The 53-year-old star has joined Croatian midfielder Luka Modric in linking up with the Swans.

McIlroy reached the turn in two under par.

Jota died in a car crash along with his brother Andre Silva in Spain on July 3rd, aged 28.

The 26-year-old Dane only turned professional in November.

Newcastle had previously been linked with a move for the Eintracht Frankfurt player.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly were speaking during a visit to the golf tournament on Thursday.

McKibbin, who learned his craft atRory McIlroy’s Holywood Golf Club an hour down the road, recovered from two over to reach two under at the turn.

The 53-year-old, who won back-to-back Claret Jugs in 2007 and 2008, started with a birdie.

Maro Itoje captains the side, and is joined in the second row by Joe McCarthy, with Tadhg Beirne named at at blindside.

A 1-1 draw against 10-man Linfield at Windsor Park last night saw the Reds win their Champions League qualifying tie 2-1 on aggregate.

The Briton has rebuilt his career with knockout wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.

Cricket Ireland has stepped in and indicated a similar event will now take place at Stormont.

The GAA Palestine executive said it was with a heavy heart that it announced that the planned trip could no longer go ahead.

The 11th stage was a short 156.8-kilometre course that started and finished in Toulouse, which was full of incidents.

Rose says he is coming ‘back around to having more energy and focus again’ ahead of The Open.

The Serbia international, made 31 first-team appearances for the Blues, has joined for a reported £25million.

There are to be ‘marginal adjustments’ of around 15 minutes to the golf tee-times on Saturday to accommodate both events.

The 36-year-old added a Masters green jacket to his collection in April to become the sixth player to win all four major championships.

In a season full of drama, the two Munster sides will battle for Liam MacCarthy in Croke Park.

Rashford is among five players to have informed the Red Devils they wish to explore a future away from Old Trafford this summer.