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The Irish Rugby Supporters Club is delighted to announce that tickets for the GUINNESS Series 2013 will go on sale on ticketmaster.ie at 10am on Thursday, May 30.

The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced ticket prices for the GUINNESS Series 2013 and a pre-sale to Supporters Club members, which will open on Thursday, May 30.

Second row Paul O'Connell spoke to the assembled media on the Lions squad's first day at their training camp in Carton House. He cannot wait until the full squad is together and is hoping to be involved in the historic tour opener against the Barbarians in Hong Kong.

Attendees included coaches of Ireland U-18 club and U-18 Schools, U-19s and U-20s, Elite Player Development staff and National Development Managers including High Performance and Coach Development staff.

The conference was opend by Eddie Wigglesworth, IRFU Director of Rugby, and there were keynote addresses from Ireland Assistant Coach Les Kiss, High Performance Manager Allen Clarke and IRFU Technical Director Steve Aboud.

Squad based workshops were undertaken by Wayne Mitchell (U-18 Clubs), Noel McNamara (U-18 Schools), Colin McEntee (U-19s) and Mike Ruddock (U-20s).

Ireland Assistant Coach Gert Smal, who has been given the all clear for the Summer Tour to New Zealand, was also on hand to share his expertise.

This conference and the previous serve to reinforce the alignment and aspects of the IRFU Technical Model. They also cement relationships and closer links between Representative Age Grade coaches and the Elite Player pathways.

IRFU Technical Model