Willie Ryan’s appetite for rugby big enough to weather English club game’s bleak finances‘It’s good fun and we play good rugby – but it’s not well paid and it’s getting worse,’ says RyanSun Sept 15 2024 - 06:00
Ulster head coach Richie Murphy ready to deploy young guns to fire up the new seasonWith squad light on frontline experience, Murphy is confident Jake Flannery, James Humphreys, Jack Murphy and new outhalf Aidan Morgan can step up to the plateWed Sept 11 2024 - 19:50
Hugh Hogan relishing his role as one of Ireland’s revamped coaching team Women's rugby: Game against Australia in Belfast to further Scott Bernard’s squad’s preparation for the WXV1 tournament in Vancouver where Ireland face New Zealand, Canada and the USAWed Sept 11 2024 - 06:00
Paralympics Day 10: Irish in action as Richael Timothy takes on road raceBritney Arendse will take part in powerlifting; Mary Fitzgerald in Shot Put finalSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Paralympics Day 9: Irish in action and best of the rest as Katie-George Dunlevy chases gold againParalympics Day 9: Katie-George Dunlevy with her pilot Linda Kelly will feature in the 99-kilometre Women’s B road race as will Josephine Healion and Eva McCrystalFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Paralympics: Goncin busily giving back to the land of his birthTeam Canada wheelchair basketball player Nikola Goncin designs prosthetics for disabled children in his native BosniaFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Paralympics Day 8: Irish in action and best of the rest as Róisín Ní Riain chases more medal gloryLimerick swimmer will compete in her last event of the Paris Games on ThursdayThu Sept 05 2024 - 06:00
Bed found for 8ft 1 Iranian Paralympian forced to sleep on floor in ParisParalympics 2024: Ecuador accused of allowing non-disabled athletes to compete at GamesThu Sept 05 2024 - 06:00
Cliodhna Moloney praises positive changes in Ireland women’s team under Bemand after returning from exileGalway native (31) is glad to be back and confident Ireland can close the gap at international level under new regimeTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00
TV View: Old football rivalries are played out – and the old cliches are wheeled out tooYet another ‘screamer’ as Celtic get the better of Rangers, and more ‘double Dutch’ as Liverpool and Manchester United managers face offMon Sept 02 2024 - 06:00
Paralympics Day 2 as it happened: Ireland’s Róisín Ní Riain wins silver in 100m backstroke finalEllen Keane narrowly missed out on bronze in the SB8 100m breaststroke finalFri Aug 30 2024 - 20:27
Olympics Day 6: Boxers Jack Marley and Daina Moorehouse fail to progress in Paris Medal race for sailors Robert Dickson and Seán Waddilove abandoned for today while Jack Marley boxes for medal laterThu Aug 01 2024 - 22:31
Olympics, Day 5 live updates: Kellie Harrington books place in semi-final, guaranteed at least bronze after victory over ValdesFollow all of the action as Irish boxer takes on Columbia’s Angie Valdes in ParisWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:46
Olympics, Day 4 as it happened: Daniel Wiffen wins gold medal with stunning Olympic recordDaniel Wiffen headlines day four with a gold medal chance in the 800m freestyleTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:55
Olympics, Day 3 as it happened: Mona McSharry wins bronze medal in 100m breaststroke finalDubliner Ellen Walshe finishes eighth the 400IM final while Kellie Harrington wins her first fightMon Jul 29 2024 - 22:21
Armagh 1-11 Galway 0-13 (FT): Victory over Galway earns second All-Ireland final win for Orchard CountyConnacht side fall just short in tense endgame at Croke ParkSun Jul 28 2024 - 17:56
Defining moment at hand for McGeeney’s decade-long quest Manager Kieran McGeeney has given his heart and soul over a decade to the task of bringing Armagh football back to the summitSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
All-Ireland football final by the numbersGalway are bidding to add to their tally of eight All-Ireland titles while Armagh seek just their secondSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
All you need to know about Olympic Rugby Sevens Volatile nature of Sevens matches means any one of six teams could win the tournamentTue Jul 23 2024 - 18:41
Ireland linked with return to Soldier Field in Chicago for All Blacks match next yearJoe Schmidt led an Irish men’s team to a first win over his native New Zealand at the ground in 2016Tue Jul 23 2024 - 13:48
Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Women’s SevensOlympics: Paris 2024: The progress of the Sevens team culminated in a famous World Series win in Perth earlier this yearSat Jul 20 2024 - 18:21
Ireland v South Africa: ‘When you get a win like that it makes your summer. It’s not an exaggeration’Ireland stalwart James Ryan salutes the impact of Ireland’s last-gasp victory over world champions South Africa courtesy of a magical moment from Ciarán FrawleyMon Jul 15 2024 - 06:00
Ciarán Frawley savours best moment of his career after drop goal heroics‘I‘ve had a few pints, so I feel good. It was unreal the way the match finished’Sat Jul 13 2024 - 21:35
Ciarán Frawley the man of the hour as Ireland strike late to stun South Africa Leinster outhalf slots a last-minute drop goal to level the series and end Ireland’s season on a highSat Jul 13 2024 - 19:16
