Justice Minister Dermot Ahern is a political gurrier who is unfit to hold office, it was claimed in the Dáil today.

Fenerbahce 2 Arsenal 5

Giovanni Trapattoni saluted his “wardrobe” after seeing the Republic of Ireland survive a concerted fightback to claim three more World Cup points with a 1-0 victory over Cyprus.

Republic of Ireland 1 Cyprus 0

Belarus 1 England 3

Tipperary referee Paddy Russell has said the announcement of his inter county retirement has nothing to do with the fallout from the controversy over Paul Galvin's sending off in the Munster Championship this season.

Almost 6,000 students from Munster gathered in Cork today to voice their united opposition to a re-introduction of third-level fees.

Two huge wildfires burned into neighbourhoods near Los Angeles last night, forcing frantic evacuations, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths.

England 5 Kazakhstan 1

Edinburgh 16 Leinster 27

Newport Gwent Dragons 32 Glasgow Warriors 22

Declan Kidney has included all 15 players that started last Saturday in his Magners League squad to tackle Leinster at The RDS this Saturday evening.

UL Bohemians 5 Lansdowne 0

Newcastle 3 Reading 0

West Brom 0 Portsmouth 1

It could mark another milestone in Munster's push to reclaim the Heineken Cup and confirm their

Celtic 2 Rangers 1

Three Linfield football fans appeared in court today charged over trouble which flared at a cross-border cup match.

Motherwell 1 Celtic 4

Porto could be relegated to the second division after being formally notified they and president Pinto da Costa are under investigation of match-fixing in the 2003/04 season.