Sean O’Brien believes a rare chance to bank a full pre-season will allow him hit the ground running when Ireland launch their World Cup bid with an opening pool game against Canada in Cardiff in September.

Tullow Oil’s management is hopeful the company will return to profit this year, after posting its first net loss for 15 years in 2014.

Dual Grade One-winning hurdler The Tullow Tank makes his eagerly-anticipated debut over fences at Fairyhouse today.

Tullow Oil is writing off $150m (€110m) of current year exploration costs linked with failed drilling work.

Shares in Tullow Oil slipped marginally yesterday on the back of a disappointing update from its operations in Ethiopia.

Tullow Oil hasn’t ruled out adding Ireland-based assets to its portfolio and has called for more clarity regarding the Government’s tax regime plans for the local exploration sector.

Annual results for Tullow Oil due next month are set to show double-digit percentage growth in revenue, to $2.6 billion (€1.9bn) and a near 4% jump in gross profit.

Tullow Oil discovered its first crude off Norway after at least 10 unsuccessful wells this year.

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Tullow Oil has formally concluded its long-awaited $2.9 billion (€2.19bn) sale of certain Ugandan assets to its two developmental partners, China’s CNOOC and French company, Total.

Sean O’Brien has never played rugby in temperatures of -7C before but has farmed in the depths of a white winter when the mercury plummeted to -15.

TULLOW Oil Plc’s share estimate was raised 25% by Sanford C Bernstein & Co, as the explorer found the first oil in French Guiana, a new regional frontier.

TULLOW Oil shares soared almost 20% after its French Guiana exploration resulted in an offshore oil discovery, raising the prospect of the opening of a major offshore oil-producing operation in South America.

Tullow Oil has announced an oil discovery from an exploration well off the coast of French Guiana.

TULLOW Oil chief executive Aidan Heavey has said that the company should know the full potential of its early stage assets in Kenya — tipped to be its next big market — within 12 months.

LEINSTER made a great start to the defence of their Junior Interprovincial title with a 30-24 victory over Munster at Charleville.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL may yet feature against Saracens in Wembley next weekend after a scan on the Irish captain’s injured hamstring revealed no tear.

THE highs and lows of professional rugby were very evident at the RDS on Saturday evening as Leinster clocked up their fourth win over the Scarlets who must be sick of the sight of them by now.

TIPPERARY hurling manager Liam Sheedy will address Macra na Feirme members on the theme of leadership in Dublin next Tuesday night.

TULLOW Oil has indicated that there is still further potential for fresh oil discoveries at its oil well at its Deepwater Tano licence off the coast of Ghana.

The Irish Stock Exchange ended the day’s trading 21.28 points down today, to finish at 8297.88 by close of business.

ISEQ-listed Tullow Oil has said its southern North Sea Schooner-10 production well commenced production on May 16 at a stabilised rate of 22 mmscfd.

TULLOW Oil has delivered strong results for 2005 boosted by recent acquisitions and higher oil and gas prices.

THE sale of Ramco Energy’s interests in the Seven Heads gas field off the coast of Kinsale will not be completed until next year, the troubled company said yesterday.

TULLOW Oil chief executive Aidan Heavey warned yesterday that oil prices of $75 per barrel will become a fact of life.

ISEQ-listed Tullow Oil has entered into an agreement with ChevronTexaco to acquire its 50% equity in the licence that contains the Orwell gas field (Block 50/26a).