Ireland Rugby

Andy Farrell could yet again benefit from Leo Cullen’s exceptional talent as a selector

Irish co-captain not named in the matchday 23 as Hannah O’Connor starts at lock with Edel McMahon leading the side

Leinster are set to have 10 players on Ireland central contracts next season with just three from the other provinces on national deals

Damage limitation is not the message Bemand will be giving his troops for their Six Nations clash at Twickenham

Current Hurricanes attack coach played 62 times for Munster and came close to being capped for Ireland by Joe Schmidt

Ireland is the first country to launch the service for male and female players who have concerns about their brain and mental health

‘I am delighted to commit my future to Leinster and continue my playing career in Ireland,’ says hooker

Captain sees positives from two defeats and believes Clíodhna Moloney’s return will boost squad for third Test

O’Mahony ends speculation on his future after agreeing to a Munster contract which will be topped up by the IRFU

Flanker Edel McMahon who missed the Italian match returns to the backrow with Aoife Wafer reverting to blindside flanker

The 31-time capped Irish hooker has not played for Ireland for nearly three years

Sport Ireland announces details of 1,595 tests across 32 sports, with rugby topping the list at 284 samples, ahead of athletics and rowing

Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey to complete his contract and remain with Ulster until the end of the 2025 season

Scrumhalf Hugo Lennox scores two tries in third-place playoff against Australia

Munster scrumhalf was criticised for kicking to touch in the end game of the defeat, a decision which he said he would come to again

Exeter hooker has not been involved at international level since she accused an IRFU employee of ‘slurry spreading’ in 2021

Three backs and five forwards for Ireland named in best team, as Aki misses out on top award

Couple of purple patches for French proved important in match at Queen’s University Belfast

Frisch joined province in bid to play for Ireland but has opted to declare for country of his birth

Blackrock outhalf Conor O’Shaughnessy secured 16 points in win that sees Ireland bounce back from last week’s defeat to France

Thatcher has a lot to answer for as Oxford and Cambridge crews resist the temptation to chuck their coxes in the polluted River Thames after annual Boat Race

The Munster Council decision to increase ticket prices involved very little risk as the championship is in the grip of a boom

Penalty try sees Ireland hit the front early but clinical Italians have too much in front of a record crowd

It is something I have been preaching for years, into far too many sets of deaf ears inside Australian rugby

James Lowe and Josh van der Flier among 11 players who took part in Ireland’s Six Nations triumph set to start Friday night’s game at the RDS

Far from jaded after his exertions with Ireland, the Leinster hooker is looking forward to getting back in action - and on the trophy trail - with his province

Danaher pleased with ‘buy-in’ from group, which will be boosted by return of offloading queen Sam Monaghan

Influential secondrow missed Six Nations opener against France due to head injury

Role in Ireland’s Six Nations triumph gives Jordan Larmour a timely boost in advance of some big games for Leinster

Joey Carbery says decision to leave Munster ‘extremely tough’ but the time is right for a new challenge in his rugby career

A fundamental need exists for World Rugby to rid the game of danger

The Counter Ruck Podcast

Ireland under-20 side avoid winner’s curse; Haley playing his way back into Ireland frame

Interim boss John O’Shea steadies the good ship Republic, while Six Nations’ defeat against France ‘a huge improvement’

Andy Farrell has areas to address as he aims to make the most of the summer tour to South Africa

We should never forget or underplay how much a World Cup campaign takes out of players

Professional services group has been principal sponsor of Ireland women’s rugby team for the past decade

Watching Ireland play in the Aviva Stadium is not for 'real fans', it's a sporting experience equally open to everyone

Beibhinn Parsons and Eve Higgins both start in the backline with Edel McMahon named as captain as Sam Monaghan misses out through injury

A bone to pick with Peter O’Mahony; Women’s rugby team ready for noisy opener; National Football League limps to a finish