Paddy Jackson is not included in the London Irish squad for Friday night's pre-season friendly against Munster in Musgrave Park.

A protest is due to take place next week in Cork as Paddy Jackson is due to play his first match on Irish soil since he was acquitted following a high-profile Belfast rape trial.

Jack Carty turns 27 today. He has spent a long time proving himself but it is an age since he faced a test — with a small ‘t’ — like this.

It does not take a mathematician to realise seven into five won’t go but the task facing Ireland team management as they juggle their half-back permutations for the upcoming World Cup may be up there with the work of the best Nobel Prize winners.

Defendants should remain anonymous in rape trials unless they are convicted, according to the Bar Council of Ireland, a view supported by the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland (RCNI).

The game could prove to be Paddy Jackson's first on Irish soil since his Ulster departure in April 2018.

London Irish head coach Les Kiss insists the majority of Exiles fans support the decision to sign Paddy Jackson.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has said Paddy Jackson has not taken steps to show his attitude towards women has changed.

London Irish Rugby club’s decision to recruit Paddy Jackson has cost the club a near 30-year relationship with drinks giant Diageo which had been one of its main sponsors.

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Diageo has cancelled its sponsorship of London Irish Rugby Club over concerns at the signing of Paddy Jackson.

One of London Irish's major sponsors is seeking talks with the club following their signing of Paddy Jackson.

Reporting sexual violence and going through a criminal trial is arduous and challenging for many survivors and the system needs a major overhaul, writes Caroline Counihan.

The executive director of the abuse support group One in Four has welcomed the recommendations contained in the Gillen Review which calls for the banning of the public from rape trials in Northern Ireland.

Paddy Jackson is leaving French Top 14 club Perpignan for the Gallagher Premiership where he will play under a former Munster and Ireland coach next season.

Few stars get to act out a Hollywood ending.

Two Irish European Cup-winning fly-halves past and present are casting a long shadow over Billy Burns as he prepares for the biggest game of his career.

The year 2018 brought about seismic change in Ireland, writes Joyce Fegan.

Connacht have given themselves a good chance of reaching the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup for the 11th time after securing a bonus point win at Stade Aime Giral.

Perpignan has been plunged into grief after former star player Barend Britz was assaulted and killed outside his bar in the city centre last night.

Perpignan have decided to omit Irish fly-half Paddy Jackson from their squad travelling to Connacht for their clash on Saturday.

This documentary features the two leading barristers in the Belfast case.

The ex-Ulster out-half scored a try but his side fell to 46-15 home defeat.

Munster are set to return to terrestrial airwaves for the first time in 12 years after their Heineken Champions Cup round two clash with Gloucester was chosen for free-to-air broadcast.

It’s a case of friends reunited for Paul O’Connell, after the 38 year-old Munster and Ireland legend confirmed yesterday he is to move to Paris and take up as role as forwards coach with Stade Francais.

IRFU performance director David Nucifora has not ruled out a return to the Ireland team for sacked internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, should they return home to play for a province in the future.

IRFU performance director David Nucifora has not ruled out a return to the Ireland team for sacked internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, should they return home to play for a province in the future.

Your lunchtime headlines.

Former Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has been signed to French side Perpignan.

As impressive as Leinster’s conveyor belt of homegrown fly-halves is, something always had to give.

For a player leaving his home province with a heavy heart, Joey Carbery is determined to make his move to Munster a success.

Stuart Olding has signed a two-year deal with Brive to end his search for a club following the termination of his Ulster and Ireland contracts.

Brive are set to play in the second tier next season following relegation from the Top 14.

Joe Schmidt described choosing the 32 players he will take to Australia next month as the most difficult process of his tenure as Ireland head coach but it is clear he has selected a squad with a series victory over the Wallabies at the top of his priority list.

Should these two men, found not guilty by a jury, be consigned to the fringes of society, unable to get work for the rest of their lives asks Alison O’Connor

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime...

Sale last night announced they will not be signing Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.

A support organisation saw 14 new referrals a day after the Belfast rugby rape trial.

"He could probably count on his hands how many times he has been up at Ulster Rugby in the last five years."

Northern Ireland's Justice Department is expected to launch a review of how serious sexual offences are addressed.

Ulster could be tempted to play Ireland scrum-half John Cooney at fly-half on Saturday evening when they take on Conference A top dogs Glasgow in the extremely faint hopes of a Guinness PRO14 play-off spot.