AIL

Terenure, Garryowen and Clontarf get AIL campaigns off to flying starts

Young Munster gain impressive win at UCD

Rejuvenated AIL kicks off new season with Terenure seeking fourth Aviva final in a row

Domestic league features healthy smattering of former pros, club stalwarts and ambitious young players

Cork Con’s James Taylor on AIL win over Terenure: ‘This is the pinnacle’

Taylor delivered a man-of-the-match performance in an unlikely win, as the Munster side played most of the game with a numerical disadvantage

Gerry Thornley: Anti-fun brigade detracted from occasion of the AIL final

Why are microphones allowed into schools’ matches at Energia Park and not for the AIL final at the Aviva? What’s wrong with additional colour?

Seventh heaven for 14-man Cork Con as they dethrone Terenure to claim AIL glory

Coach Jerry Holland hails gutsy display from 14-man Cork Con as they defeat Terenure to claim AIL final

Cork Constitution survive early red card to beat Terenure to AIL glory

John Forde was sent off 20 minutes in for a high tackle but Con prove the more clinical of the two sides as Terenure fail to make the advantage count

Chisom Ugwueru’s hat-trick propels UL Bohs to women’s AIL crown

Fiona Hayes’ side outscores Railway Union seven tries to six in the first women’s final held at the Aviva Stadium

Harrison Brewer’s journey from Leinster to Japan culminates in another Terenure final

Son of a former All Black harnesses disappointment at being cut loose by Leinster to lead Terenure’s bid for back-to-back AIL titles

AIL: Margins look wafer thin in intriguing final as Terenure seek to double up

AIL Final: Cork Con possess the better set-piece but Terenure perhaps boast the greater X-factor in intriguing final

Cork Con’s Matthew Bowen: ‘There’s a bit of pressure on you representing a big club with huge history’

Last year he helped Terenure win the All-Ireland League. On Sunday he aims to stop them retaining the title and bring it back to Cork intsead

Where has Ireland’s soccer talent gone?

‘If we don’t get the funding we need, things will just continue as they are’ warns the FAI’s academy development manager

Conor Phillips relishing AIL journey with Terenure after Munster dream ends

Winger says departure from province after nearly three years was ‘fairly soul-destroying’ but ‘there’s no bad blood’

Cork Con’s James Taylor: ‘To win the AIL would cap everything off in my rugby-playing career so far’

The influential Cork Constitution outhalf looks forward to Sunday’s All-Ireland League final against Terenure and discusses the path he has taken, and one road he did not go down

Terenure and Cork Con prevail to set up AIL final showdown

Defending champions beat Lansdowne at Lakelands while Cork Con work past Clontarf at home

All Ireland League season: Crunch semi-final day across all five divisions

Interlopers Terenure ready to roll with Cork Con, Clontarf and Lansdowne all back in the final-four mix

All-Ireland League round-up: Terenure and Cork Con seal home semi-finals

Lansdowne and Clontarf also make the Division 1A playoffs; full list of promotion/relegation playoff semi-finals

AIL Round-up: Terenure defeat Clontarf to close in on home semi-final spot

Nenagh Ormond, Instonians and Clogher Valley seal divisional titles on a hectic day of club action in the All Ireland League

All to play for as AIL heads towards an exciting climax

Terenure host Clontarf in mouthwatering clash at the top of AIL Division 1A

AIL: Clontarf and Terenure battle for the title once again

Leaders Clontarf head to Lakelands Park two points ahead of their rivals

AIL round-up: UCD’s win over leaders Clontarf shakes up endgame in Division 1A

Young Munster beat Trinity to leave them six points adrift at the bottom of the table

AIL previews: Ballynahinch face important clash against Lansdowne

For Lansdowne, a win would effectively secure a place in the semi-finals

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 representatives

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 remaining

Stakes high as Lansdowne host Terenure in intriguing AIL clash

Champions Terenure seeking an eighth successive AIL win following a slow start to the season

Caolan Dooley crowns memorable season with fitting personal award

Munster native played a crucial role in Terenure College’s historic first All-Ireland League triumph, scoring 30 points in the final win over Clontarf

Terenure’s kicking king Caolan Dooley wins AIL Division 1A player of the season

Michelle Claffey of Blackrock College wins women’s AIL player of the season as awards are handed out

AIL final: Terenure prove they can be heroes with a historic title win over Clontarf

URC: Leinster increase Aviva capacity to 27,000 in anticipation of an epic semi-final showdown with Munster

Glory Days for Terenure College as Caolan Dooley’s boot leads them to first All-Ireland League title

Centre kicks 30 points and is praised by Ronan O’Gara after brilliant display of placekicking

AIL playoff round-up: Josh Costello’s double keeps Shannon in top flight after win over Highfield

Skerries clinch promotion to Division 2B; UL Bohs hold place in 2A; Blackrock College back in 1B for first time since 2016

Clontarf and Terenue face off again in AIL final that could go either way

All the evidence points to another fluctuating decider between the two best club sides in the country

Clohessy means business as Terenure eye final bid for AIL glory

Munster-born backrow relishing the opportunity of another tilt against champions Clontarf at the Aviva

AIL success matters more than tries to Clontarf record-breaker Dylan Donnellan

Clontarf’s Corinthian spirit appeals to the son of a Gaeilgeoir family, writes Gerry Thornley

AIL round-up: Clontarf and Terenure College to meet for second year in Division 1A decider

Reigning champions Clontarf edged out Young Munster 13-12 in a tense tussle at Castle Avenue

AIL: Title is there for the taking as Clontarf take on Young Munster in home semi-final

Defending champions welcome back talismanic captain Matt D’Arcy, but Cookies are bolstered by nine changes

All-Ireland League enters final round of regular season with plenty to be resolved

The 25 games down for decision on Saturday involve a host of relegation, promotion and playoff issues

All-Ireland League preview: Relegation scramble adds to pressure of Colours clash

Leinster’s ‘A’s visit to London Irish deprives Trinity of three players for annual showdown with UCD

Irish packaging firm rolling out coffee cup recycling scheme

Amid Irish Rail coffe cup controversy, Zeus says its recycling boxes for cups are to be installed in 80 O’Briens and Bagel Factory outlets from January

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