A homecoming event for the World Cup silver medallists was held in Dublin.

“I’ll keep it simple for you – I’m getting paid to be at a World Cup and you’re on your laptop"

Goals galore!

Donal Lenihan today calls for a radical overhaul of the way Irish rugby is run as the game moves into its next phase, 18 years after the advent of professionalism.

Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 World Cup has been given a huge boost after IRB chief executive Brett Gosper described the country as “a wonderful candidate”.

The cost of upgrading Irish stadia to the standard required to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup would not be prohibitive, Sports Minister Leo Varadkar insisted last night.

Profits at the firm at the centre of the summer controversy over the GAA’s malfunctioning score detection system last year more than doubled to over €4.5m.

Irish people will be paying for the mistakes of the financial crash for generations to come, President Michael D Higgins has warned in a speech to London’s business elite.

Jason McAteer has spoken of the lingering tension between himself and Roy Keane.

Jack Charlton believes that guiding the Republic of Ireland into the knock-out stages of Euro 2012 would be an achievement to rank alongside Giovanni Trapattoni’s greatest in a distinguished career.

MUNSTER assistant coach Anthony Foley has described the knee injury to veteran international flanker David Wallace as ‘a personal tragedy.’

QUADE COOPER may be viewed as public enemy number one in New Zealand but the Australia fly-half insists he is still enjoying the World Cup.

Sixteen English fans were held by police after trouble flared in Germany ahead of England’s World Cup game against Sweden today.

Sergio Garcia, Europe’s only player in the world’s top 10, is set to turn down his place in the Accenture World Match Play Championship in San Diego in two weeks’ time.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi named his squad for the 2006 World Cup with Filippo Inzaghi of AC Milan and Udinese’s Vincenzo Iaquinta both getting a late call.

The tradition of national anthems being played before international matches is under threat after FIFA president Sepp Blatter suggested they could be banned to avert crowd trouble.

FIFA are facing allegations of impropriety involving a senior figure for the third time this year after South American federation president Nicolas Leoz was alleged to have received inducements relating to television rights.