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RAY HOUGHTON SAYS EURO'S WILL LIFT IRISH NATION
Former Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton believes that Ireland's participation at Euro 2012 will be a big boost for a country hard hit by a property crash, a deep recession and austerity budgets. "There is a feel-good factor about the national team in Ireland. They will get behind their team and it will alleviate the current situation," Houghton told Reuters in an interview. "The anticipation and the build-up in Ireland is much bigger than what it is in England, where I live now," said the former
GALWAY HURLERS DRAW WITH DUBLIN: 26 POINTS TO 2-20
Galway and Dublin played out a pulsating 0-26 to 2-20 draw in their Allianz Hurling League relegation play-off in O'Connor ParkBoth defences were in control in the first half and Paul Ryan’s frees left Dublin 0-9 to 0-7 in front at the break. A Conor McCormack goal after the restart put daylight between the sides but Galway leveled before again conceding to Ross O’Carroll.Joe Canning sent it to extra-time but despite Ryan O’Dwyer and Alan McCrabbe seeing red, Galway were unable to close ou
LEINSTER 34-3 CARDIFF BLUES
Leinster are into the Heineken Cup semi-finals again after a comrehensive defeat of Welsh side Cardiff Blues 34 points to 3, scoring four tries in the process.Ironically, it was Cardiff who opened the scoring at Dublin's splendid Aviva stadium with a penalty by Leigh Half-Penny.It proved to be their only score of the entire game as Leinster sprang into life with a Jonathon Sexton penalty on 8 mins.Ica Nacewa then finished off a fine move by the Leinster backs to score in the corner, converted by
