Ireland v France: Daunting task ahead for Ireland’s women as team rebuilding continuesIreland have been beaten by Les Bleus six times in succession, and coach Scott Bemand will go for a functional, kicking-based game to keep Ireland in the runningSat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
AIL previews: Ballynahinch face important clash against LansdowneFor Lansdowne, a win would effectively secure a place in the semi-finalsFri Mar 22 2024 - 20:21
Gerry Thornley: Man management is key for Leinster after long season for Irish playersWe should never forget or underplay how much a World Cup campaign takes out of playersFri Mar 22 2024 - 18:32
Gerry Thornley’s Six Nations 2024 Team of the TournamentIrish players dominate the best team after winning the championshipTue Mar 19 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley’s Six Nations review - No turning back for England as Wales emerge as the problem child France look to have turned a corner while Scotland continue to have an over-inflated view of their performancesTue Mar 19 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell salutes group effort as Ireland bask in championship gloryLifting silverware the best way to bounce back from Twickenham disappointmentMon Mar 18 2024 - 06:00
Peter O’Mahony on winning Six Nations: ‘One of the most special days in my career’Head coach Andy Farrell says ‘whatever is right’ for O’Mahony as retirement from Ireland loomsSun Mar 17 2024 - 11:14
Ireland are back-to-back Six Nations champions for third time in history after nervy win over ScotlandTitle was not exactly sealed in the grandest of manners. But this brilliant Irish team are champions againSat Mar 16 2024 - 20:13
What’s seldom is wonderful: Why we shouldn’t sniff at a relatively rare Six Nations title For those Irish supporters lucky enough to be at the Aviva this evening, this could be an opportunity to celebrate something rareSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Six Nations: Focused Ireland intent on sealing the deal in style Scotland come in quest of a Triple Crown but form lines suggest Farrell’s men retain a decisive edge over the visitorsSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Six Nations organisers hope to avoid nightmare end scenarioIreland could lose to Scotland and win the championship with losing bonus pointFri Mar 15 2024 - 15:07
French confident Antoine Frisch will see his future lies with Les BleusMunster centre Antoine Frisch has a choice to make to decide where his international future liesFri Mar 15 2024 - 14:32
Andy Farrell says Ireland pride themselves on performing well when it mattersGarry Ringrose in line for first Six Nations appearance this season against ScotlandFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:00
Ireland v Scotland: Andy Farrell names unchanged starting line-up Harry Byrne and Garry Ringrose named on the bench as Andy Farrell returns to 5-3 splitThu Mar 14 2024 - 13:56
Conor Murray agrees to new one-year Munster and Ireland contractProvince recently offered contracts to be topped up by the IRFU to Murray and Ireland captain Peter O’MahonyWed Mar 13 2024 - 23:15
Ireland vs Scotland: Garry Ringrose set for bench role with Andy Farrell likely to revert to 5-3 split Likely that Ireland will name three backs on the bench with Harry Byrne also coming into the match day 23 ahead of Saturday’s finaleWed Mar 13 2024 - 21:12
Conor Murray was following instructions to clear ball against England, says EasterbyDefence coach says ill-fated moment was made in coaches’ box and relayed from sidelinesWed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s Calvin Nash and Ciarán Frawley on track to play against ScotlandBoth players had to leave the field during Ireland’s loss to England at TwickenhamTue Mar 12 2024 - 14:55
Gerry Thornley: Good weekend for the Six Nations – if not for IrelandTransformed England and resurgent Italy prove there’s plenty of life left yet in the Six NationsTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell talks up chance to win back-to-back Six Nations titlesRisks in opting for 6-2 split were exposed by early head injury for Calvin Nash and compounded when the same fate befell his replacement early in the second halfMon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Six Nations: Ireland left to rue bringing the best out of EnglandIreland’s attack failed to flow but they still got themselves into a winning position before letting it slipMon Mar 11 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell: ‘We’ve got to dust ourselves down . . . we’ve got a championship to win’Ireland head coach admits England deserved their victory but praises his side for battling back twiceSat Mar 09 2024 - 20:58
Marcus Smith’s last-gasp drop goal ends Ireland’s hopes of Grand Slam repeatSteve Borthwick’s team played with a fervour and ambition that Twickenham has not seen for a long timeSat Mar 09 2024 - 19:19
England v Ireland: Farrell’s side can clinch Six Nations title with bonus-point victoryAll prevailing logic and form points towards an Irish win against England which is both unnerving and undeniableSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s Calvin Nash now fulfilling his considerable potentialCalvin Nash's emergence was delayed by injuries but from a young age his star quality was apparent to those who monitored his progressSat Mar 09 2024 - 06:00
England v Ireland: Peter O’Mahony taking nothing for granted as he anticipates a huge battle Captain Peter O'Mahony knows from personal experience the scale of the task facing Ireland, having won just twice in his eight visits to TwickenhamFri Mar 08 2024 - 18:30
