1.  Former Irish coach Jimmy Davidson, Willie Anderson, Nigel Carr, Philip Matthews and Trevor Ringland are just some of the big names taking part.

2.  IRISH coach Cees Koppelaar is standing by the panel of players who missed out on World Cup qualification for the game against old rivals England next month.

3.  CIARAN FITZGERALD, former Ireland and Lions skipper, has quit as Irish coach.

4.  But the Irish added coach Matt Doherty, who played for Dean Smith, coached for Roy Williams and is ready to energize the long-struggling program.

5.  Like a pack of angry, hungry wolves, Notre Dame football fans surrounded Irish coach Bob Davie this summer, ready to pounce.

6.  Notre Dame looked lazy, lethargic and uninterested, and Irish coach Bob Davie had seen enough.

7.  Parseghian tells about the time he checked into a hospital for a few days of rest at the end of his last season as the Irish coach.

8.  This will be a much-needed win for beleaguered Irish coach Bob Davie, although like everything else this season, it will be a struggle.

9.  Tynan studied under Veronica Dunne, a well-known Irish vocal coach, then entered a national singing festival in Dublin.

10.  What exactly did Irish coach Lou Holtz tell his team in the two weeks since its loss to Ohio State?