Gaelic football is most attended sport, according to Sports Council surveyAlmost twice as many attending Rugby as four years agoThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
David Wallace stands by coach Anthony FoleyMunster players should accept the pre-season email fiasco as tough criticismThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
Oldest rugby club in Ireland takes step into the modern ageDublin University to play on new semi-synthetic pitch in College ParkWed Oct 01 2014 - 14:16
Irish abroad: Grenoble’s green streak continuesMini-Irish revolution driving the French Top 14 team’s coaching and scoringMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Leinster lose Healy but gain Kane DouglasMatt O’Connor has been hit with injury but can field a strong side against CardiffFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Hockey takes pride in high numbersParticipation levels are up in Ireland especially among children playing the gameFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Unbeaten Connacht face unbeaten GlasgowTwo of the three Pro12 sides who have won their opening matches face each otherFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Leinster will continue to pursue private moneyClub chief executive Mick Dawson says rugby needs to have partners for a strong futureThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Project players in Ireland a failed systemNot enough players are coming through the system to national level to call it a successThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Short-term game time with Ulster can help Darren Cave’s long-term ambitions‘The big picture is I want to go to the World Cup in 12 months’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
GAA match to be played at Ravenhill‘A few years ago the GAA were very kind to allow rugby to be played in Croke Park . . . it’s nice for Ulster Rugby to return the favour’Tue Sept 23 2014 - 13:07
Tommy Bowe open to filling the void at the 13 for IrelandUlster wing has experience at outside centre from his days playing at OspreysMon Sept 22 2014 - 16:10
100 years of the Junior Irish Open tennis contestBusinessman Tony O’Reilly, pianist Hugh Tinney and minister Catríona Ruane all played in the ‘Junior Fitz’Sat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Seaton and McGovern qualify for Rio 2016The Irish sailors have done enough to stay inside the top 10 places in SantanderFri Sept 19 2014 - 15:49
Three Rock Rovers to host European club competitionThe Rathfarnham hockey club has been given the EuroHockey Champions TrophyFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Ulster set to turn out near full strengthProvince travels to Wales with many international players named to playFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell and Conor Murray can give Munster edge against ZebreAnthony Foley’s side desperate for first home win of season in LimerickFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Jamie Heaslip all too aware of the national questionConnacht test is the immediate priority but World Cup looms large on the horizonThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
On-loan Roux available for Connacht to face LeinsterLeinster ensure John Cooney not available to Connacht coach Pat LamTue Sept 16 2014 - 11:30
Athletic legacy: the first amputee to win able-bodied track medalPistorius lived up to his nickname ‘Blade Runner’Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Leinster can get up and running against ScarletsHome side can put Glasgow disappointment behind themSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Philip Browne: Ulster says ‘no problem’Les Kiss will depart soon for Ireland as Ulster seek a new coach for this seasonFri Sept 12 2014 - 14:23
Ruaidhri Murphy set to make Pro12 debut for UlsterProp’s sojourn in Australia shows alternative route to successFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Concussion such a cause for concern in US it may result in huge changesClaims that outdated methods are putting millions of young sportspeople at riskFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Things look bright for ConnachtCoach Pat Lam getting the best out of his young chargesFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Paul O’Connell withdraws from Munster squadThe Ireland and Lions lock was expected to make a return to play this weekendThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:45
Robbie Henshaw to start for ConnachtThe young back takes his place at outside centre for his first league game of the seasonThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:44
Rory Best to make Ulster seasonal debutThe Irish hooker will line out against Zebre in Ravenhill for his first home matchThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:24
Russian athletes admit Xenon doping at Winter OlympicsDrug has same effect as outlawed EPO which boosts oxygen-carrying blood cellsWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Frampton takes IBF super-bantamweight title after Belfast showdownNorthern Ireland contender takes belt with unanimous decision over Kiko MartinezMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
Belfast’s Carl Frampton on top of the worldFighter wins world title after Titanic struggle with Kiko MartinezSun Sept 07 2014 - 11:29
No quarter asked as Frampton eyes first world titleSuper bantamweight from Belfast seeks IBF belt from Kiko Martinez in Titanic QuarterFri Sept 05 2014 - 17:09
Three debutants for Connacht against DragonsPat Lam is not yet able to call on All Black Mils Muliaina because of an elbow injuryFri Sept 05 2014 - 15:07
Madigan must bide his time for Leinster as Gopperth gets the nodGopperth named at outhalf for tomorrow’s trip to face Glasgow in ScotstounFri Sept 05 2014 - 13:38
New-look Ulster can expect a warm welcome in the valleysLlanelli hoping to bring pre-season form into tomorrow’s Pro12 clash at Parc Y ScarletsFri Sept 05 2014 - 13:04
Gilroy relishing the new Les Kiss influence in UlsterFollowing a place on the tour to Romania and a good pre-season, fit-again winger is looking forward to the season opener against LlanelliThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Irish success in women’s rugby was no flukeEngland launch a campaign to increase women in the game by 10,000 in three yearsWed Sept 03 2014 - 17:44
Leinster expect Wallaby signing to arrive before Champions CupContinued delay over return of Luke FitzgeraldTue Sept 02 2014 - 14:05
It’s big, it’s noisy – and ‘Hack’ is one heck of a playerCrowd lap up noise and excess of Croke Park ClassicMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Leinster look to Tallaght for future recruitsMatch is part of a Leinster programme to build numbers in DublinSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Fearless James McGee aiming for the Grand SlamsIreland’s top tennis player qualified for the US Open but does not intend to stop thereSat Aug 30 2014 - 00:30
All Black pedigree good for Connacht rugbyThe arrival of Mils Muliaina has already set hearts racing as the Pro12 season beginsFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00
Sports Minister criticises GAA decisionMichael Ring says moving the All-Ireland semi-final replay from Dublin was a wrong callThu Aug 28 2014 - 21:29
Taylor set for debut fight in LimerickThe Olympic gold medalist faces a French boxer ahead of the World ChampionshipsTue Aug 26 2014 - 12:44
Rugby 2015 World Cup bases decidedIreland will move between locations for their Pool D matches in Wales and in LondonTue Aug 26 2014 - 11:21
Croke Park has no issue with Penn State historyThe GAA believe the College has dramatically changed ethos after child abuse scandalsFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
Ladies first as New Zealand finally beaten by an Ireland sideWorld Cup semi-final looms after marvellous Marcoussis displayWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
Paddy Barnes gets himself into a Tweet storm over anthemsNorthern Irish boxer wins Commonwealth gold and keeps fighting his cornerMon Aug 04 2014 - 06:00
Lynne Cantwell: ‘I’m an optimistic person. But I’m not a dreamer’Ireland’s most-capped rugby player Lynne Cantwell is aiming high at the IRB World Cup in FranceThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
Conlan and Barnes through to Commonwealth semifinalsIreland’s Olympic bronze medallists comfortably won their bouts in GlasgowWed Jul 30 2014 - 21:53
