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The teams

Toulouse: 15 Cédric Heymans, 14 Maxime Medard, 13 Maleli Kunavore, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Yves Donguy, 10 Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, 9 Byron Kelleher; 1 Dan Human, 2 William Servat, 3 Salvatore Perugini, 4 Fabien Pelous (c), 5 Patricio Albacete, 6 Jean Bouilhou, 7 Thierry Dusautoir, 8 Shaun Sowerby.
Replacements: 16 Alberto Vernet Basualdo, 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 18 Romain Millo-Chluski, 19 Yannick Nyanga, 20 Florian Fritz, 21 Manu Ahotaeiloa, 22 Valentin Courrent.

Munster: 15 Denis Hurley, 14 Doug Howlett, 13 Lifeimi Mafi, 12 Rua Tipoki, 11 Ian Dowling, 10 Ronan O’Gara 9 Tomas O’Leary; 1 Marcus Horan, 2 Jerry Flannery, 3 John Hayes, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 5 Paul O’Connell (c), 6 Alan Quinlan, 7 David Wallace, 8 Dennis Leamy.
Replacements: 16 Frankie Sheahan, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Mick O’Driscoll, 19 Donnacha Ryan, 20 Peter Stringer, 21 Paul Warwick, 22 Keith Earls.

It is all due to begin at 1700 hrs in Cardiff.

1709: Drop goal by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde nets three points for Toulouse.

1740: Try by Dennis Leamy nets five points for Munster. Conversion by Ronan O’Gara

1743: Penalty kick by Ronan O’Gara nets three points for Munster.

1745: Substitution (Toulouse) Thierry Dusautoir is off, Yannick Nyanga is on.

1749: Free kick by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde nets Toulouse three points

1750: Half time score Munster 10, Toulouse 6.

1801: Second half is now under way.

1611: Fabien Pelous (Toulouse) has been sin binned.

1614: Penalty kick from Ronan O’Gara nets three points.

1817 A try by Yves Donguy nets Toulouse five points. Conversion by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde. Both sides are now level.

1819: Substitution (Toulouse) Salvatore Perugini is off, Jean-Baptist Poux is on.

1822: Substitution (Munster) Mick O’Driscol is on, Paul O’Connell is off.

1825: Paul O’Connell returns, Mick O’Driscoll goes off.

1826: Toulouse making three substitutions all at once.

1829: Substitution (Munster) Tony Buckley is on, Marcus Horan is off.

1829: Fabien Pelous comes out of the sin bin.

1830: Penalty kick by O’Gara nets three points for Munster.

1842: Substitution (Munster) Marcus Horan returns, Tony Buckley comes off.

1850: Full time score Munster 16, Toulouse 13.

Fans arriving early to get a good spot in front of the big screen on O’Connell Street. Picture: John Browne.

The oversized jersey which graces the front of Debenhams department store on O’Connell Street. Picture : John Browne.

A view from the White House Pub, Crowds gathering around one of the large screens on O’Connell Street. Picture : Squid

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If you are planning on going, remember that O’Connell Street is an alcohol free zone. If you have booze it will be confliscated by the Gardai.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to an incident which happened in Dooradoyle last night.

A 19 year old is currently been treated at the Midwestern Regional Hospital for serious head injuries after what is believed to be an assault on him in the Dooradoyle area at 2300 hrs last night.

His exact condition at this time is unknown.

Legend: Red = Roads closed from 0900 hrs to 2100 hrs Yellow = closed from 1330 – 2100 hrs

You can click the map to enlarge.

Tomorrow morning at 0900 hrs, O’Connell Street will be closed to traffic from it’s junction with Mallow Street to Roches Street.

Glentworth Street, both upper and lower will be closed from 0900 hrs also.

While Upper Cecil Street will be closed from 0900, Lower Cecil Street will be open until 1330 hrs.

William Street, Patrick Street and O’Connell Street as far as it’s junction with Roches Street will be unaffected by the closures.

