The Director General of the GAA says he was not opposed to hosting the Liam Miller tribute match in Pairc Uí Chaoimh, but refuses to say who he believes 'bullied' the association into providing the venue.

The Director General of the GAA, Paraic Duffy, says they were told by Dublin City Council that five Garth Brooks concerts would be no problem.

The Director General of the Irish Prison Service Michael Donnellan has apologised unreservedly for the decision to move an inmate from the Midlands prison to an open centre in Co. Cavan, from which he escaped twice.