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Anthony Foley was also laid to rest, while the Boys in Green have been scheduled to play Iceland.

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Mick Galway, Peter Clohessy, Keith Wood and John Hayes carry Anthony Foley's coffin. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Ireland will play Iceland in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium on 28 March, it was announced today.
Anthony Foley was laid to rest in Killaloe, County Clare, with thousands of people turning out this afternoon.
And Munster will hang up the number eight jersey in tomorrow’s Champions Cup clash with Glasgow in honour of the province’s former head coach.
Irish race walker Rob Heffernan will be presented his bronze medal for 2012 Olympics in Cork next month, it has been confirmed.
The shortlist for this year’s ladies football Player of the Year has been announced.
Cyclist Anna Turvey has won bronze for Ireland at the European Track Championships in Paris.
Two-time Cheltenham Champion Chase winner Moscow Flyer has died aged 22.
Irish golfer Paul Dunne will have an anxious wait this weekend as his European Tour status hangs by a thread.

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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho faces his former club Chelsea this weekend, which is one of our Premier League talking points.
The Chicago Cubs are one win away from the World Series after last night’s victory over the LA Dodgers.
In last night’s NFL action, the Chicago Bears’ miserable run continued with defeat to the Green Bay Packers.
Barcelona star Neymar has signed a new five-year deal, which includes an eye-watering €250 million buyout clause.

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On The Record

When you’re going through a bad time and you’re playing badly, it’s hard to enjoy your golf. But one of the reasons why you are playing badly is because you’re not enjoying your golf, so it’s a bit of a vicious circle.” – Shane Lowry was speaking about the highs and lows today.

Where we were today

Lance Armstrong may not have showed up, but The42‘s Paul Fennessy spent his Friday down at the RDS to take in One Zero sports conference.

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The Fixture List

There are five SSE Airtricity League Premier Division matches this evening. Follow the matches live with out score centre here.
Cobh Ramblers play Drogheda United in the promotion play-off first leg tomorrow (7.15pm).
In the Champions Cup, Sale face Toulon tonight (7.45pm), while two provinces are in action tomorrow — Munster v Glasgow (1pm) and Ulster v Exeter (7.45pm).
And there are eight games scheduled in the Premier League on Saturday. Click here for a full fixture list.

Showbiz, Baby!

Ex-Ireland captain Joy Neville made European rugby history last night by becoming the first woman to officiate in either the Challenge Cup or Champions Cup.

Joy Neville James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

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