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Terenure climb to third with win over leaders Clontarf

Leaders Clontarf go to Terenure College while UCD face Old Belvedere

Win over Cork Constitution shows Old Belvedere are getting to grips with life in Division 1A

Leaders Clontarf looking for a 10th successive win as they host Nenagh

Nenagh Ormond earn first point in spirited defeat to Young Munster

This weekend sees return fixtures for the pre-Christmas ninth round pairings

The perception that the league is a ‘graveyard’ for young players eyeing professional careers ‘is changing’, says Clontarf’s Dylan Donnellan

AIL round-up: Comeback win means north Dublin club will also be top of Division 1A for Christmas

’Tarf play their first Bateman final in a decade, with game televised live on irishrugby+

Young Munster prevail over Terenure College

St Mary’s are the visitors to Ballymacarn Park as season approaches key juncture

Third play second in Division 1A as leaders St Mary’s host winless Nenagh Ormond

Champions Clontarf also kept up pressure on leaders St Mary’s with convincing defeat of Cork Con

UCD climb out of the drop zone with a 34-12 bonus-point win over Young Munster

Terenure College to host St Mary’s College at Lakelands Park in Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A summit meeting

Clontarf face UCD at Castle Avenue in an all-Dublin derby

New north and south divisions are being brought in to reduce travelling costs for clubs from next season

Statement wins for Ballynahinch, Terenure College and Clontarf

Both Lansdowne and Terenure have donated to Leinster’s cause for Zebre visit

Former All Black outhalf now strives to be an ‘approachable guy’ that can help Terenure win a couple of championships

Player comings and goings over the summer shake up the top flight

The former All Black’s imminent arrival in Dublin 6w as coach is causing delight, not least among players and staff

Former outhalf has signed a three-year deal with the club

Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year Awards went to Quenton O’Neale of Old Belvedere and Jason Moreton of Wicklow

Youngster Hugh Cooney showed qualities that could make him a future Ireland player

Exciting, taut, tense game ebbs and flows but Clontarf prevail by single point

Nenagh become first Tipperary club to play in the top division; heartache for Cashel as they lose out on promotion to Division 1B

Eilis Cahill burrowed over to earn a dramatic victory

Reigning champions Con seeking to become first side in 20 years to retain title while ‘Tarf have lost eight out of 11 finals

Reaching the AIL final for the fifth time in seven editions is one thing, but winning two in a row, as Con will attempt on Sunday, is another

Outhalf has seen the highs and lows of AIL finals, and knows which he prefers, as ‘Tarf face Cork Con at the Aviva

The final will see defending champions Con face the 2022 winners Clontarf at the Aviva Stadium next Sunday

Lansdowne recall top players for semi-final showdown in Clontarf

‘Tarf will host Lansdowne while Mary’s will be at home to champions Cork Con in semi-finals

Cork Con entertain Terenure with hopes of sneaking up into the top two

St Mary’s, Clontarf, Cork Constitution and Lansdowne will contest Division 1A semi-finals

Champions Cork Con go into last two rounds in third place but sit only six points ahead of Ballynahinch in sixth

Coffee alleged to have been thrown in direction of player

With remaining games against UCD and Garryowen, Lansdowne look well placed to make the play-offs

Young Munster pick strong side for visit of Cork Con