Sam Prendergast to start at outhalf in Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium, Ryan Baird picked at blindside ...

Northampton Saints scrumhalf Archie McParland played against Ireland in the game last season, while more recently he got a ...

Munster's Eoghan Smyth starts at centre while Michael Foy gets the nod at blindside flanker. Fellow provincial duo Oisin ...

Simon Easterby's men are joint-favourites with France to retain their trophy but there are problems to solve in Ireland ...

Position by Position, Ireland's rugby legends assess the candidates and pick their XV to start the opening Six Nations game ...

Connacht park their Challenge Cup march to the knock-outs for the difficult task of picking up much-needed URC points away to ...

A man who drove a tractor and trailer in a careless fashion, causing “serious bodily harm” to Gerry Murray, the father of Ireland rugby legend, Conor Murray, was remanded on bail today ...

The last three Six Nations meetings between these two has produced a grand total of 193 points and no less than 25 tries.

A “simple” recount will take place for the final seat on the Trinity Seanad panel after 31 votes separated Green Party ...

Look no further than Sam Prendergast, a player who won a Grand Slam with ... Some years before his rise in Irish Rugby, Usanov was a successful martial arts competitor. He became All-Ireland ...

Connacht’s poor form in the URC continued after defeat to a depleted Glasgow Warriors side in difficult windy and wet ...

“Bitterly disappointed as it was a poor performance from us all the way through the park,” said a very dejected Richie Murphy afterwards ... for professional rugby players and a professional ...