Gerry Thornley: Irish stars set to follow in footsteps of Mike GibsonAt Twickenham tomorrow Ireland could equal that run of five successive wins over the auld enemyFri Mar 08 2024 - 17:19
Six Nations 2024: Andy Farrell urges Ireland to stay cool in England’s cauldronHugh Keenan returns to starting lineup after recovering from injuryFri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00
Terenure the bulk supplier as Ireland Club XV names side to take on Portugal A Seven players from the Lakelands club named in the starting XV with one further on the bench, Clontarf have three representativesThu Mar 07 2024 - 18:58
England v Ireland: Hugo Keenan restored at fullback as James Ryan is ruled out of rest of Six NationsCiarán Frawley’s versatility has been preferred to the more proven international pedigree of Garry Ringrose in the replacementsThu Mar 07 2024 - 14:00
England v Ireland: Andy Farrell to name fit-again Hugo Keenan at fullback for Six Nations clashSix-two forwards split on the bench likely to be maintained with Ciarán Frawley set to beat out Garry Ringrose for a spot on the benchWed Mar 06 2024 - 20:23
‘No scrum, no win’ - Ireland relishing set piece challenge vs England Six Nations: Scrum coach John Fogarty insists Ireland’s pack can expect a battle up front if they are to help claim the spoils at TwickenhamWed Mar 06 2024 - 06:00
Hugo Keenan and Garry Ringrose return to Ireland training ahead of England clashSix Nations: Leinster duo train alongside Iain Henderson and Oli Jager as Ireland report a clean bill of health ahead of Twickenham tripTue Mar 05 2024 - 15:17
Gerry Thornley: History has taught Irish rugby not to be too cocky in advance of treks to TwickenhamIreland v England: Owen Farrell’s decision to move to France is symptomatic of troubling times in his countryTue Mar 05 2024 - 08:13
Leinster lock Ross Molony to move to Bath at end of season as hopes of Ireland call-up fadeGarry Ringrose pressing for inclusion in Ireland matchday squad for Saturday's clash with England at Twickenham following return to fitnessMon Mar 04 2024 - 06:00
Bowen hat-trick helps Cork Constitution beat LansdowneClontarf move two points clear of Con at top of table with win over Young MunsterSun Mar 03 2024 - 15:58
Ireland’s Ciarán Frawley an emerging talent and team player keen to be involved‘I probably have the ability to jump into other positions and do a job there. So, for me, it is understanding that and then knowing that it will get me into the big games’Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
All eyes on clash between Lansdowne and Cork Con in ultra-competitive Division 1A Just five points cover the leading quartet of Clontarf, Cork Constitution, Terenure and Lansdowne, with just four rounds remainingFri Mar 01 2024 - 21:38
Gerry Thornley: France’s decline has damaged the Six Nations spectacleThe joie de vivre the French club players have been playing has been replaced by joylessness for the national teamFri Mar 01 2024 - 16:10
Mike Catt: England will have improved from the Scotland gameIreland backs coach anticipates that Twickenham crowd will be in full voice as Ireland seek consecutive Grand SlamsFri Mar 01 2024 - 06:00
Six Nations: Garry Ringrose set to be fit for England clashBacks coach Mike Catt optimistic that Hugo Keenan might be back in training next weekThu Feb 29 2024 - 18:01
Flat atmosphere at the Aviva Stadium not helped by Irish rugby fans treating matches as a social occasionSix Nations: There are plenty of supporters who would sing and chant if they could procure tickets yet there were non-occupied seats in the Lower East and Havelock Square ends on SaturdayTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Garry Ringrose: ‘The more injuries I’ve gone through, the better I’ve got at watching’ Ireland centre has missed the first three games of the Six Nations having injured his shoulder in Leinster’s clash with LeicesterTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Garry Ringrose ‘hopeful’ of being fit for Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England Leinster and Ireland centre has missed out ever since injuring his shoulder during his province’s Champions Cup victory over LeicesterMon Feb 26 2024 - 12:00
Business as usual for relentless Ireland as they subdue Welsh challengeRecord-extending 18th consecutive home win signals another major step towards Grand SlamMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Gerry Thornley: Ireland could clinch the Six Nations title with a game to spareIreland can secure the Six Nations title for the second year running with a game to spare by beating England next Saturday weekMon Feb 26 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell hails tenacious nature of Ireland’s win over Wales ‘There was all sorts of stuff going on in that game . . . but we stuck at it and brought them down in the end’Sat Feb 24 2024 - 18:41
Ireland claim bonus-point win over Wales despite patchy performanceTadhg Beirne’s try with the last play of the game helps Ireland make it a third five-point haulSat Feb 24 2024 - 16:40
Six Nations: Unfazed Jack Crowley will keep striving for the next levelThe sky is the limit for Ireland’s promising young outhalf Jack CrowleySat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
Ireland skipper Peter O’Mahony settling into leadership role despite Test anxiety ‘It’s good to be nervous. It’s part of the love of it is being nervous. You know you’re off the boil if you’re not’Sat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
