It’s not the job of the Ireland team to sell this Rugby World Cup but Tom Tierney’s side are doing more than anyone to make the wider public, both here and abroad, sit up and take notice of events at Belfield.

Railways and hotel magnate Yoshiaki Tsutsumi today pleaded guilty to charges of insider trading and falsifying financial records at the opening of his trial in Tokyo.

Billionaire Japanese developer Yoshiaki Tsutsumi – once listed as the world’s richest man – was arrested today over allegations of insider trading and falsifying financial statements at his company.