Ireland need to tap into their usual standards of energy and accuracyAll forms of kicking against South Africa needs to be precise, and it needs to be well thought outSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Jack Crowley impresses early on in his journey to becoming Ireland’s go-to man The outhalf has plenty of room for improvement but has already shown enough qualities to mitigate the loss of Johnny SextonSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Garry Ringrose on Ireland’s ‘special group’, Cheslin Kolbe brilliance and motivation for South Africa showdownThe Ireland centre says his team are motivated to improve for Saturday’s showdown with South AfricaFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell tells it like it is before Ireland’s moment of truth against South Africa Garry Ringrose, Conor Murray, Rónan Kelleher and James Ryan promoted to the starting team from the benchFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
Ireland set for matches in Georgia and Romania next summer while Lions tour Australia From next season on, Irish provinces won’t be permitted to sign non-Irish qualified frontrow players, confirms David HumphreysThu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
South Africa vs Ireland: Garry Ringrose could return at 13 among a number of Irish changesSimon Easterby says Ireland had no issues with the way Caelan Doris communicated with the officials as captain last weekendThu Jul 11 2024 - 01:00
Ireland report no further injury concerns ahead of second Test against SpringboksJamie Osborne, Bundee Aki, James Lowe and Robbie Henshaw all trained on WednesdayWed Jul 10 2024 - 12:50
Rónan Kelleher ready to step up in Ireland’s second Test against South Africa‘I think it comes down to the small details we need to get right ourselves. We’re already looking to fix that,’ says 26-year-old hookerWed Jul 10 2024 - 06:00
Rassie Erasmus names unchanged side and expects another tight clash with IrelandTeam that will line out in Durban will be the most experienced starting line-up in Springbok historyTue Jul 09 2024 - 18:55
Ireland summon Heffernan and Doak as Sheehan and Casey are ruled out of second South Africa TestConor Murray says there are ‘plenty of positives’ from the first Test, and they are not walking around ‘with our heads down’Tue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Talking points around Springboks victory focus on television match official‘It’s fine margins,so they have to be very clear. It’s a big Test match so you’d rather have one replay too many than two too little’Tue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Lengthy injury list emerges after Ireland’s first Test loss to South AfricaPossible ACL injury sustained by Dan Sheehan, Craig Casey concussed, while Andrew Porter, Bundee Aki and James Lowe in treatment roomMon Jul 08 2024 - 01:00
Courageous Ireland performance comes up short as South Africa take first TestAndy Farrell’s side were left to rue a couple of decisions and the bounce of the ball that went against themSun Jul 07 2024 - 13:35
Ireland count cost of defeat with Sheehan, Casey and Henshaw all doubts for second TestAndy Farrell: ‘It’s the make-up of this team that even with the type of performance in the first half, we hung in thereSat Jul 06 2024 - 20:38
It’ll take an extraordinary performance for Ireland to win South Africa. Anything less won’t sufficeIreland have only won one Test on South African soil. The odds are against them in PretoriaSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
‘The hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans’ - Josh van der Flier shrugs off local confusion as Ireland eye up Springboks‘They try and make it personal in terms of confrontation … It’s very much a physical test, who is man enough to take you on one-on-one?’Sat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Jaco Peyper explains new TMO protocol to be trialled for first time in Pretoria Experienced official indicates protocol rewinds to last attacking possession excluding set-piecesSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Tadhg Beirne undaunted by the prospect of taking on the world’s bestFacing South Africa away is one of the toughest assignments in world rugby but Tadhg Beirne and Ireland are up for the challengeFri Jul 05 2024 - 06:00
Andy Farrell expresses full confidence in Test debutant Jamie Osborne Jamie Osborne named at fullback as Ireland coach Andy Farrell says visiting squad ‘in great form’ for Saturday’s showdown against South AfricaFri Jul 05 2024 - 06:00
South Africa v Ireland team news: Jamie Osborne and Craig Casey to start first Test Robbie Henshaw named alongside Bundee Aki in midfield with Garry Ringrose among the replacements on a five-three benchThu Jul 04 2024 - 14:05
South Africa vs Ireland: Jamie Osborne in line for surprise debut at fullbackLeinster youngster has largely played at centre this season but has the potential skillset to deputise for Hugo KeenanWed Jul 03 2024 - 20:39
Handrè Pollard calls for South Africa to be clinical against IrelandSpringbok outhalf praises influence on Ireland of ‘big threat’ Jack CrowleyWed Jul 03 2024 - 19:22
South Africa’s Rassie Erasmus turns on the charm ahead of Test against IrelandCoach well versed in controlling temperature ahead of a match, knowing when to add heat or turn down the flameWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Paul O’Connell says Ireland’s focus is internal ahead of South Africa TestIrish coach says they have no new injury concerns as all 35 players trainedWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Handre Pollard returns to South Africa side for highly anticipated first test against IrelandTwelve starters from last year’s Rugby World Cup final named in starting line-up for Saturday’s gameTue Jul 02 2024 - 14:29
South Africa tests ‘a big opportunity’ for Ireland, says Gary KeeganGary Keegan: 'Two games against the world champions in their own backyard, it’s important to us.`Tue Jul 02 2024 - 06:00
