The FAI will consider a review of the campaign which ended at the Johan Cruyff Arena at its scheduled board meeting next week, and the outcome is unlikely to be positive for out-of-contract manager Stephen Kenny.

Despite the Dutch mauling Ireland in terms of possession and chances, Kenny resorted to his trademark positive spin by plucking historical defeats and flinging them the conversation.

Jim Crawford knew coming into there games against Norway and Italy there might be a chance of Andy Moran being called into the senior squad. 

Tuesday’s friendly against New Zealand at Aviva Stadium is due to be the Derry native's 103rd and final cap for Ireland.

"Charities receive a lot from Irish people by way of donating and giving, not just in terms of donations and money but also time. We really give a lot into the voluntary sector in sports and community-based activity, and we just feel that #GivingTuesday is a combining theme of all of that effort."

Fast-tracking the Ryder Cup seems a questionable priority given that the proposed upgrade of the N/M20 between Cork and Limerick is not scheduled to begin until 2027

The 22-year-old Dane recorded nine birdies and a solitary bogey to finish two shots clear of Ryder Cup team-mates Viktor Hovland and Tommy Fleetwood

The international break is almost over and there are a number of huge club fixtures to look forward to this weekend.

Did we get a worthy winner of the World Cup?

Aberg carded back-to-back rounds of 61 over the weekend at Sea Island to finish 29 under par, four shots clear of Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes.

Goals at both ends have been costly in Ireland’s demise but another blank brought the tally to half of the eight Euro qualifiers they contested this year.

Cummins basked in his side’s World Cup triumph over hosts India.

The Dane finished two shots clear of Ryder Cup team-mates Viktor Hovland and Tommy Fleetwood, and overnight leader Matt Wallace.

'What can we do? Keep getting better,' Rowntree added. 'I’ve pushed us on this summer, because we can’t stand still.'

Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad confirmed he had hired former FFR President Bernard Laporte to be his new director of rugby. 

They intend to have a full training week and only fly up to altitude in Pretoria on Friday for the captain’s run before taking on Jake White’s men at Loftus Versfeld.

Taking the lead on the second stage on Friday Evans went on to claim his second win of the season and his eighth career win to finish runner-up in the series for the third time.

Kenny’s elevation to the senior job in 2020 was accompanied by aspirational soundbites of taking on the giants of Europe on their own terms and conquering. He couldn't live up to it.

As to Jager’s availability for this weekend’s derby, Graham Rowntree said: 'We’ll see. It depends if he’s been in business class or not.'

The Ireland international delivered a player of the match performance on his return to provincial action