Leinster buck national trend with conveyor belt of ninesProvince building strength in depth and competition in pivotal position on the pitchTue Oct 09 2018 - 06:00
James Lowe and Scott Fardy due to face WaspsGibson-Park injury means Leinster can include both southern hemisphere playersMon Oct 08 2018 - 13:47
The Offload: Ben Whitehouse’s uncomfortable rite of passageCompelling game swung on controversial decision to disallow Earls’s ‘try’Mon Oct 08 2018 - 06:00
Archer’s moment of madness and Lowe’s moments of brilliance keyFinicky and time consuming officiating takes away from derby dateSat Oct 06 2018 - 22:03
Jockeying for the position of new Ireland No 10 set to intensifyCarbery shaping as Sexton’s successor but nothing cast in stone at this stageSat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Shoulder to Shoulder: How Irish rugby survived the TroublesCraig Doyle and Brian O’Driscoll tell the story of one Irish team crossing the cultural divideTue Oct 02 2018 - 06:00
The offload: TG4 pundits need to pitch upGo for entertainment or cold blooded inquisition. Anything else is painful viewingMon Oct 01 2018 - 11:30
Leinster close to full strength for Galway revenge missionSeán O’Brien returns to squad for visitors as Andy Friend's side seek repeat of last meetingSat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Dan McFarland makes strong start to Irish rugby’s toughest jobUlster coach faces array of challenges after difficult season on and off the fieldSat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
European rugby head pledges to protect players from concussionSimon Halliday insists rules on high tackles will not soften the game, but make it saferFri Sept 28 2018 - 06:00
Jordi Murphy adapting to life in ‘a different country’Ulster man hoping more game time with province can get him back into Ireland set upThu Sept 27 2018 - 05:30
Conor Murray on course to become Ireland’s highest paid playerFormer All Blacks scrumhalf Alby Mathewson could play for Munster against UlsterWed Sept 26 2018 - 16:51
The Offload: Steve Hansen sees the value of coming straight at issuesIreland picked Johnny Sexton when he played in Paris, so why not white-hot winger Zebo?Mon Sept 24 2018 - 07:11
TV View: flawed genius Gascoigne a documentary maker’s dreamLong before drink grabbed hold of Gascoigne, his childhood was tainted by tragedyMon Sept 24 2018 - 06:45
Rugby World Cup 2019: The teams in contention for JapanWith one year to go before the tournament, who’s going to rise or fall in the east?Fri Sept 21 2018 - 06:00
Cillian Willis concussion case due before court next yearWillis first player to sue an English club and medics for negligence over brain injuryWed Sept 19 2018 - 07:00
Dubs shape their own history in truly rare auld times‘The same love for football was there in 2014, we just weren’t playing as smartly’Tue Sept 18 2018 - 06:17
England women’s rugby team first in world to go fully proContracts will be granted on form, with the money permanently included in RFU budgetMon Sept 17 2018 - 19:03
All-Ireland final: Focus on detail key for Dublin’s Jonny Cooper‘We are there to win and perform’ says Dublin’s vastly experienced defenderFri Aug 31 2018 - 06:00
Able lieutenant Declan Darcy looking to nail proven blueprintJim Gavin’s long-serving selector still enjoying his role and excited by the challengeThu Aug 30 2018 - 06:00
Tyrone determined to wreak revenge on Dublin for last yearEven Jim Gavin agrees this Tyrone team is a different beast to last year’s semi-finalistsTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:01
Munster sign scrumhalf as cover for injured Conor MurrayMurray could miss up to four months with unspecified injuryMon Aug 27 2018 - 18:33
Constant regeneration the name of the game for GavinPast triumphs of no concern to Dublin supremo as he plans for latest final testMon Aug 27 2018 - 07:15
Joe McMahon says all the pressure is on DublinFormer Tyrone star convinced Red Hand men will relish their underdog statusFri Aug 24 2018 - 06:30
Carnacon to appeal removal from Mayo club championship‘All our members want is to play football and we hope to get this opportunity again’Thu Aug 23 2018 - 17:06
