England will be without the injured Andrew Flintoff but Dublin-born Ed Joyce is set to make his debut against his native country.
But Dublin returned to training a full month ahead of schedule and is now on the verge of tasting his first action.
It would at least increase the potential gene pool for future Northern Ireland squads, in as much as it would apply not just to Cork and Dublin youngsters, but also to players with Cork or Dublin grannies.
Hawkins, who is originally from England but lives in Dublin, has insisted on her innocence.
But as BBC Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison reports there could be a novel tax on the way.
Mountjoy Square was named after an Anglo-Irish peer who promoted the development of Georgian Dublin but died fighting against Irish rebels in 1798.
Facebook may have its European headquarters in Dublin but the social networking site has wiped a small Irish village off the map because its name is deemed obscene.
That is why the Irish referendum will matter - not just in Dublin, but across Europe.
But one company emerging from Dublin's blossoming start-up scene thinks it has the answer - and appears to have record labels on its side.
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Wallace was part of the Ireland squad which took part in a training camp in Dublin last week but he is glad to be back in Belfast.
The 59-year-old lost her case at the High Court in Dublin in January, but then launched an appeal.
"Hopefully it is a temporary thing, but the perception here (in Dublin) is that Belfast is in flames and not a place to go to at the moment, " he said.
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Slane began as a relatively small concert in 1981 featuring Thin Lizzy supported by fledgling Dublin band U2, but it grew into a monster outdoor event with all the attendant problems.
Trapattoni's side lost the first leg in Dublin 1-0 but were leading 1-0 in Paris before Henry handled the ball and squared for Gallas to nod in a goal that sent France to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa and left the Republic heartbroken.
Dublin remains officially neutral - but it has angered the anti-war lobby by allowing US military aircraft to refuel on its soil.
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When the Saturday night of the 2013 contest rolled around, all the pubs in Dublin were tuned to Eurovision, but the sound was off or woefully low.
But he made sure he was at the Dublin event, where all proceeds were being diverted to the star's favourite charity, Unicef, the United Nations fund for aiding children.
In the first of his two goal chances, sub Eoin Bradley cut in from the left to charge through on goal but his shot was a good height for Dublin goalkeeper Cluxton who made the block.
In Dublin, where cuts are talked of but hospitals are already straining at the seams, Ms De Brun's choices will be examined with interest.
The former Wasps scrum-half lost his way, and the number nine Ireland jersey, last season but has returned to form after his switch to Dublin.
Its strategy of presenting itself not just as the voice of hardline nationalism, but also as a spokesman for the poor in Dublin and rural Ireland, may now be bearing fruit.
Dion Dublin also tested the Blues keeper with a header but Chelsea doubled the advantage with two injury-time strikes.
Entering governments in both Belfast and Dublin would represent not only a political triumph, but also a remarkable ideological turnaround.
Ireland has made a valiant attempt to rein in its deficit, but it is still in deep financial trouble because in 2008 Dublin offered a blanket guarantee for the liabilities of its local banks (covering creditors and depositors), in a step which has now proven deeply unaffordable.
Google has traditionally leased its overseas offices but in the past two years has purchased premises in Paris, Dublin, and now London.
The cash was ready for her to collect on Wednesday but she failed to appear at the Irish National Lottery offices in Dublin to pick it up.
Friday morning's proceedings inside Dublin Castle were intensely detailed and dry in tone, but there was enough interest from the public for a queue to form for seats in the small gallery.
But Montle admits his pending proxy and other recent filings list a wrong Dublin address and phone number.
Scotland now have two weeks to recuperate before a trip to Dublin against an Ireland side who lost in France on Saturday, but who showed signs of resurgence with a thrilling second-half fight-back.
Though Fianna Fail's vote went up by just 0.2%, clever tactical voting produced a sharp rise in seats, while the tactically dimmer Progressive Democrats held their vote but halved their seats (though a resentful recount is going on over a Dublin seat lost to a Green).
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