So much of the colour that painted Prague in such a brilliant light had drained away by Friday morning. Read More Paul Rouse: The most gutting feeling in sport is when opportunity slips awayHallgrimsson knows that this is his job and the job of the leaders in his team. It is metrics like XG and playing through opponents, metrics like opponents play less through us, plus punching above our weight. Winning three games in a row hasn’t happened for the Irish national team. “It is sad now to talk about the Euros,” said Hallgrimsson, “but that’s our job now.”

US secretary of state Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a meeting of G7 foreign ministers outside Paris on Friday. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesUS secretary of state Marco Rubio said the US expects to finish its operations in Iran “in the next couple of weeks”. Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz declared on Friday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will expand strikes in Iran in response to continuing missile launches from Tehran. In earlier strikes, Israel hit Iran’s primary missile and naval mine production facility in the city of Yazd. The intelligence stands in contrast to the claim by Trump on Thursday that Iran had “very few rockets left”.

Over the last few weeks, slowly, several capitals have acknowledged the actions of the US and Israel as a violation of the world order. Picture: Matin Hashemi/APItaly prime minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed she believes the war is outside international law, but refuses to condemn it. German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s initial reaction — despite the news that a girl’s school in Minab had been struck within the opening hours of the war — was that he would not “lecture” his allies on matters of international law. Israel has long advocated for regime change and has successfully intensified this push with the second Trump administration. Under the Biden administration, the EU could have pursued a multi-lateral approach when it came to international law and Gaza.

Lownie reveals that wasn't quite the reality of the deal signed though, writing: 'In return for lending her name to a string 'Duchess of York Nursing Homes’…she received £1 a bed. Months later, Garrad, who admitted that 'from a Kudos point of view there could be nothing better than being in business with a member of the Royal Family', was declared bankrupt. Fergie later recalled: 'The pool and tennis court were yet to be built - luxuries, granted, but a big house must have its finishing touches if it's not to look half-baked.' So keen was Fergie to get more cash that she even allegedly utilised her romantic relationships for money-making schemes. Earlier this year, it was revealed Fergie had accepted funds - £15,000 from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - to help pay off significant debts.

Before we begin, I should declare that I do not own or operate a dodgy box. Give us the besieged father of four children under five, pleading his case: without his dodgy box, there is simply no way his household survives the winter. To that man, the dodgy box is not a crime. The dodgy box sits very comfortably in that tradition. Into that chaos strolls the dodgy box, offering a kind of all-you-can-eat buffet.

Sir, – Conor Hogarty welcomes the planned upgrade of detection capabilities on Irish naval vessels, but questions the lack of weapons systems to deal with threats such as Russian submarines (“What next when the Navy detects a threat?”, Letters, March 25th). A subsequent letter writer states, quite rightly, that “without weapons for the Naval Service, our bark will be worse than our bite” (Letters, March 27th). Enhancing our naval “detection” and “bite” with better weapons and improved Sonar is logical. However, it ignores the skeletal state of the Naval Service’s personnel numbers. Before we worry about what our ships can do, we must address the fact that we barely have enough crew to get them away from the wall.

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After the round two National League match last month in Ballyshannon, Jim McGuinness and Jack O’Connor were in effusive form. While Donegal won the match Kerry, lead by the inspirational Seán O’Shea, had fought back to make the long journey home a good bit more palatable. Rest assured, for these two ultra competitors it will only be the winning boss that will be happy this weekend.

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The 25-year-old finished the Division 2 campaign with 3-29 and thrives in Croke Park, picking up Man of the Match in last year's All-Ireland quarter-final. Seán Rafferty v Chris Óg Jones:The return of top-scorer Steven Sherlock, who has clipped 0-42 to date, along with U20 playmaker Dara Sheedy's emergence, has vastly improved Cork's front six. However, Chris Óg Jones is their leading shooter from play, to the tune of 4-19, and fired 1-4 when the counties met last month on Leeside. Bryan Menton v Ian Maguire:For all the young guns firing Meath back towards the promised land, the recruitment of experienced midfielder Menton after a two-year absence has been critical to their re-emergence. Ian Maguire of Cork in action against Eoghan Frayne of Meath.

David Clifford (Kerry) v Brendan McCole (Donegal)There should be little reason why McCole should not, once again, be assigned to Clifford. Clifford’s 0-10 from play last Sunday, one more than his All-Ireland final hail, brought his total to 3-40 in six league games. Armin Heinrich (Kerry) v Conor O’Donnell (Donegal)If All-Stars were being selected now, O’Donnell would be safely in the 15. Tom O’Sullivan (Kerry) v Finnbarr Roarty (Donegal)Their tuxedos aren’t long pressed and put away, but All-Stars Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Gavin White will have quite the job to shift Heinrich and O’Sullivan from the half-back line. There is no Paudie Clifford to shadow but once O’Sullivan crosses that halfway line, he should be Roarty’s business.

The Roscommon Rose of Tralee selection night will take place in the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon tonight Saturday, March 28th. Sixteen young women vying for the title of Roscommon Rose of Tralee 2026 will undergo a series of interviews throughout the day and evening, including individual, group, and stage interviews. The chairperson of the Roscommon Rose Centre and coordinator, Yvonne Donohue, shared her excitement about the response to this year’s Roscommon Rose of Tralee campaign, saying: “We are absolutely thrilled with the overwhelming interest we have received for the Roscommon Rose of Tralee 2026. Special guest for the evening will be Rachel Hastings, the 2024 Roscommon Rose, who will share her memorable experiences from her time as Roscommon’s representative. After the announcement of the new Roscommon Rose of Tralee 2026, guests can enjoy music and dancing to keep the celebrations going.

Photograph: iStockThe Labour Court has followed the Workplace Relations Commission in issuing guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when preparing cases. The move follows a number of instances of evidence being presented, particularly in relation to case law, that was partially or wholly inaccurate. Labour Court sources said the use of AI was “not wholesale but is definitely creeping in”. There is no need for AI assistance if you stick to that principle.”A number of recent WRC cases, however, highlighted how badly things can go wrong when people do not check the results they get. In evidence, the company’s legal representatives said a case cited as having resulted in the payment of compensation because false accusations had created a hostile environment had in fact been dismissed.

JP O’Sullivan: The retired Garda claims informer John Corcoran was sacrificed to protect Sean O'Callaghan, an IRA killer who was also a State agent within the organisation. For a decade from the mid-1970s, O’Sullivan “ran” an agent inside the IRA in Cork: father-of-eight John Corcoran. However, O’Sullivan claims Corcoran was sacrificed by senior gardaí, including then commissioner Laurence Wren, who led the force from 1983 to 1987, to protect the more useful informer, Sean O’Callaghan. John Corcoran: An IRA member and Garda informer, he was murdered by the IRA in February 1985The first encounter with Corcoran was gently handled; the second, less so. On March 10th, O’Sullivan telephoned Corcoran at work; Corcoran told him that he was going to “do a job” in Kerry – the usual code for IRA activities.