Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster, Brian O'Driscoll, and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness met today as part of Ireland's Rugby World Cup 2023 bid. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

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• Ireland tickets were revealed as among the most in-demand for Euro 2016
• Liverpool reportedly had a €10.5 million bid for Ireland international Shane Long turned down by Southampton
• Props Cian Healy and Mike Ross emerged as fitness doubts for Ireland’s Six Nations opener
• Ireland international Rodney Ah You will leave Connacht for Ulster at the end of the season
• Dublin confirmed that Stephen Cluxton will captain the county again in 2016

Away

• The tennis world was rocked by secret evidence of suspected tennis match fixing on the eve of the Australian Open
• Caroline Wozniacki was the biggest casualty on day one in Melbourne but Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are all safely through
• Liverpool handed under-fire goalkeeper Simon Mignolet a new five-year contract
• Saracens’ Chris Ashton was cited for an alleged eye gouge on Ulster’s Luke Marshall

The Best Thing We Shared

He broke Connacht hearts on the pitch but Brive match-winner Thomas Laranjeira went some way towards making amends by buying the travelling fans a few drinks

Where we were today

Niall Kelly went to meet Dublin’s Jonny Cooper and Paul Schutte at the announcement of a new AIG home insurance offer.

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On The Record

There is no suppression of investigation, or suppression of evidence or anything of that nature.

– Tennis Ireland CEO Des Allen spoke to The42 about the fixing scandal that is rocking the tennis world

The Fixture List

• There’s a host of FA Cup third round replays down for decision on Tuesday, including Aston Villa’s do-over against Wycombe Wanderers
• Waterford take on Limerick in the Munster Senior Hurling League at the Gaelic Grounds (7.30pm)

Showbiz, Baby!

Nick Kyrgios could have just let this ball go long — but no, he decided to play the most unnecessary ‘tweener’ ever seen… and still won the point!

Leinster’s young guns setting new standards for Cullen’s squad

29 Irish players that could feature in the FA Cup this week