Kanye West won't face felony charges for attacking a photographer and smashing his equipment at Los Angeles' LAX airport.

NOT for the first time, the Connacht branch were sent back to the west last night without the spoils from an Irish Rugby Football Union AGM.

IT should be compulsory for the Minister for Transport, our politicians and Cork airport management to read, heed and act upon the commonsense advice in Pat Brosnan’s column (Irish Examiner, February 11).

Eddie O'Sullivan and the other members of the Irish rugby management will be in attendance as Connacht take on London Irish in a pre-season friendly to mark the official opening of the new Connacht Rugby headquarters at the sportsground this Tuesday evening (kick-off 6.30 pm).

THE Munster supporters’ club, through chairman Declan O’Connell, have pledged full and unconditional support to Frankie Sheahan in his bid to overturn his recent ERC imposed ban.

THE thorns of discourtesy in the England rose were last night dulled when rugby chiefs apologised to President Mary McAleese for Sunday’s absence of etiquette before the Grand Slam decider.

The President of the IRFU Don Crowley has written to Mary McAleese to apologise for the red carpet mix-up before yesterday's Six Nations clash with England at Lansdowne Road.

CONNACHT rugby has won a stay of execution in the latest twist over the future of the province’s senior squad.

THE Irish Rugby Football Union face a revolt from within their own ranks if any attempt is made to dump Connacht from their Provincial plans.