Jared Payne still on course for Italy despite sitting out trainingUlster player took part in fitness session as he returns from hamstring injuryTue Mar 01 2016 - 16:45
Gerry Thornley: Blooding players is important but so is winningIt is great to see the likes of Stuart McCloskey getting a game, but this is still the Six NationsTue Mar 01 2016 - 15:40
Ireland’s title hopes over but still chance to boost self-beliefJoe Schmidt says Ireland have not had luck on their side during Six Nations tournamentMon Feb 29 2016 - 08:11
Game of throwns as Ireland miss multiple chancesIreland work hard in defence, but fail to stop tries from Anthony Watson and Mike BrownMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:12
Full steam ahead: Johnny Sexton speaks his mindIreland’s pivotal outhalf is keen to address ill-informed comments about his injuriesSat Feb 27 2016 - 02:00
Ireland keep verbal powder dry ahead of England encounterTeam ignores jibes from English side as Rory Best says side intend to focus on the rugbySat Feb 27 2016 - 01:00
Gerry Thornley: Joe Schmidt reveals his revamped Irish teamFive changes for Ireland as England coach Eddie Jones raises the stakes over SextonFri Feb 26 2016 - 02:35
Have-a-go Simon Zebo happy to keep taking risks for IrelandMunster back ready to use licence to play heads-up rugby against EnglandThu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Van der Flier, McCloskey set to make debuts against EnglandLeinster openside and Ulster centre set to be rewarded for interprovincial formWed Feb 24 2016 - 21:44
Simon Easterby laughs off English jibes about Ireland ‘kicking game’Forwards’ coach says squad’s entire focus remains on their own game planWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Gerry Thornley: Jamie Heaslip relishing Twickenham challenge‘If you can’t get motivated for a game like that get out of the changing room,’ says veteranWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Gerry Thornley: Powers that be have duty of care to protect playersStrict clamp down on dangerous tackling at World Cup must be implemented at all levelsTue Feb 23 2016 - 07:20
Ireland set for defining Six Nations test against EnglandCoach Joe Schmidt assesses percentages ahead of Twickenham duelMon Feb 22 2016 - 10:36
Robbie Henshaw: Decision to move to Leinster was mineIreland centre admits he lost sleep as he pondered Connacht departureSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Joe Schmidt to give younger players run in Six Nations gamesHead coach concedes that Ireland lacked accuracy at crucial times against FranceSat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Ireland Injuries: Science is coming into playReport does not support theories that there is a rising trend of injuries in rugbySat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Mike McCarthy out for the season after severe concussionSean O’Brien ruled out of rest of Six Nations after hamstring injury in defeat to FranceFri Feb 19 2016 - 13:41
Gerry Thornley: Ireland do not have a bottomless pit of talentGiven the depleted resources he is dealing with, criticism of Schmidt seems a little daftTue Feb 16 2016 - 07:45
Gerry Thornley: Ireland see title slip from grasp after Paris defeatJoe Schmidt unable to hide anger as France turn game around in second halfMon Feb 15 2016 - 07:27
France edge Ireland in error-strewn Paris encounterJohnny Sexton’s boot wasn’t enough as Maxime Medard scored a late winning trySat Feb 13 2016 - 16:22
Six Nations: Ireland aim to subdue Stade de France bear pitJoe Schmidt’s aiming to beat France four times in row and good start will be half battleSat Feb 13 2016 - 12:23
Simon Easterby’s thirst for knowledge keeps driving Ireland forwardIreland coach brings kind of attention to detail that makes him a good fit for SchmidtSat Feb 13 2016 - 05:03
Ireland v France: Kearneys and O’Brien back in the starting XVSchmidt welcomes back tried and trusted as Zebo and Earls out, writes Gerry ThornleyFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Novés plays down number of changes ahead of Ireland clashOnly three French players survive from team’s World Cup pool game with IrelandFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00
Joe Schmidt unlikely to finalise team until injury picture clearsSeán O’Brien poised to start in Paris but make-up of back three remains up in airThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
