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HUGO KEENAN HAS been passed fit to start Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday [KO 4.45pm, RTÉ].
Keenan is named at fullback in the only change from the team that started the round three win against Wales last month.
The fullback’s return is a major boost for Farrell’s Grand Slam-chasing side, although Ireland will be without second row James Ryan for the remainder of the Six Nations.
Ryan has been ruled out of the games against England and Scotland after sustaining a bicep injury in training yesterday.
The Leinster lock featured off the bench in the wins against France and Wales and started the 36-0 defeat of Italy, but will now play no further part in the tournament.
Garry Ringrose also misses out despite being fit and available for selection after recovering from a shoulder injury.
Otherwise Andy Farrell has been able to name a strong selection for a game which could see Ireland wrap up back-to-back Six Nations titles.
Farrell has once again opted for a 6/2 split on the bench for the trip to Twickenham, making three changes to his replacements.
Ciarán Frawley gets the nod in the 23 shirt, while Finlay Bealham and Iain Henderson are also named on the Ireland bench.
Keenan returns at fullback with Calvin Nash and James Lowe on the wings.
Robbie Henshaw and Bundee Aki continue in midfield as Ringrose misses out, with Jack Crowley and Jamison Gibson-Park in the half-backs.
Tighthead Tadhg Furlong is named to win his 75th Test cap, with Andrew Porter and Dan Sheehan completing the all-Leinster front row.
Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Beirne start together in the second row, with captain Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier and Caelan Doris in the back row.
On the bench, Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy and Bealham provide front row cover, with Munster’s Oli Jager – who debuted against Wales last time out – ruled out with a knee injury.
Henderson returns to the squad for the first time since the round two win against Italy, with Ryan Baird and Jack Conan also part of a powerful Ireland bench.
Conor Murray is the replacement scrum-half, with the versatile Frawley backed to provide backline cover, taking the 23 shirt worn by Ulster’s Stuart McCloskey against Wales.
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Written by Ciarán Kennedy and posted on the42.ie
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This job plan will be forgotten in 1 year time and the unemployment rate will be pretty much the same. To sell smoke at long term is a very typical strategy from politicians across Europe.
Will there be 100,000 people left in Ireland in 4 years?
we wont be here anyway!!
Looking like Me and family mat not be
Might be going that way myself.
Austerity = no growth = no jobs = emigration.
100000 jobs over 4 years where and even if there is no increase in unemployment it will still leave 350000 unemployed.
Howlin will be jumping up and down on his biscuit tin today lecturing us in that pandering condescending way with 5 pints of complan kenny by his side
Funny but I can feel a referendum in the air
If this government was serious about creating jobs they would tear up their last (anti-growth) budget and start again with a budget that favoured growth in the real economy rather than protecting the interests of the public sector & bank bondholders.
Attached: Why Government attempts to create employment do more harm than good.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577197044156250870.html
“Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence.”
— Jim Babka
Last week: TheJournal Commenters complain that the government isn’t doing enough for the unemployed to get them back into work.
This week: The government does something for the unemployed and commenters still aren’t happy.
As per usual everything the government does is wrong, yet if they don’t do anything that’s wrong too! Best thing is that none of ye have seen the plan yet and still are complaining about it. Forest of whinge comment from last week springs to mind!
Sounds very promising.Yet all their promises came to fuck all.Dont forget the usual smokescreens for the bondholder payouts.Another big payout soon.
What a joke and Another PR stunt! Every other policy being pursued by te government is causing job losses.. ie all the extra taxes and charges etc etc
this is another load of horse manure being told to us by this goverment.
Ah, the long awaited 5 point plan for jobs……
They wouldn’t know a 5 point plan if it hit them straight in the face.
That photograph says it all…..
100000 is a low ambition target. Half that amount will be lost due to closures during the same period. I would like to see Richard Bruton and co challenging themselves to set the target much higher. It is better to set high targets that may not be achieved rather than lower ones that have a good chance of being met.
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