White’s long coaching career has taken in spells in Australia (Brumbies), France (Montpellier), Japan (Toyota Verblitz) and Tonga, where he worked with the national team.

The comedian also includes The Sting and Jimeoin among his touchstones

Roy Keane was part of the original shortlist prepared by the FAI in the aftermath of Stephen Kenny’s departure last November.

The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss

Ireland will continue their Championship campaign against Italy at the RDS this Sunday

The World Cup in Varese will be a key warm-up for the final Olympic qualification regatta in May

“I was reaching my limit, you know? I don’t know, I’m not going to talk about killing myself, but I was in a depression there, and I wanted to give up."

McCaughney takes up the role on an interim basis following the departure of Jonny Petrie earlier this week.

This was an exercise in slow-burn dread – two and a half hours of relentlessly draining Euro 2024 qualifying playoff football.

Spot-kicks were needed on a tense evening in which Ben Davies had a first-half header disallowed for offside but chances were scarce in this play-off final.

Harrington has an invaluable ability to explain the infuriating tribulations that the game guarantees. 

"I left it behind me so I’d like to make up for it at some stage."

'There were points of last year where I was like, if it all ended today, rugby-wise, I’d be happy enough to call it quits because I was hating rugby,' Joey Carbery admitted.

The true significance of Saturday won’t become apparent until later in the season.

The FAI must make their decision on a new boss on criteria wider than these two friendlies.

The investigation into the South African pilot said he put Mr Oliver through a series of quick dynamic acrobatic turns the canopy was not certified for

New FAI media chief must cut through the chaff and get back to basics and Cork City holding their nerve on realising value of teen prodigy O'Sullivan.

Raynal will take charge of his 50th test match during that international window to become the 13th World Rugby referee to reach the milestone.

Care played in all five of England’s matches during this year’s Guinness Six Nations.

The 26-year-old White has starred for the Premier League leaders this season but has not featured in the national team squad since the 2022 World Cup.