Spring urges TDs to back Rugby World Cup bid

Dick Spring, the former tánaiste and current head of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bid, has warned opposition TDs who might oppose the bid to “do the right thing for Ireland”.

Ireland is underwriting the Rugby World Cup bid financially, a bill that could rise as high as €350 million, though no precise figure has ever been provided.

Earlier this month, it emerged that Attorney General Maire Whelan had told the government that such ...