Taoiseach contacts Boris Johnson on 'exciting possibility' of 2030 World Cup bid 

Government sources say the "strong desire" at this point would be to use at least one outside Dublin, which means that Cork's Pairc uí Chaoimh and Limerick's Gaelic Grounds could be used.

The Taoiseach has spoken with Boris Johnson to offer close cooperation on a joint bid by the UK and Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup.

Plans to stage the global football tournament in its centenary year in the five nations of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland are underway.