Donoghue suggests fixtures calendar still needs to be tweakedGalway manager pays tribute to ‘incredible job’ Kiely and Kinnerk did with LimerickTue Aug 21 2018 - 16:33
Micheál Donoghue and Galway left searching for answersLosing manager says his team were ‘below par’ against ‘deserving winners’ LimerickMon Aug 20 2018 - 12:28
Limerick 3-16 Galway 2-18: How the Limerick players ratedGavin Cummiskey runs the rule over John Kiely’s side after their All-Ireland winSun Aug 19 2018 - 19:17
All-Ireland hurling final: Expert verdicts on Limerick v GalwayRichie Stakelum, Ryan O’Dwyer and David Collins have their final sayFri Aug 17 2018 - 14:00
Billy Burns looking forward to a new challenge with UlsterRory Scannell expecting Haley and Botha to make a big impact with MunsterFri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
Robin Copeland: ‘I’m not on Joe Schmidt’s Ireland radar’‘What I want to do is take Connacht to the next level, get in the team, start every week’Thu Aug 16 2018 - 09:22
Leinster’s ‘drive for five’ starts in the backroomContepomi is new backs coach as blue province goes after another European starThu Aug 16 2018 - 05:00
GAA reveal the Hurling Team of the 1990sSelected XV will be paraded in Croke Park at half-time of Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC finalWed Aug 15 2018 - 21:38
Johnny Glynn still commuting from USA to play for GalwayFormer Galway stalwart David Collins says the travel is unsustainableTue Aug 14 2018 - 06:00
Relaxed Jack McCaffrey taking every challenge in his strideBusy newly-qualified doctor still enjoying the big occasions at Croke Park with DublinTue Aug 14 2018 - 06:00
Dublin hunting down Kerry greatness of the 1970s and 1980sChallenge is now to catch up with Jim Gavin’s side, says Galway manager Kevin WalshMon Aug 13 2018 - 06:00
Tyrone slow, quick, slow their way to the All-Ireland finalCan this approach stop Dublin’s march to four All-Ireland titles in a row next month?Sun Aug 12 2018 - 17:41
Dublin’s arsenal pounds Galway as four-in-a-row rises on horizonJim Gavin’s side pulls away in the second half as squad’s strength in depth shows itself againSat Aug 11 2018 - 20:14
Joe Tomane intent on causing a stir at LeinsterVersatile talent targeted a spot with Cullen’s side when his Montpellier dream fadedThu Aug 09 2018 - 01:00
Race wide open for Tipperary job, says Richie StakelumFormer Tipperary captain and Kilmacud mentor rules himself out of contentionWed Aug 08 2018 - 07:00
Beggan and Monaghan turn their focus to final frontierGoalkeeper believes team have every reason to be confident heading to Croke ParkTue Aug 07 2018 - 06:00
Monaghan’s desire overwhelms a listless GalwayRyan McAnespie stood tallest with 0-4 from play as Monaghan top their Super 8s groupSat Aug 04 2018 - 20:27
Super 8s: What are the final weekend permutations?Draw would be enough for Galway and Monaghan to advance at Kerry’s expenseFri Aug 03 2018 - 06:30
Michael Ryan steps down as Tipperary managerEntire management team have left their positions following a disappointing yearThu Aug 02 2018 - 17:43
Sinéad Aherne enjoying her view from the summitAll-Ireland win eased pain of past failures but Dublin razor-keen to be the best they can beThu Aug 02 2018 - 06:00
GAA lend their weight to drink awareness campaignInvolvement of country’s biggest sporting organisation welcomed by HSEWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:00
Noel McGrath opposed to use of extra-time in hurling semi-finalsTipperary star convinced that a replay is a better solution for all concernedWed Aug 01 2018 - 06:00
Hope not hype as Limerick limber up for All-Ireland finalManager John Kiely intends to keep his players focused over the next three weeksTue Jul 31 2018 - 06:00
Ticket system for Clare v Galway replay branded ‘a joke’Clare county board chairman Joe Cooney has responded to GAA’s ticketing decisionMon Jul 30 2018 - 18:23
Limerick move quickly to dampen the hypeJohn Kiely and Shane Dowling plead for space to allow players focus on final taskMon Jul 30 2018 - 01:00
