Publisher to end Neil Francis contract after Marcus Smith comments
Rugby pundit made offensive comments about Harlequins and Lions outhalf
Old Belvedere asks supporters for donations to protect the club’s future
Jack Conan: ‘There’s no professional game in this country without strength of our clubs’
Bridging the gap: ‘A lot of what I loved about rugby got lost in the end’
Three Ireland players look back at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the start of professionalism
Rory Best: ‘I just thought you played the game hard, and partied hard.’
Former Ireland captain talks to Donald McRae about turning things around
Niall Quinn: Tax breaks for sport investment can help young talent
Former Republic of Ireland international sees it as means of nurturing young talent
Peter O’Mahony: We will need our best performance yet
Irish captain on Ireland’s revenge, Dan Leavy’s return and David Pocock
Michael Cheika hits back at Neil Francis in war of words
Former Irish lock said David Pocock was a cancer on the game and Cheika has responded
Conor Murray says teammate Bundee Aki doesn’t deserve abuse
New Zealand-born player has come under fire for recent selection in Ireland squad
Over 1,000 attend funeral of rugby international Willie Duggan
Many club, province and national teammates from ’70s and ’80s at Dunmore ceremony
Blackrock’s array of attacking options look too sharp for Belvedere
Preview: Leinster Senior Schools Cup: Blackrock College v Belvedere College, RDS, 2pm (Eir Sport)
The modern day Celtic rivalry that keeps on giving
From the ‘terrible eight’, to Gatland’s big omission, to Western Mail’s flora front page
TV View: We were All Black and blue from pinching ourselves
NBC and rugby are hardly a marriage made in heaven – but who really cares now
I live in Dublin now but Cork is part of my heritage and DNA, says Matt Cooper
A lot of my closest friends in Dublin are actually Cork people I didn’t know in Cork
Ireland’s Call: standing tall for 20 years
Liked by some, loathed by others, Phil Coulter’s song was the answer to enduring problem
Radio: 2FM serves up another unappetising breakfast
‘Breakfast Republic’, the RTÉ station’s new morning show, is as forced as it is unfunny. Its presenters, Bernard O’Shea, Jennifer Maguire and Keith Walsh, could learn a thing or two from Pat Kenny, who’s showing that an old hand can thrive in new places
Loneliness: the last of the taboos
Who wants to be the solitary voice in a feed of holiday snaps and baby photos admitting that, actually, life’s not that great and you’re pretty bloody lonely?
Neil Francis’s remarks provoke strong reaction
Rugby referee Nigel Owens rejects comments that gay people lack interest in sport
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