Now that it’ll be yellow from next summer on, the sliotar should be a lot easier to track — but even with the advent of such a smart ball, there’s probably an even smarter solution when another Brian Hogan incident arises.

So where do we stand after the autumn interntionals, asks Donal Lenihan?

UP TO 3,000 workers are expected to leave Ireland before the end of the year in a bid to avail of construction work opportunities in New Zealand.

After the opening round in the £2.6m Smurfit European Open, five players share the overnight lead of five under par 67.

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