Coming up on bbc news, england Quarterfinal Opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the womens world cup of a i jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 jamaica and the womens world cup of a i 01 victory. Hello. Thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, Sinead Oconnor. The private Funeral Service took place in her hometown of bray in County Wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. She died in london last month, at the age of 56. Colin paterson has the story. They had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. My mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. It was your mums idea . Yes. She was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know . Yeah. For the people. She was a warrior and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. I Sinead Oconnor lived on the Sea Front In Bray County Wicklow for 15 years. She loved the town. We lo
the government says the surplus and stability shouldn t be taken for granted. it s really important that as a country that we don t engage in any hubris here. i don t want any future government to face the kind of decisions we had to make 12 years ago around reducing pay and cutting back on infrastructure spending and cutting back on services. ireland is now billions in the black rather than the red. but as the cash pile rises, people s expectations are increasing too. chris page, bbc news, dublin. at the women 5 football world cup, the england forward laurenjames, has apologised for her red card during yesterday s last 16 match against nigeria. she stamped on the defender, michelle alozie, in the second half. england eventually won on penalties. she s promising to learn from her mistake, which means she ll miss saturday 5 quarter final. katie smith reports now
for the news. the scottish football association have announced that pedro martinez losa has been appointed the new women s national team head coach. he replaces shelley kerr who stepped down at the end of last year. the 45 year old spaniard was the arsenal women s manager from 2014 for three seasons winning the fa cup and wsl cup during his time in charge. he s signed a three year contract with the sfa and will take charge ahead of the 2023 women 5 world cup qualifying campaign. alun wynjones will captain the british and irish lions, for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman s tour looked to be over less than a month ago, after suffering a dislocated shoulder but his remarkable recovery means he ll become the first player in the professional era to win 10 successive test caps for the lions. it s a side that has three scottish players for the first time in 24 years. head coach warren gatland is confident in the players he s chosen for the match in cape town.
have announced that pedro martinez losa has been appointed the new women s national team head coach. he replaces shelley kerr who stepped down at the end of last year. the 45 year old spaniard was the arsenal women s manager from 2014 for three seasons winning the fa cup and wsl cup during his time in charge. he s signed a three year contract with the sfa and will take charge ahead of the 2023 women 5 world cup qualifying campaign. alun wynjones will captain the british and irish lions, for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman s tour looked to be over less than a month ago, after suffering a dislocated shoulder but his remarkable recovery means he ll become the first player in the professional era to win 10 successive test caps for the lions. it s a side that has three scottish players for the first time in 2a years. head coach warren gatland is confident in the players he s chosen for the match in cape town. we feel like we are in a good place and some playe