"I think he's a future world number one," Lowry said of Ryder Cup team-mate Aberg.

After years of homelessness, Cian Murtagh decided to head to a remote spot on the Cork/Limerick border and fast until he passed away. A chance encounter saved his life

There's also the small matter of the FA and Scottish Cup semi-finals, Real Madrid v Barcelona and a number of significant GAA championship clashes.

Hill will leave the Association on April 30th and an interim CEO will be announced in due course, followed by a structured search for a full-time successor.

The world number one carded a closing 68 to finish 11 under par and four shots clear of Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery masterminded a second victory of the season against the club that sacked him after only 18 months and this time it really hurt.

“Now you show you character and your leadership and going to Munich on Wednesday night we have a beautiful opportunity to do something this club has not done for many years and qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. It is the perfect timing for us.”

On the Richter Scale of champions chinned in the defence of their title, Leinster’s rocking of La Rochelle surpasses every knock-out in the ring of European rugby.

The province face a two-game trip to South Africa before the Croke Park semi-final. 

The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh claimed silver and the men's double of Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch won bronze.

From here on in, it’s all about getting the job done.

This will be the province’s third straight tournament knockout tie in Dublin this season but the first two, held at the Aviva Stadium, were deemed ‘home ties’ and thus their own affair. That gave them freedom to fix admission prices themselves.

This season’s title race is thrilling because all the contenders are imperfect. Sport is nothing without a sense of jeopardy.

It’s not that they won’t be back at this sharp end of the tournament - everything suggests they absolutely will be – but it's only right that the end of this particular era be given due recognition.

"Get up tomorrow and go play Augusta National on a Sunday at the Masters. There could be a lot worse things."

Cullen was Leinster captain when they faced Munster at Croke Park in 2009.

Is it worth it? The €6.3m spend since 2021 to catch two guys taking cocaine looks a pitiful return, but it’s worth remembering the chief goal in anti-doping is not detection, but deterrence.

Is it worth it? The €6.3m spend since 2021 to catch two guys taking cocaine looks a pitiful return, but it’s worth remembering the chief goal in anti-doping is not detection, but deterrence.

Roy Keane claimed the Norway striker was comparable to a League Two player in his general play.

“I wrote something in my journal yesterday that said however good I am is however good I am,” Homa said.