‘I think I’m pretty blessed’: Jamison Gibson-Park ‘loving it’ in Leinster and Ireland setupThe veteran Ireland scrumhalf continues to perform and move like a player years younger, and draws inspiration from the younger players in the squadWed Feb 21 2024 - 06:00
Andrew Trimble tackles the nuance and complexity of identitiesThe former Irish winger’s documentary, For Ulster and for Ireland, illustrates how it is possible to acknowledge differences without rancourFri Feb 16 2024 - 06:00
Vikki Wall: ‘I’ve learned that maybe you take your instinct for granted sometimes’What Wall believes has transferred from GAA to rugby is informative about the sport she used to play and one she holds closeThu Feb 15 2024 - 06:00
Johnny Watterson: Hugo Keenan has come from modest beginnings to be a centrepiece of this Ireland teamKeenan’s rise in just over three years has been hard work nourishing natural talent. He’s a poster boy for building on innate ability and pushing it towards its full potentialTue Feb 13 2024 - 06:00
Deafening silence at the Aviva, Ireland solve a key issue and other things we learned from Six Nations week twoIreland v Italy showed tactical excellence of Andy Farrell's men; Casey takes one for the team; revealing under-20s fixture; crowd fails to play its partMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
Six Nations: Jack Crowley swaggers as Ireland stop Italy from finding grooveIreland’s senior team gave the U20s a timely lesson in how to stop opponents from rallyingSun Feb 11 2024 - 18:00
Irelands U20s hang on after titanic battle with ItalyRichie Murphy’s men survive imperfect performance to keep alive hopes of three Grand Slams in a rowFri Feb 09 2024 - 21:44
Johnny Watterson: Not unreasonable to think Basketball Ireland should have been stronger over team's Israel matchIt is not an unreasonable view that Basketball Ireland should have been stronger regarding their team’s match against IsraelFri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Rónan Kelleher: ‘The lineout clicked last weekend, but there was no major revamp’With 13 secured balls from 13 throws by Ireland, France had nothing they could land on Ireland to knock them out of strideThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
Garbisi brothers ready for biggest test yet against Ireland in Six NationsItaly’s new coach Gonzalo Quesada trusted the brothers in midfield to great effect against EnglandWed Feb 07 2024 - 06:00
Five things we learned from the opening weekend of Six Nations actionJack Crowley has a vital quality called character; Italy let golden opportunity slip; James Ryan and rugby’s twists and turns; Fab Finn Russell; Gibson-Park key to Ireland tempoSun Feb 04 2024 - 16:23
Ireland well beaten by Austria in Davis Cup in LimerickA capacity crowd of 2,400 fans were treated to some exciting tennisSun Feb 04 2024 - 16:18
Ireland’s lineout was back in perfect working order to help steamroll FrancePaul O’Connell and the players have clearly done some serious work on the set piece since the travails of the World CupSat Feb 03 2024 - 08:30
France 17 Ireland 38: How the Irish players ratedIreland had an outstanding opening game to the Six Nations, dominating the second halfFri Feb 02 2024 - 22:21
Northern Ireland politicians have found a new battleground in Casement ParkThe dispute over the Belfast GAA ground kicked off again this week with conflicting stories appearingFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00
Calvin Nash has earned his Ireland chance on the back of strong Munster displays Six Nations: The winger’s form and work-rate on and off the ball has been rewarded by Ireland head coach Andy FarrellWed Jan 31 2024 - 18:50
Dominic Thiem named on Austrian Davis Cup team to play against IrelandThiem’s big win came at the 2020 US Open, where defeated Alexander Zverev in the finalWed Jan 31 2024 - 17:06
Ronan O’Gara: ‘Jack Crowley gets first crack at it. If he does well, he’ll keep the jersey’ Six Nations: La Rochelle coach believes young Munster outhalf has the required temperament to make a strong claim for the Ireland No 10 jerseyWed Jan 31 2024 - 06:00
Six Nations: Scotland’s opener against Wales in Cardiff should provide stiff test Badly beaten by Ireland in the World Cup Scotland need a quick start to the Six NationsTue Jan 30 2024 - 06:00
Ireland Women’s Sevens rightly eye an Olympic podium placeIreland beat top dogs Australia to win their first World Series final in Perth on SundayMon Jan 29 2024 - 15:11
Six Nations: Borthwick aiming to revive underperforming England’s fortunesEngland have only a 50 per cent win rate over the last six seasons in the Six Nations championshipMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Italy’s coach Gonzalo Quesada wants to maintain cohesion before team’s opening Six Nations game against England in RomeFormer Argentinean outhalf is confident now is the right time to dip his toe into the waters of a national sideSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Easterby believes Ireland have learned some harsh lessons from defeat to New Zealand in World Cup quarter-finalJack Crowley expected to start against France in a match where the winners will be considered firm favourites for the championshipSat Jan 27 2024 - 06:00
Almost 30 years on, the forces that led Eric Cantona to lash out are still with usMilan goalkeeper Mike Maignan having to suffer racist abuse from Udinese fans shows football hasn’t fully moved on from the mid-1990sFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
‘Intense’ Felix Jones ready to make his mark on England in Six NationsFormer Irish fullback brings two World Cup winners medals with him from his time with South AfricaWed Jan 24 2024 - 18:23
