Graeme McDowell is happy to commit to Ireland by playing at golf’s World Cup in Australia this winter – and wants Rory McIlroy to do likewise.

Ireland’s October 4th rugby World Cup qualifying match up against Italy will be played at Olympic Stadium in London while the 3 other Pool D games will be played at Millenium and Wembley. The Irish will play their first Pool D game at Millenium against a representative from the Americas, second at Wembley facing an opponent from Europe, third at Olympic against Italy, then back to Millenium for the last qualifier against France.  

Taoiseach Enda Kenny officially marked the arrival in Ireland of the Rugby League World Cup Trophy, the oldest trophy in world rugby.

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has laughed at the latest criticism to come his way and promised fans: “We can still make the World Cup finals in Brazil next year.”

Conference Partners has officially launched the Irish World Cup 2013 event, an amateur soccer tournament open to both male and female adult soccer teams of all skill levels from all over the world. The event will take place from the 7th to 9th June 2013 in University College Dublin, and promises to be the largest seven-a-side tournament since the London 2012 Paralympic Games. With player packages starting from €40 per person, everyone from soccer enthusiasts to those seeking a holiday with a difference, are encouraged to gather and register a team and come to Ireland to play a minimum of six matches for the chance to win a prize pot of €5,000 and a VIP day out at a World Cup Qualifier game; Republic of Ireland vs. Sweden on September 6th.

Giovanni Trapattoni refused to even contemplate quitting after a last gasp equaliser for the Austrians at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night.

Ireland’s World Cup hopes have suffered another blow with the news that Richard Dunne is out of the qualifiers against Sweden and Austria at the end of March.

Irish football hero Richard Dunne could be off to New York – to play alongside the Frenchman who wrecked his World Cup dream.

Ireland’s most capped goalkeeper Shay Given is ready to come out of international retirement.

Ireland will have to face the might of France in the Rugby World Cup again – but captain Brian O’Driscoll has all but ruled himself out of the 2015 clash in England.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney was in ‘dreamland’ after his team secured a second seed ranking for the World Cup with an emphatic 46-24 win over Argentina.

McLoughlin’s Battle
WORLD Cup hero Alan McLoughlin has vowed to win his battle with cancer almost 20 years after he scored the goal in Belfast that sent Ireland to the 1994 World Cup finals in America.

The man whose goal sent Ireland to the 1994 World Cup finals has revealed he is battling cancer.

Giovanni Trapattoni swept the criticism aside as his Ireland team eased to a much needed World Cup victory in Torshavn on Tuesday night, just days after their 6-1 reversal at home to Germany.

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni will refuse to use his injury nightmare as an excuse ahead of Friday’s big World Cup qualifier against Germany at the Aviva Stadium.

Midfielder Glenn Whelan has added to Ireland’s World Cup injury nightmare ahead of Friday night’s big clash with Germany.

Ireland’s World Cup hopes have been hit with a treble blow ahead of Friday night’s big game against Germany in Dublin.