Tadhg Furlong willing to take chance in Ireland’s frontrowProp bedding in well to international set-up but not willing to take anything for grantedThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
Keith Earls and Simon Zebo main concerns for Paris testCian Healy and Mike Ross deemed better served by playing for Leinster on FridayWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell: The Colossus who came to epitomise a golden generationLimerick man can reflect proudly on a career that established him as simply the best Irish forward of allTue Feb 09 2016 - 22:23
Joe Schmidt wary of Guy Novés’s remodelled French sideIreland coach says being very clinical with the ball is crucial in Les Bleus clashTue Feb 09 2016 - 09:38
Gerry Thornley: Title now the Holy Grail in the Six NationsDaunting task facing holders Ireland with trips to France and England still to comeTue Feb 09 2016 - 08:00
Recovery the priority for Ireland after bruising battleHaving superbly constructed a 13-0 lead, Joe Schmidt’s side relieved to salvage a drawMon Feb 08 2016 - 11:31
Six Nations: Ireland and Wales play out thrilling drawJohnny Sexton’s late penalty sees opening defence of title end in deadlockSun Feb 07 2016 - 21:23
Ireland v Wales: A strange case of home sicknessRugby has no fixture like it like it, where the visiting side enjoys such supremacySat Feb 06 2016 - 06:02
Six Nations: Wales look better on a day for winning uglyExtent of the changes to the Irish pack leave Joe Schmidt’s side looking vulnerableSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:00
CJ Stander’s Ireland debut may be sooner than expectedJoe Schmidt likely to name South African at blindside for opening Six Nations gameFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Rugby players want more influence in moulding future of game – unionIrupa believe that working with, not against, the IRFU is best way forwardFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Six Nations: O’Donnell waiting in wings to replace O’BrienIreland management awaiting results of scan to verify extent of hamstring damageThu Feb 04 2016 - 12:03
Warren Gatland wants Wales to hit ground runningVisiting coach expecting more of the same from Ireland at Aviva StadiumThu Feb 04 2016 - 01:00
Cian Healy considers Premiership move after Worcester table offerIreland prop is out of contract at end of season and is in negotiations with IRFUWed Feb 03 2016 - 23:30
Six Nations: Ireland have hard act to follow in pursuit of three in a rowWith France and England away, third title in succession looks a tall orderWed Feb 03 2016 - 13:49
Guy Noves and France waiting in the long grass for IrelandThis is the game les Bleus are targeting as the one most likely to define their campaignTue Feb 02 2016 - 07:20
Munster relief as Zebo signs two-year contract with provinceVersatile back had apparently been offered lucrative deal by French Top 14 club PauTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
Munster look set to lose Keith Earls to SaracensEarls apparently unhappy with deal on offer from IRFU and protracting talks with unionWed Jan 27 2016 - 13:20
Tommy O’Donnell: no regrets or bitterness for Munster flankerInjury put him out of World Cup last summer, but he’s back in the game with MunsterWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
European Cup maulings a blow to Irish rugby’s moraleDespite being reigning champions, Ireland at a low ebb as the Six Nations beckonsTue Jan 26 2016 - 07:45
Leinster admit defeat in bid to retain Marty Moore’s servicesProspect of paying out big compensation to Wasps enough to scupper possible new dealTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
Johnny Sexton injury another headache for IrelandLeinster defeat adds to unease as hamstrings may sideline Mike Ross and Marty MooreMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:04
Ulster rue points that slipped through grasp as they exit Champions CupLes Kiss’s side run in eight tries but it’s not enough to secure quarter-final placeSat Jan 23 2016 - 15:45
Gerry Thornley: Cards must cut Ulster’s way in Champions CupLes Kiss’s side need bonus point against Oyonnax – and then favours elsewhereSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
