The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement that Ireland has been chosen to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017.

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This is fantastic news for Ireland and Irish Rugby. Much credit is due to the great performance of the Women’s team in recent years. This news should also help with our bid to bring the Men’s World Cup to Ireland in 2023.

I have been working to bring both events to Ireland for the last few years. To watch the video of my speech in the Dail on the issue click here.

To see my numerous parliamentary questions on the issue click here.