Katie Taylor pictured at today's '100 Days To Go' event for the first ever European Games. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

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• A 1pm kick-off time has been confirmed for the Republic of Ireland‘s friendly against England in Dublin on Sunday, 7 June.
  
• Katie Taylor made her prediction for the May meeting of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
• Ireland coach Joe Schmidt had his house burgled just one day after the Irish rugby team beat England.
• There were Schools Rugby Senior Cup semi-finals down for decision in Munster, Connacht and Leinster.
• Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien said Paul Galvin’s return to the panel took the players by surprise
• Cork City haven’t gone over budget ahead of this weekend’s start of the new season by bringing in big-name players, said manager John Caulfield.
• Irish Sports Council chairman Kieran Mulvey urged the Irish athletes competing in this year’s European Games to use it as a stepping stone to Rio 2016

Action from today's Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final between Glenstal Abbey and Rockwell College. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

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• South Africa will provide a major obstacle to Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup after confirming their interest in hosting the tournament.
  
• Louis van Gaal has leapt to the defence of under-fire Manchester United winger Angel di Maria, claiming it could take up to a year for him to settle in England.
• Andy Lee’s next opponent described their upcoming WBO middleweight title fight as a ‘matchmaker’s dream’.
• Barcelona star Gerard Pique has been hit with a heavy fine after losing his temper and insulting two traffic police.

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Where we were today

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Murray Kinsella was at the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final between CC Roscrea and Newbridge College, while Steve O’Rourke headed along to the Morrison Hotel in Dublin — along with top Irish athletes like Katie Taylor and Paddy Barnes — where the Olympic Council of Ireland marked the ‘100 Days to Go’ milestone to the opening ceremony of the historic first ever European Games, which will take place in Baku from 12 June.

The fixture list

• Offaly and Kildare meet tomorrow in Portlaoise (7.30pm) in the Eirgrid Leinster U21FC quarter-finals.
  
• UCC and UL clash in Mallow in the All-Ireland Freshers Hurling final at 5.30pm.
• Methodist College play Wallace in the semi-finals of the Ulster Schools Senior Cup.

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