Greens make play for the plain people

YOU MAY have noticed last week that Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan, is thinking of designating Heineken Cup games as ‘free-to-air’ events, which means that Irish viewers would be able to watch same without going through Sky and having to pay.

A good move,bringing a rapidly growing sport to even more people?

Not if you believe Mick Dawson, chief executive of Leinster Rugby, who was loud in his opposition to thesuggestion on the grounds that it would end a valuable revenue stream for the province.