PREVIEW: Cardiff Blues v Munster, tomorrow 6.15pm (Cardiff City Stadium)

THE trip to San Sebastian might have ultimately disappointed but Alan Quinlan has made many a fruitful trip to Dublin with Munster and Ireland and last night’s visit to the capital was up there with the best of them.

AH, football. It really is the global game. The last thing you might expect when stumbling bleary-eyed into a hotel reception in the Balkans first thing in the morning is to be given a blow-by-blow account of Cork City’s home win over Bray Wanderers the night before.

AS IF the result in Dublin wasn’t enough of a bubble-burster, Italy had to go and canter to the most straightforward of wins on what was supposed to be a potentially tricky, if short, hop across the Adriatic Sea.

Macedonia 1 Scotland 0

CELTIC have been boosted by the news that defender Stanislav Varga and striker Henri Camara could both be fit for the Scottish Premier League visit of Aberdeen on Wednesday.

Celtic have been boosted by the news that defender Stanislav Varga and striker Henri Camara could both be fit for the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Aberdeen on Wednesday.

Livingstone 2, Celtic 4

Celtic must wait for their Tennent’s Scottish Cup semi-final opponents after being paired with the winners of the Aberdeen v Livingston tie in the last four.

Livingston striker Guy Ipoua has been allowed to talk to other clubs with a view to a move away from the City Stadium.

Aberdeen striker Scott Booth insists the Dons will take a lot of positives from their draw at Livingston, despite dropping a valuable two points.

Former Aberdeen defender Jamie McAllister will complete his move to Livingston at the end of the week.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has had his UEFA Cup plans disrupted by a facial injury to midfielder Stilian Petrov.