northampton Saints at Donnybrook on Friday night.

New Leinster coach Michael Cheika has included new signings Will Green, Adam Byrnes and Ronan McCormack and young talents like Jamie Heaslip, Eoghan Hickey and Robert Kearney in his first squad for the pre-season friendly against Parma at Naas on Saturday.

IRELAND coach Eddie O’Sullivan has recalled Munster’s Alan Quinlan as cover in the back-row after Victor Costello was forced to pull out of Ireland’s preparations for the upcoming Autumn internationals.

The IRFU has revealed payments of more than €90,000 to schools and clubs as a reward for the development of young players that progress to the professional game.

Leinster coach Declan Kidney has decided to go with Barnhall's Brendan Burke and Clontarf's David McAllister as the players to fill the two places he left open on the replacement bench earlier in the week.

Leinster coach Gary Ella has decided to name a strong squad for the Celtic League clash with title-chasing Gwent Dragons at Donnybrook on Friday night.

Simon Easterby, Gordon D'Arcy and Paul O'Connell are the front runners to land the O2 IRUPA Players' Player of the Year Award.

SOME employers who have begun to track exactly what their staff are doing online from their work PCs have been stunned by what they have found and just what their trusted workforce has been getting up to on company time.

Leinster have Girvan Dempsey and Gordon D'Arcy in their side for the Celtic League date with Glasgow at Donnybrook on Friday evening.

Leinster 35 Borders 12

Leinster 18 Cardiff 22

Edinburgh 40 Leinster 34

Leinster Lions will retain just six players this week for the Celtic League visit to Gwent Dragons tomorrow evening.

Biarritz 32 Leinster 21

Leinster Lions 20 Cardiff Blues 17

Former England U21 out-half Matt Leek is to win his second Heineken Cup cap tonight, and second start for Leinster at Lansdowne Road this season, following the resurfacing of a quad injury to Christian Warner this afternoon.

Sale 16 Leinster 23