IRFU Appointments : Irish Rugby

1 - Assistant Accountant/Accounts Supervisor

Duties to include,Day to day supervision of accounts department with three staffPreparation of Management AccountsSupervise Preparation of Receipts/Direct Debits and Bank ReconciliationsTicket ReconciliationsInvoicing and Debtors ControlPreparation of VAT and Intrastat ReturnsSummarise and reconcile Internet Transactions

Experience of using Take Five Accounts an advantageFully qualified ACCA or IATI. (part-qualified ACA/ACCA also considered if not intending to complete exams)The person required to fill this role should be well organised and efficient, have excellent communication and leadership skills, and at least three years experience in an accounting environment.

2 - Travel and Accommodation Officer IATA qualified with Travel Agent or Hotel background.

Duties to include,Co-ordination of all IRFU travel and AccommodationCo-ordinating group and individual itineraries

Liaison with hotelsCo-ordinating menusArranging FunctionsLiaising with International Team ManagementsReconciliation of AccountsArranging ground transportation

The person required to fill this role should be resourceful, well organised and efficient, have excellent communication skills, and at least three years experience in travel agency or hotel management.

Replies to:Martin Murphy.Operations Director,Irish Rugby Football Union,62 Lansdowne Road,Dublin 4. Tel. 353 1 6473800Fax. 353 1 6473801.e-mail: recruitment@irfu.ie

Marie Louise Reilly joined her Ireland team-mates Nora Stapleton and Lindsay Peat at a recent Dublin City Council event in support of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. Reilly, who works as a DCC Sports Officer, said: "The team are coming together really well, we're working hard and hopefully August will be really memorable not just for us but for the whole country."

Fiona Coghlan, Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Ambassador and Chair of the Dublin City Sports and Wellbeing Partnership, speaks about Dublin City Council's support of the tournament in August and the momentum and excitement building in the capital and around the four provinces for WRWC 2017.

Felix Jones, who is the visiting coach in Ireland camp this week, spoke to Irish Rugby TV about how 'interesting' and 'valuable' his time in Tokyo has been, and also what the transition from player to coach is like. He retired in October 2015 and is now Munster's back-line and attack coach.