O'Sullivan made 77 for 7-5, and Hendry's 72 restored the one-frame difference before a tight 14th which eventually fell to O'Sullivan.
He told the Dail that the death of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe had provoked memories of the killing of Garda McCabe and the wounding of his colleague, Garda Ben O Sullivan.
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Sonia O'Sullivan and Eileen O'Keefe also had appeals upheld but Olympic 1500m runner James Nolan missed out.
"When you come out 4-1 up in try count you have to be happy, " said O'Sullivan.
"Naming the same team was one of my more easy selections, " O'Sullivan told BBC Sport.
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O'Sullivan now awaits a backlash from Scotland who were humiliated by Italy two weeks ago.
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The permutations required against Argentina look beyond them but O'Sullivan is refusing to give up hope.
Former UK champion Gray hit back but another century from O'Sullivan put him 3-1 up.
The council said Mr O'Sullivan recognised that his presence at work "would not be appropriate".
O'Sullivan wanted a change in style, and he admitted that it would take time.
Mr O'Sullivan is expected to leave Thursday's meeting while the pay decision is discussed.
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Perry admitted he was hoping to avoid O'Sullivan in the early round of the Grand Prix.
Burnett, whose best break was 71, now meets Ronnie O'Sullivan for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Miss O'Sullivan blamed the studio for putting her in musicals although she could not sing.
At least Miss O'Sullivan's biography is amusing, and takes a pleasantly sceptical view of Hollywood.
But Ashton has hinted that he will not be making too many changes against Eddie O'Sullivan's side.
"A lot of credit goes to the Europeans, " says Mike O'Sullivan, FPL Energy's senior vice-president for development.
O'Sullivan faces Stephen Maguire, while Ebdon is up against Dave Harold - both first-round matches on Monday.
Ireland's Olympic medal hope Gillian O'Sullivan will miss the 20K event because of a minor injury concern.
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Browne said last week the four-year contract given to O'Sullivan before the World Cup would be honoured.
Fly-half David Humphreys is a very senior international player and a very important member of O'Sullivan's side.
O'Sullivan picked up from the five metre scrum and substitute outside half Jeremy Manning converted his score.
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O'Sullivan will now play Robertson, who came from 2-1 down to end the hopes of qualifier Norman.
However, O'Sullivan does not plan to race against Radcliffe, instead using the run as a training exercise.
O'Sullivan said his side had been up for the challenge but things simply had not worked out.
O'Sullivan made a flying start by knocking in a magnificent 140 total clearance in the opening frame.
Speaking last week on RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, Browne was asked if O'Sullivan's four-year deal would be honoured.
At the retrial, the court accepted the explanation that O'Sullivan was "too depressed" to provide a urine sample.
Wales wasted a number of other try-scoring opportunities but O'Sullivan insisted his team did not get "the breaks".
O'Sullivan's next opponent will be Northern Ireland's Joe Swail, who overcame Marcus Campbell by the same 5-2 margin.
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