Scotland fans have been given the all-clear to wear their sporrans at the team's matches at this summer's World Cup. Despite this win for the fans, the Scottish national team will break from tradition in another aspect as they are ditching their kilts for tailored suits. The Scottish FA announced in January that Steve Clarke’s side will wear ‘sharp, made-to-measure suits’ when travelling to matches across the US in June. They will get their World Cup underway against Haiti on June 14, before facing Morocco on June 20 and Brazil on June 25. That last group fixture is a re-run of the opener to the 1998 World Cup, when Brazil beat Scotland 2-1 at the Stade de France.

Government ‘found out’ after Ireland’s biggest landlord predicts rent hike after upcoming changesWould mean new renters having to find an extra €5,000 a year, says Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald tells Dáil that the state's biggest landlord could increase rents by 25% under new reformsSenan Molony and Charlie Weston Today at 15:28Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Government has been “found out”, and the biggest property investor and landlord in the country was “saying out loud what you are denying.”

Joe Loughnane, who has been advocating for separate admission units for those in mental health emergencies, told the Public Petitions Committee on Tuesday evening he believed his brother would still be alive if such units existed in Ireland. The committee was considering his petition to establish mental health emergency departments and 24/7 crisis care centres. “He waited over an hour and a half before walking out and ending his life,” Loughnane told the committee. She outlined a 2020 study she co-authored, which involved interviews with 50 people across Ireland who attended an emergency department during a mental health emergency. Pieta Freephone: 1800 247 247 or text HELP to 51444.

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At club level we need to consider the demands on club players and fixture scheduling in the condensed season. On “manliness” in the game, hurling has always been a physical and courageous sport, and those qualities remain central to its identity. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoDo you believe the GAA handled concerns over Allianz sponsorship in the correct manner? I will work night and day to ensure we preserve every GAA club in Ireland and the GAA maintains its pre-eminent position in Irish society. Our changing urban and rural communities need what the GAA brings, which is more than great games but also social cohesion.

Barcelona chief makes bold Erling Haaland transfer claim after financial strugglesBarcelona can finally see light at the end of the tunnel after years of financial turmoil, with this season's return to the Camp Nou marking a new era which Erling Haaland could spearheadView 2 Images Erling Haaland would be a dream signing for Barcelona (Image: Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images)Barcelona would be 'ready' to sign Erling Haaland from Manchester City this summer, a board member has claimed. ‌Speaking to radio station Cadena SER ahead of the elections on March 15, Soler declared: "Yes, we could sign players like Julian Alvarez or Erling Haaland. Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook pageSoler added "At the end of the day, Barca must be very careful about the commitments it makes regarding its wage structure. Alvarez is considered alternative to Haaland, although Atletico Madrid have reportedly quoted Barcelona an eye-watering £174.5m price tag. It's been claimed by Sport that Haaland's City team-mate, Omar Marmoush, has been identified as a more affordable target.

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Mikel Arteta has good Arsenal omen for Chelsea clash as title countdown beginsArsenal hammered Tottenham 4-1 to get their title charge back on track, and Sunday's game at home to Chelsea is another chance to extend an impressive record against London sidesView 3 Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is chasing glory (Image: Mike Hewitt, Getty Images)William Saliba insisted Arsenal must ’embrace the pressure’ of the title race. And with 10 games to go, Arsenal are 10 steps away from glory and their first Premier League crown in 22 years. The first comes against Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday - and that should be a good omen for Arsenal who have been relentless when it comes to London derbies. Their record against Chelsea is even more impressive as Arsenal last lost to the Blues in August 2021 and they have played 10 times since then. There will be more tough moments for Arsenal this season, but I still think they’ll win it this season.

The progress of peace talks to end the grinding conflict has come back into political focus on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The paper suggests that Russian demands for Ukraine’s standing army to be restricted to a certain size in peacetime should be matched with limits on Russia’s army. The working paper said no lasting deal would be possible “without the EU at the negotiating table”. In a joint statement, French president Emmanuel Macron and UK prime minister Keir Starmer said Ukraine had their “full and sustained support”. The pair said Russia was paying a “grim toll” for minimal gains it was making on the battlefield.

The Tourette's campaigner who shouted out the N-word at the Bafta Film Awards has questioned why a microphone was placed so near him in the auditorium. Mr Davidson continued: 'I had an expectation that the BBC would physically control the sound at the awards on Sunday. Mr Davidson further revealed he also called host Alan Cumming a 'paedophile' during the broadcast. Mr Davidson added that as his coprolalia, which causes involuntary swearing and inappropriate language, came out, 'my stomach just dropped'. And when his car was being searched by police on entry to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Mr Davidson involuntarily yelled: 'A bomb!

Chantelle Houghton has admitted that she and her ex-husband Preston would not fall for each other today. I’ve been through experiences that have completely changed me, and I’m sure he has, too. If we were both single and met for the first time now, there wouldn’t be that same spark.' She said: 'Right now, I’m not sure whether I want to go public with my new man or keep it just for me. Chantelle also dated former Crimewatch host Rav Wilding, before they were pictured having a blazing row, which led to them splitting up in 2012.

Tiger Woods has been asked to decide if he wants to be America's next Ryder Cup captain by the time the Masters starts in April. Now they are asking Woods to decide before the Masters, which runs from April 9 to 12, whether he wants the job. The Ryder Cup captaincy has become a time-consuming job, and Woods sounds as though he is busier than ever. Those latest injuries to his battered body sparked more fears over whether Woods would ever return to competitive golf. When pressed on whether he would play a tournament before the Masters, Woods admitted: 'I don't know.

While it is easier to write an article that is fact-checked and accurate than it has ever been in the past, the nature of mainstream media content, coverage and output has changed radically. And yet the death of the drummer achieves simultaneous prominence across our newspapers and broadcast media. The sheer volume of such material prevents journalists from even scanning, let alone considering, the merits or importance of such material. Or is it, in reality, lazy-minded dumbing down in our mainstream media? I have to confess that the coverage in the Winter Olympics of hours of curling left me completely bored.

The reasons for our outsize corporation tax haul are well known. New threats to our corporation tax revenues go well beyond AI. The most prudent thing would be to try to wean ourselves off multinational-driven corporation tax. He is clearly looking over his shoulder at the multinational sector and the social media giants with significant operations here paying corporation tax and employing thousands. We cannot escape the fact that we struck a Faustian bargain with the world in the 1980s when we cut corporation tax and it has transformed the country.

PFA Ireland reveals 63pc of LOI players surveyed don’t want Israel matches to be fulfilledDespite many calls from across the country to boycott the fixture, including from Brian Kerr, Stephen Bradley and Joey O’Brien, amidst the current war in Gaza and humanitarian crisis that has followed, the association have today confirmed that “after taking legal advice, engaging with key stakeholders and reflecting on constitutional obligations,” both the home and away fixtures will be fulfilled as planned later this year.