Planning for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine has entered the ‘operational phase’, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday.

The explosion occurred in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Latakia.

Hat-trick hero Dan Sheehan is confident Ireland have sufficient up-and-coming talent to fill the void left by retiring greats Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray.