WITH the lack of defensive options concerning caretaker manager Don Givens, it was perhaps all too appropriate yesterday that Irish football should lose yet another defender but this time for good.

BURGLARS, confidence tricksters and alleged gun-runners from Ireland are among Britain’s most-wanted criminals.

A 13-MAN squad has been named for Ireland’s Friends Provident Trophy games against Middlesex and Glamorgan.

IRELAND’S cricketers will make history next June when they play England in the first one-day international between the two nations in this country.

Richard Gibson

IRISH permit holder Ger Farrell was fined a total of £1,150 by the Jockey Club’s disciplinary panel yesterday after an inquiry into events surrounding the running of Precious Music at Doncaster nearly a year ago.

A major report into the strife-torn Northern Ireland Hospice was due to be delivered today.

GRAHAM THORPE has described his inclusion in England’s 16-man party for this winter’s Ashes tour as ‘‘the biggest challenge’’ of his career after taking time out from cricket to resolve his personal life.