Peter O’Mahony say Ireland captaincy is among his ‘biggest honours’Andy Farrell admits there were several candidates who could have comfortably worn the captain’s armband, but O’Mahony fit the role best for match dayTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Fabien Galthié admits Olympics decision on Antoine Dupont was made two years agoFrance will also miss out on Emmanuel Meafou and Anthony Jelonch after they picked up injuriesMon Jan 22 2024 - 18:00
Gary Lineker’s moderate views somehow seen by the right as subversiveFormer England captain and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker's moderate views have again aroused the ire of Conservative Party politicians and media outletsFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Joe Schmidt set to become new head coach of Australia, say reportsFormer Ireland coach was assistant to the All Blacks at the last Rugby World CupThu Jan 18 2024 - 09:42
Upbeat James Lowe times his return to perfection amidst injury chaos in Ireland’s backfieldIreland winger played for the first time since the World Cup in recent Champions Cup victory over Stade FrancaisThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Simon Carr returns for Ireland’s sold-out Davis Cup clash against AustriaIreland's first home Davis Cup match in nine years proves a sell-out at UL Sport Arena in LimerickWed Jan 17 2024 - 18:09
Johnny Sexton’s retirement the biggest change as Andy Farrell picks his initial Six Nations squad Ireland coach’s hands are tied at 10 with injuries to Ross and Harry Byrne and Ciarán FrawleyWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Andrew Goodman relishes opportunity to ‘test himself at highest level’ in Ireland coaching roleLeinster express confidence in Sam Prendergast if their outhalf injuries are not resolved this weekTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Champions Cup state of play: How the Irish provinces stand after two gamesUlster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht have had differing fortunes in their pools so farMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
Rory McIlroy’s softened stance towards LIV the result of sportswashing at its finestCo Down golfer said recently his reaction to the tour was 'a bit of a mistake' and that he was 'too judgmental' of those who left PGA TourFri Jan 05 2024 - 06:00
Caelan Doris takes the Leinster captain’s role in his strideAs Andy Farrell seeks a captain to succeed Johnny Sexton several players are natural picksThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Billy Burns: ‘It’s one good game. It doesn’t make me Ireland’s future number 10′Having been over two years out of the Ireland squad, Ulster outhalf Billy Burns produced an outstanding display against Leinster to remind Andy Farrell of his abilityWed Jan 03 2024 - 06:00
Annalise Murphy on swapping sailing for cycling, and setting her sights on ParisThis year Olympic sailing silver medallist Annalise Murphy won three Irish track cycling titles on a borrowed bike - now she wants to compete for Ireland in FranceTue Jan 02 2024 - 06:00
Johnny Watterson: Are rugby’s new concussion mouthguards based on pragmatism, science or money? New instrumented devices that measure the force of tackles will be used by Irish players in the 2024 Six Nations ChampionshipFri Dec 29 2023 - 06:00
Leinster boss Leo Cullen pivots to Ulster after grinding out Thomond Park winThere are no concerns over outhalf Harry Byrne, who limped off at half time against Munster but continued to playThu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Harry Byrne kicks Leinster to victory over Munster in derby dogfight Players battle brutal conditions at Thomond Park in St Stephen’s Day URC clashTue Dec 26 2023 - 22:02
Sports Review 2023: Carlos Alcaraz makes statement win for the new generationOpinion: Johnny Waterson’s moment of the yearTue Dec 26 2023 - 06:00
Katie McCabe named Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year for 2023Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award goes to former Ireland rugby captain Fiona CoghlanFri Dec 22 2023 - 18:09
The modern Olympic Games is far from what its founder had in mindThe first modern Olympiad took place in Athens in 1896 and, just as in ancient Greece, women were barred from taking partFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
‘That’s business’: Graham Rowntree says he can not determine where RG Snyman goesLeinster announced the signing of the Munster lock from next seasonWed Dec 20 2023 - 17:12
Michael Ala’alatoa: ‘I have committed to Clermont ... my motivation is to leave Leinster on a high’ The prop has confirmed he will head to France at the end of this season - ideally after helping Leinster to European gloryFri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
Johnny Watterson: More than ever the integrity of sport seems vulnerable to the relentless intrusion by a minorityLooking forward, 2024 is an Olympic year full of promise leading to a summer of hope in ParisFri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
Tadhg Beirne convinced Munster can bounce back to winning ways at ExeterA costly home draw with Bayonne has left Munster with ground to make up as they prepare to face Exeter away in the Champions CupTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Who is Daniel Wiffen, Ireland’s first swimmer to break a world record?All you need to know about Ireland’s brightest hope for a swimming medal at the Paris OlympicsMon Dec 11 2023 - 15:13
Draw puts early pressure on Munster as they face into daunting Exeter tripGraham Rowntree rues his side’s lack of composure in scoring positions as Bayonne fight back for drawMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:00
