Little to choose between them in repeat of last yearALL-IRELAND LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SEMI-FINALS : CONSTITUTION v CLONTARF Temple Hill (kick-off 2pm): THE HOLDERS, Cork Constitution…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Ruthless Munster machine closing in on the titleMAGNERS LEAGUE: BACK TO mundane domestic fare then? HardlyFri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Home pride at taking Lion's shareSIMPLY AN astonishing day in the history of Irish rugby in what continues to be a dream seasonWed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Players still making hayTHE GRAND Slam seems almost to have been forgotten; a remarkable tribute to their collective levels of desire and professionalism…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Play-offs go down to the wireALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: FAR FROM clarifying the picture, the penultimate round of matches in the AIB All-Ireland League merely muddied…Mon Apr 13 2009 - 01:00
Munster will find the right intensityMUNSTER V OSPREYS: MUNSTER COULD hardly be better setSat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Munster reconfirm their superiorityMunster 22 Leinster 5 : ON THE face of it, this looks like another fairly emphatic and even routine Munster win over Leinster…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Munster have pack power and backline classMAGNERS LEAGUE: Munster v Leinster: IT WOULDN’T take much to make the Munster-Leinster match-ups the leading derby in Irish …Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Munster agree deal over WarwickFEARS OF a protracted legal wrangle over Paul Warwick have been dispelled in light of Munster reaching an amicable settlement…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Millennium memories to last a lifetimeRugby Ireland's Grand Slam: ONE DAY LIKE THIS: THE GRAND Slam, the Six Nations, the Triple Crown, the Heineken Cup and the Magners…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Elsom to stayRUGBY TRANSFER NEWS: FOLLOWING THE news of Felipe Contepomi’s departure at the end of the season and that Leinster are again…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Deliverance as squad of 2009 claim their place in historyA NATION expected in these parlous times, and a team delivered.Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Kidney just too cool for GatlandKEITH WOOD has ventured that Declan Kidney gives the impression that there’s an under-14 game on todaySat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Gatland's grenade not meant to explodeRUGBY SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: DECLAN KIDNEY could never have been a boxing promoterThu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll insists 'nothing changes'ST PATRICK’S DAY and Christmas Eve are, apparently, the two busiest days of the year for the Killiney Castle HotelWed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Not counting chickens, but trophies an issueTHE PROTOCOL for next Saturday’s trophy presentations has yet to be finalised, with tournament organisers obliged to factor in…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Midfield maestros muscle their way through the breachTHE D’ARCY-O’DRISCOLL PARTNERSHIP: LEINSTER WERE in a bind, and so, by extension, were IrelandSat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Ruthless display should see off ScotsOPTIMISM IS high in the ranks of Irish supporters who have been gradually filling Princes Street – currently one long roadwork…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Leinster lose battle to keep ContepomiRUGBY NEWS: AS FEARED, and despite reports that they made him an attractive offer, Leinster yesterday lost their battle to …Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Four changes represent fresh thinkingSIX NATIONS SCOTLAND v IRELAND: IT’S ALL very well and good talking about a squad system; it’s another thing actually adhering…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
O'Kelly cleared of stamping allegationMALCOLM O’KELLY has been cleared of an alleged stamping by an IRFU disciplinary hearing which met in Ravenhill yesterdayWed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Kidney shakes things up with four changesRUGBY: IF NOTHING else it’s assuredly shaken things up and put an extra spring in the stepWed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
More freedom will help Irish causeSIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP : FOOD FOR thought certainlyTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Case for freshening things up is strongON RUGBY: “History has also shown us that Kidney tends not to change a winning teamTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Kidney's backroom boys leaving their marksIreland move to Murrayfield with solid foundations and discernible belief in themselves and each otherTue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Ireland have the tempo to raise spiritsONCE AGAIN, a nation not only expects but demands a win in what seems to be the only source of good news around.Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Well-grounded athletes feeling at home in Croke ParkRUGBY IRISH PLAYERS WITH GAA BACKGROUND: MOST LIKELY there’s never been such a Gaelic-infused Irish rugby team to take to a …Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Flood gets the nod from JohnsonSIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NEWS: AS EXPECTED, and was flagged by Toby Flood not being released to his club last weekend, …Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
It's business as usual for IrelandRUGBY: NO NEWS is good news, and certainly healthy newsWed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll set for replacements as O'Kelly faces dropRUGBY/SIX NATIONS: MICK O’DRISCOLL is set to replace Malcolm O’Kelly among the replacements in the only change from the 22 on…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Job well done so far on road to immortalityON RUGBY: TEMPTING FATE is always a risky business as far as Irish rugby is concernedTue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Horan and scrum earn due respectRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: ONCE AGAIN they were questioned in advance of the game and once again they came through with flying colours…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Ireland's class can be tellingVENI, VIDI, visa has been the motto of Ireland’s previous four treks to Rome, with the conquering bit taken as read, but the …Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
No changes as Kidney stresses need to cut out errors2009 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: IN THE circumstances, an unchanged Ireland side following on from a first victory over France…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Prognosis positive for Wallace and FlannerySIX NATIONS: THE IRELAND squad returned to camp yesterday evening ahead of Sunday’s second game of the RBS Six Nations Championship…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Ambition and belief, it's all backIRELAND HAVE had huge one-off performances beforeMon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Irish ambition, discipline and defence in perfect harmonyRugby Ireland v France: Ireland 30 France 21 IT’S ONLY one game, it’s only a start, there are four games to go and the performance…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Ireland can deliver flyer against FranceTHERE APPEARS to be an air of optimism that the Ireland rugby team can provide an antidote to the current economic climate, the…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
A vision of attack for the captainINTERVIEW: LIONEL NALLET: LIONEL NALLET and his second row partner Sebastien Chabal are good friends, dating back to their early…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Wallace's midfield role the eye-catcherBOTH DECLAN Kidney and Marc Lievrement took steps back in time yesterday in rekindling partnerships that helped deliver under…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
O'Sullivan contacted over USA positionRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: USA RUGBY has officially contacted the agent of former Ireland coach, Eddie O’Sullivan, with a view to …Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Here's hoping for an Ireland ready to have a goON RUGBY: ARE WE kidding ourselves about Ireland and the recent generation of players? Viewed dispassionately, Ireland’s results…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Reddan loses out as squad trimmedIN PRUNING Ireland’s Six Nations squad from a weighty 39 to 27, Declan Kidney and co have deferred most of the tighter decisions…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Feel-good factor should benefit the Irish campPERHAPS WE have become a little greedy and by rights Irish rugby should once again be mightily grateful, because the feel-good…Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
O'Driscoll's captaincy credentials still strongRUGBY NEWS: THE IDENTITY of the Irish captain for the forthcoming RBS Six Nations Championship, as well as the Heineken Cup …Tue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Anxious Leinster scramble throughLeinster 12 Edinburgh 3: LEINSTER KEPT their nerve sufficiently and, with grim determination, dominated for large tracts to …Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
First quarter will be an indicator of Leinster's match-day formLeinster v Edinburgh: MAKE OR break, do or die, etc, etcSat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Tough decisions are left for another daySIX NATIONS NEWS ROUND-UP THE HARD decisions, indeed the vast majority of the decisions, await for another dayThu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
