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- John Delaney confirmed that Fifa paid Ireland to stop their legal case over Thierry Henry’s handball in 2009.
- Before Fifa said that the $5 million they granted to the FAI in the wake of the Henry controversy was ‘a loan’.
- Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed the American football game between Boston College and Georgia Tech at the Aviva Stadium in 2016.
- Speculation linking Jono Gibbes to the vacant Leinster head coaching position was ended.
- Nine-time All-Ireland winner Nollaig Cleary announced her retirement from inter-county football.
Away
- Liverpool announced their first major signing of the summer, with James Milner joining from Manchester City.
- Mo Farah’s coach, Alberto Salazar, has been caught up in doping claims.
- Juventus shelled out €32million on 21-year-old Paulo Dybala, who joins from fellow Serie A side Palermo.
- But there was bad news for Juve as Giorgio Chiellini was ruled out of the Champions League final.
- Beauden Barrett was recalled by the Hurricanes after injury as he looks to continue his push for the All Blacks’ 10 shirt at the World Cup.
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On the record
It probably was a little bit harder to deal with having the replay. We did probably think we left it behind us. But you know to lose by 14 points in any game, there’s obviously a massive element of shame I suppose attached with that.”
Waterford defender Philip Mahony admitted to a sense of shame at last year’s 14-point loss to Cork in the Munster quarter-final.
Where we were today
Steve O’Rourke was at Fire Restaurant on Dawson Street, Dublin as Enda Kenny confirmed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
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