It is commendable of Michael Mernagh to suggest Croke Park as the venue to host the 2013 Heineken Cup Final.

The IRFU has declared its new ticketing policy a success as Ireland prepare to launch their 2012 RBS 6 Nations campaign against Wales tomorrow in front of a full house at the Aviva Stadium.

FAI chief executive John Delaney has become the new chairman of the Aviva Stadium for the next two years.

Today marks the official opening of the revamped Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin, now known as the Aviva Stadium.

A LOCKSMITH acquaintance says his business is booming.

CHARTERED surveyors have called for massive government investment in schools, hospitals and other public building as the bulk of the country’s majorinfrastructural projects should be completed by mid-2010, putting another 100,000 construction workers on the dole.

The first international opposition to face Ireland in the Aviva Stadium will be current world champions South Africa, the IRFU announced today.

INTERNATIONAL insurance giant Aviva made a return to profit in the first half of this year, but its Irish operations saw a 47% year-on-year drop in sales for the six-month period.

Possible industrial unrest among electricians appears back on the agenda, following the Association of Electrical Contractors of Ireland's rejection of a phased 4.9% pay rise over six months for electricians.

The Labour Court has recommended a 4.9% pay hike for electricians, union chiefs said last night.

The electricians’ strike is taking its toll on the already fragile economy, Brian Cowen warned today.

ELECTRICAL employers have warned ongoing strike action by electricians could lead to an influx of rogue operators into the industry paying a fraction of the agreed rates.

The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) today applied to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for an all-out picket, escalating the dispute between electricians and their employers which has seen electricians down tools countrywide.

Union chiefs were today pushing for an all-out strike on construction sites after up to 11,000 electricians downed tools in a row over pay.

Some of the country’s largest construction projects are expected to face serious disruption today as almost 11,000 electricians down tools in a row over pay.

A strike by over 10,000 electricians is to go ahead on Monday after talks at Labour Relations Commission failed.

No DART services will operate between Connolly and Dun Laoghaire stations in Dublin today.

FOLLOWING on from their multi-million euro naming-rights deal with Aviva for the new Lansdowne Road Stadium, the IRFU have announced a lucrative eight-year partnership deal with leading sport brand Puma.

Football fans will fork out up to €32,000 for top corporate tickets at the new Lansdowne Road stadium, it was announced today.

Walling and ventilation specialists Williaam Cox has been awarded the contract for the design, manufacture and installation of the Lansdowne Road stadium roof, façade and internal screens.

The first British royal to visit Ireland’s historic Croke Park stadium next weekend will be welcome despite hardline republican protests, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern Minister insisted today.

The first British royal to visit Croke Park next weekend will be welcome despite protests by Sinn Féin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern insisted today.

IRISH sponsorship spend is expected to hit a record high of €135 million this year as a number of high-profile sports tie-in opportunities and venue naming contracts come up for consideration.

John Sisk & Son has won the contract to build the new Lansdowne Road Stadium.

Rail commuters are reminded of minor disruption to services this weekend because of on going work.

Naming rights for the new Lansdowne Road Stadium could earn the IRFU and FAI around €75m over 15 years, it emerged today.

IT was no love affair.

The multi-million euro redevelopment of Lansdowne Road stadium is on track to disrupt rail commuters in the coming months, it was announced today.

Two local residents have withdrawn their legal challenge against the decision giving the go ahead to the €365m redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium.

Demolition work has begun at Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin ahead of the planned redevelopment of the facility over the coming years.

The Government and Opposition have welcomed An Bord Pleanála's decision to approve the planned redevelopment of the Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin.

An Bord Pleanála is expected to reveal its ruling today on the proposed redevelopment of Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium.

THERE are no plans by the Irish or British governments for a ceremonial gesture to mark Bloody Sunday before the Six Nations rugby international between Ireland and England on February 24, it was confirmed yesterday.

THE GAA will pocket over €7 million next year under the terms of yesterday’s historic deal with the FAI and IRFU for the use of Croke Park.

Irish rugby and soccer international matches will be played for the first time at Croke Park, the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association, in 2007, it was confirmed today.

PLANS for the development of the proposed new Lansdowne Road stadium were officially lodged with Dublin City Council yesterday.

The Asian Rugby Football Union is accusing the IRFU of duplicity in the vote that awarded the 2011 World Cup to New Zealand ahead of Japan.

THE IRFU and FAI confirmed yesterday that the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium is on schedule to lodge a planning application by the end of the year.

NOT for the first time, the Connacht branch were sent back to the west last night without the spoils from an Irish Rugby Football Union AGM.

Development plans for the new Lansdowne Road Stadium moved to a new phase today with the awarding of the design and project management contracts for the stadium.

A HOST of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

A host of top international acts are set to take over the capital this summer as part of a massive rock and dance extravaganza.

INEVITABLY, the latest grant from the Government to the GAA, worth €40 million, will re-open what is at this stage the old chestnut of whether Croke Park should be made available to soccer and rugby.

FAI chief executive Fran Rooney has backed his IRFU counterpart Philip Browne by insisting there are no concerns surrounding the redevelopment of the Lansdowne Road stadium.