We’ll Leave it There So: O’Brien back for Ireland, Blow for Dublin and all today’s sport

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(Republic of Ireland supporter Roisin Kennedy from the London Supporters Club pictured in Faro ahead of the Gibraltar game)

HomeFive players have been cut from the Ireland squad ahead of their game with Gibraltar.Sean O’Brien is back in Ireland’s starting XV as they prepare for the upcoming clash with England.Connacht will have to travel to Siberia for this year’s European Challenge Cup.The Leinster team to face Edinburgh has been named, and Isa Nacewa will make his first competitive start since re-signing.Ireland have dropped to 51st in the latest Fifa Rankings.Dublin have suffered a blow with the news that Diarmuid Connolly’s replay ban has been upheld.AwayGermany will be without key player, Marco Reus, for their vital upcoming clashes with Poland and Scotland. Thierry Dusautoir will feature for France in their World Cup warm-up with Scotland.Arsenal’s problems up front have deepened with news that Danny Welbeck is set to be out of action for a substantial period.Tottenham outcast Emmaneul Adebayor has been left out of the club’s Premier League squad for the coming season.Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for Deflategate has been overturned.Bayern Munich have announced plans to provide aid to refugees through a number of new projects.

The Best Thing We Shared

Check out these brilliant pictures of Brian Cody from 1975.

Where We Were Today

Murray Kinsella was at Carton House as the Ireland team was named.

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