Rugby's Heineken Cup final is the main attraction in Dublin this weekend. Up to 10,000 Gallic supporters are expected to arrive in Dublin for this all-French final, between Perpignan and Toulouse, which takes place tomorrow afternoon at Lansdowne Road.
On Sunday, the homegrown FBD Milk Rás finishes in Dublin's Phoenix Park after eight gruelling days around the country.
Stage seven of the 50th anniversary 1,200 km cycle will take the Rás from Donegal town to Oldcastle in Meath tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
From Oldcastle, the final stage will arrive in Phoenix Park around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
There are no road closures but drivers are warned to be wary of cyclists when travelling along these routes.
For those hoping to catch a catch a glimpse of the International Space Station this weekend, the weather doesn't look particularly promising.
This "amazing sight" will be visible to the naked eye over Ireland from now until June 4th, crossing the sky each night for one or two minutes, and can be "up to 100 times brighter than even the brightest stars in the sky," say Astronomy Ireland.
Expect the bars to be even busier than usual for the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow evening as the nation gathers to see whether Mickey Joe Harte beats off competition from the likes of Russia's TATU.
The 29-year-old's home town of Lifford should be hopping if he pulls another victory for Ireland.
Expect the usual outbound Friday evening traffic delays from Dublin later today. There may be some congestion on the N62 and N8 from Athlone towards Cork, as a large convoy of army trucks travel along it this evening. Ongoing road-works are also causing stoppages in Galway City, especially on the Monivea and Dublin Roads.
Weekend weather doesn't look particularly promising. This evening will be cold, breezy with clear or sunny spells and there will showers, some heavy, in most parts of the country.
Tomorrow will be breezy and cool with more showers, heavy in the north and east and with a higher temperature of around 15 degrees. Sunday should be mainly dry, with some sunny spells.