Billionaire businessman Richard Branson shared his insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, delegating and work-life balance in Dublin yesterday, writes Padraig Hoare from the Pendulum Summit.

There are tributes and then there is the Donncha O’Callaghan variety, as hundreds of mourners learned yesterday at the funeral Mass for the late Munster Rugby media manager Pat Geraghty, 62, in Celbridge, Co Kildare.

Munster Rugby led the tributes last night to their former media manager Pat Geraghty, who has passed away following a long illness.

Former Munster and Ireland rugby star Frankie Sheahan has been declared bankrupt in the High Court, owing over €1m.

The Irish business mentality needs to change following Brexit or it could stall momentum in the economic recovery, according to American business coach and motivational speaker Keith Ferrazzi.

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

The men who fought alongside and against Paul O'Connell have their say on the big man.

Question: In light of Alan Quinlan’s assessment of Munster’s performance against Stade Francais being “embarrassing, humiliating, disgraceful” what three words would you use to describe the current malaise?

All the signs have been there: the pre-tournament contract extension, the ominous warm-up performances, the stalled momentum…

Former Irish rugby star Frankie Sheahan and his brother could face bank repossession on a number of properties after a High Court judge yesterday found in favour of the bank parties in a legal dispute over the alleged non-payment of loans.

Rugby legends Fergus Slattery and Frankie Sheahan and 2FM DJ Will Leahy have all been treated for a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, it has emerged.

Your career will last seven to ten years. If you’re lucky. There is a fair chance that you will struggle to adapt to the ‘real world’ once the boots are hung up and then there will quite possibly be physical repercussions too.

Having been forced to hang up his rugby boots, due to a recurring injury last year, Ireland and Munster’s Denis Leamy closed the book on a fabulous trophy-winning career.

Former rugby star Frankie Sheahan and his business partner, brother Joseph, have lost their High Court challenge against Bank of Ireland taking possession of a number of their property investments and appointing a receiver over them.

Former Irish rugby international Frankie Sheahan and his brother Joseph have lost a legal challenge against attempts to appoint a receiver to their property investments.

It was not just the Wallabies downed in Australia at the weekend by men who had travelled halfway across the globe.

Ex-Wallaby second row John Langford travelled north to become one of Irish rugby’s most significant overseas signings during a three-season spell with Munster from 1999 to 2002. He doesn’t get to watch the game he loves too often these days but he's making an exception this summer.

Proceedings between Bank of Ireland and former Irish rugby star Frankie Sheahan with his brother Joseph has opened before the High Court today.

They’ve been in some ferocious rucks and taken a lot of heavy tackles in their time.

As manager to the Munster rugby team, he oversaw the seat-of-the-pants transition from amateurism to the pro era — with all its attendant scrapes and dramas. It was the age of innocence, smiles Jerry Holland, but there were as many guilty as innocent!

Ollie Campbell believes Munster can create another Heineken Cup upset by beating Harlequins at the Stoop on Sunday.

Moves to plug a legal loophole which halted home repossessions may impact on a High Court action over properties owned by former Ireland and Munster rugby player Frankie Sheahan, a judge has heard.

Bank of Ireland is pursuing the father of former Ireland and Munster rugby player Frankie Sheahan for almost €3m over alleged guarantees for loans advanced to his sons Frankie and Joey.

Leinster out half Ian Madigan will train with the rest of the Irish squad today after being called up as cover for the injured Dave McSharry last night.

Jerry Flannery has urged Ian Keatley not to settle for second best should he be required to fill in for Munster icon Ronan O’Gara in Sunday’s must-win Heineken Cup clash with Racing Metro at Thomond Park.

Former Ireland rugby player Frankie Sheahan, and his brother Joseph, have brought a High Court action aimed at stopping a bank-appointed receiver from interfering with a number of properties they own.

Shane Horgan called time on his illustrious playing career yesterday due to injury as team-mates, past and present, hailed his contribution to both Leinster and Irish rugby.

Once domiciled in London, Eoin Reddan will make his way home to Limerick this weekend to face Munster and, in all probability, Tomás O’Leary who is due to decamp to the English capital come the summer.

The massive pressures placed on inter-county GAA players could have serious repercussions in the years ahead

GARDAÍ are treating as a tragic accident the death of a student whose body was found in Cork city yesterday, five days after he was reported missing.

A NATION, er, awakes.

AS A kid, I certainly dreamed about playing rugby and wished for it.

Q: Was it simply an ageing team growing old together?

DON’T give up the day job is the message for many of the celebrities who put pen to paper for a cancer charity — but at least it was for a very good cause.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen and his wife Mary Molloy were among several hundred people who sympathised with Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin and his family last night as they began the heartbreaking process of saying goodbye to their beloved Léana.

Frankie Sheahan attempts to answer some of them.

FORMER Munster and Ireland hooker Frankie Sheahan believes there is a culture of picking players on reputation rather than talent amongst the Irish provinces, and has argued that youth must be given its head.