Members of the public are advised to use public transport to get to the city centre.

A 22 year old has appeared in court charged with the unlawful possession of a sniper rifle.

Christopher Clancy, (22) from Cliona Park is accused of having the weapon at his home on Wednesday.

At the district Court earlier today, Gardai objected to bail claiming that the accused was likely to re-offend and that he was aligned to one of the criminal gangs involved in an ongoing feud.

Clancy was remanded in custody to appear before the court again next week.

Jersey assemblyman Sean Power, who was also born in Limerick, has set up a collection fund for the victims of this week’s house fire in Jersey.

A 33 year old woman from Cahirdavin, as well as her husband and child were injured in the fire. The child has since died from her injuries.

Most of the family’s personal belongings were either destroyed or seriously damaged by smoke damaged.

Anyone wishing to donate to the fund should contact Deputy Power. His contact information can be found here

Latyest reports on the condition of the woman have said that she is now breathing without assistance at Jersey General Hospital in St. Hellier.

See also

Fund set up for fire death mother – BBC Jersey.

UPDATE: The Limerick Leader online is reporting that the woman injured in a house fire in Jersey has this evening regained conciousness, and has been informed that she has lost her daughter.

Photo: Staff at Dell’s Business Operations Support Team, sent in by Collin, marking Munster Red Day

The best decked out school was today in line for €500 worth of rugby equipment, The big jerseys were out on Brown Thomas and Debenhams, The streets are decked in red and every shop window has the blue and red of a certain rugby club in their window.

It can only be Munster Red Day in Limerick.

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Sentiment has not got in the way of Declan Kidney for his team selection for the big game tomorrow with no place in the squad for Shaun Payne or Captain from two years ago, Anthony Foley. The starting 15 is that same as that which played in the semi final. There are two changes on the bench as Keith Earls and Tony Buckley named on the bench ahead of Kieran Lewis and Frederico Pucciariello.

MUNSTER team to play Toulouse in the Heineken Cup final, Cardiff, 5.00pm:

D Hurley; D Howlett, L Mafi, R Tipoki, I Dowling; R O’Gara, T O’Leary; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes; D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell (capt); A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy.

Replacements: F Sheahan, T Buckley, M O’Driscoll, D Ryan, P Stringer, P Warwick, K Earls.

A Fijian woman who had €120,000 worth of cannabis sent to her in the post has received a three year prison sentence at the Circuit Court.

Alanieta Leitabu (30) of the Gables, Ballysimon, pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply on June 25, 2007.

The court had previously heard how a package, addressed to a Gene Black, had been seized by customs offices as it arrived into the state from South Africa.

Leitabu signed the package under the “Gene Black” name when she received it from an undercover Garda.

“he package contained 12 bars of cannabis, which were each wrapped in birthday paper to give the impression they were a birthday present,” Gda David McGrath, of the divisional drugs unit told the court.

Michael Collins BL, Defending Leitabu, described her as a quiet shy person, and claimed that she was only facilitating someone else who was “more sinister.”

It was heard how a man was questioned but not prosecuted in relation to the drugs haul due to lack of evidence.

Judge Carol Moran sentenced the mother of two to three years stating that it would be unjust to give her the manditory ten year sentence set down in law.

Two copies of an article relating to a proposal for a Garda sub-station in Westbury now grace the window of Westbury stores after one highlighting opposition to it from a Clare County Councillor was removed last week.

From the Limerick Leader

Proprietor, Tony Hayes identified Clare Councillor Cathal Crowe as the culprit when he viewed CCTV footage of his shop on Sunday night.

The article outlined proposals by Mr Hayes that offices adjacent to his shop would be suitable for a garda base in the estate. Cllr Crowe’s opposition to the proposal was highlighted in green marker and Mr Hayes believes this is the reason why the councillor wanted the paper removed from public view.

We won’t know if Councillor Crowe thinks it is acceptable to walk on to a business premises and remove items from display without the proprietors permission as he is making no comment.

More from the Leader can be found here.