name Benjamin Black, Christine Falls. Brian O'Loughlin's sculpture Passage was installed at Pass of Kilbride on the M6 motorway in County Westmeath. Music Sport Association football European Championship Qualifiers Northern Ireland 0–3 Iceland (2 September) Germany 1–0 Republic of Ireland (2 September) Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain (6 September) Denmark 0–0 Northern Ireland (7 October) Cyprus 5–2 Republic of Ireland (7 October) Northern Ireland 1–0 Latvia (11 October) Republic of Ireland 1–1 Czech Republic (11 October) Republic of Ireland 5–0 San Marino (15 November) Setanta Cup Winners: Drogheda United League of Ireland Winners: Shelbourne FAI Cup Winners: Derry City Athletics Ireland's Derval O'Rourke won the women's 60m hurdles at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, setting a new national record in the event, and becoming the first Irish woman to win an international senior sprint medal at this level. Gaelic games All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2006 Sam Maguire Cup Winners: Kerry (Kerry 4–15 : 3–5 Mayo) Tommy Murphy Cup Winners: Louth (Louth 3–14 : 1–11 Leitrim) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2006 Liam MacCarthy Cup Winners: Kilkenny (Kilkenny 1–16 : 1–13 Cork) Christy Ring Cup Winners: Antrim (Antrim 5–13 : 1-07 Carlow) Nicky Rackard Cup Winners: Derry (Derry 5–15 : 1–11 Donegal) Golf Europe won the 2006 Ryder Cup, held in Kildare Golf and Country Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare from 22 to 24 September. Nissan Irish Open was won by Thomas Bjørn (Denmark). Mountaineering Ian McKeever climbed 26 peaks of the island of Ireland in 98 hours. Olympic Games Ireland sent four athletes to the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Rugby union RBS Six Nations Championship Ireland 26–16 Italy France 43–31 Ireland Ireland 31–5 Wales Ireland 15–9 Scotland England 24–28 Ireland Ireland claimed the triple crown for the second time in 3 years. 2005–06 Heineken Cup Munster and Leinster both progressed from the group stages. They played each other in the semi-finals, with Munster claiming victory. Munster then won the championship, defeating Biarritz 23 – 19 Deaths January to March 1 January – Hugh McLaughlin, publisher and inventor (born 1918). 12 January – Brendan Cauldwell, actor (born 1922). 15 January – Mella Carroll, former judge of the High Court (born 1934). 27 January – Dr. Peter Kavanagh, writer, scholar and publisher (born 1916). 31 January – Ruairí Brugha, Fianna Fáil TD, Member of the European Parliament, member of the Seanad (born 1917). 5 February – Dermot FitzGerald, businessman and philanthropist (born 1935).