McFadden brings extra ammunition with kickingWe didn’t ask Fergus McFadden how it all seemed to him when Luke Marshall was picked at inside centre because we know…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Jackson to start for IrelandPaddy Jackson successfully completed a kicking session yesterday in Aviva Stadium with coach Mark Tainton and came through…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Healy learns from 'stamping' incident and moves onProp received hate mail after England game in form of 'pretty violent letter'Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Sexton may try to do some kickingJonny Sexton is 50-50, at best, to play against France at the weekend, although he hasn’t yet run in anything other than a straight…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Decision to omit O'Gara made purely on formRUGBY: The game of numbers has cast no spell over the Irish managementTue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Kidney to delay outhalf decisionRugby: Ireland coach Declan Kidney was unable to name a starting outhalf when he announced his matchday squad for next Saturday…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
O'Gara not finished yet, insists KearneyRugby: Irish management insisted today Ronan O’Gara’s international career is not over and the Munster outhalf could yet feature…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Spotlight on Madigan as Leinster look to stay on winning rollThere’s not much Leinster outhalf Ian Madigan can do except continue to play the way he has been playingFri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Ireland achieve vital goal in finishing secondHOCKEY: Ireland had hopes of winning the World League event in New Delhi but finishing second and qualifying for the next phase…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Jackson gets a chance to kick over the traces at Ravenhill tonightPresumably the phone calls were made during the week to the provincial coaches, the result of which is Paddy Jackson will be …Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Taylor disappointed in way IABA dealt with cancellation of European eventOutside the ring Katie Taylor’s world is a remove from boxing and this past week you could understand why.Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
O'Driscoll gives captain Heaslip his full backingReducing his role to something less than a leader seems strangely ill-fittingWed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
O'Driscoll shifts blame for defeat from Jackson and Kidney to players generallyWith the opinion givers as adept at crushing careers as inflating them, Paddy Jackson’s seems to be in need of some mending. …Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Egan retires after bruising encounter with WardBOXING: IRISH NATIONAL ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS: The force of nature that is European light heavyweight champion Joe Ward …Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Taylor turns on style for home fansIt may not have been the ExCel Arena in London or an Olympic Games final but the National Stadium and 2,000 fans sang to the …Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Munster look to have more strength in depthPREVIEW Treviso v Munster: Treviso have won six matches from 15, one of those a victory over Ospreys in the first match of the…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Marshall ready to lay down the law with his unique free-spirited attitudeRUGBY: His chin is down, his eyes are up. His cheeks are smacked red and his blond hair unkemptFri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Outhalf eager to take his chance to run the show“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone... ,” goes the lamentThu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Taylor set to follow Egan and Ward clashOlympic lightweight Champion Katie Taylor is the 10th fight in the running order for the Elite National Championships on Friday…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Strong, combative McFadden may be the answer to Kidney's conundrumIn the absence of redwoods, oaks will often doTue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Men's defeat a cause for concernMEN'S HOCKEY: Ireland’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of Malaysia earlier in the week may not seem that important on the face of it…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
When O'Driscoll goes he must be replaced by player Ireland-qualifiedA world-class overseas player will not replace Brian O’Driscoll at Leinster next season if the 34-year-old decides not to renew…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Ireland take stock after bad weekend on the injury front as Healy is citedUlster are optimistic that although Paddy Jackson is doubtful for this week’s match against Italian franchise Zebra in the Pro…Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Lancaster delighted with composure in heat of battleIf Declan Kidney was looking for any crumbs of comfort from yesterday he might have sat in and listened to the after match comments…Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Practical O'Brien looking forward to the battle of the breakdownIRELAND v ENGLAND: History, this week, is forbidden ground for players in the Irish campSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Connacht boosted by Tonetti's return for formidable testKyle Tonetti will earn his first start for Connacht this season following a lengthy battle with a hamstring injuryFri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Opportunity knocks for Olding against depleted OspreysClub priority means Irish under-20 outhalf Stuart Olding will make his first start for Ulster as his underage colleagues face…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Gilroy's performance on Millennium stage proves a convincing narrativeRUGBY: Two weeks ago and the narrative ran in act one, scene one that Craig Gilroy was a worry, a terrible concernFri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Ireland name unchanged sideRugby: Declan Kidney has stuck with the same 23 players that beat Wales in Cardiff last weekendFri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Injury forces Caruth to withdraw from upcoming event in New DelhiMEN'S HOCKEY: Irish forward Peter Caruth has withdrawn from the Irish squad for the upcoming World League Two Tournament in …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Leinster braced for massive Cardiff effortIf Cardiff turn up as ragged as they did a few months ago in the RDS, Leinster will run riot againFri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Lowry hopes they need him when he's 64EUROPEAN TOUR: Shane Lowry is smiling telling the story of how Irish flanker Seán O'Brien broke the head off Ireland rugby manager…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Ireland’s injury concerns easeRugby: Seán O’Brien sat out Irish training today with a sore calf, while other injury concerns Gordon D’Arcy, Peter O’Mahony…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Murray confident of facing up to England's strong menThe thunder clap of the chariot racing towards the Aviva was received by Conor Murray yesterday in a way that was less skittishly…Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Ireland wait on Earls and D'ArcyRugby: Ireland have issued a “guarded prognosis” on both Irish centres Keith Earls and Gordon D’Arcy following Saturday’s opening…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Taylor fuming over wasted months after body blowBOXING: An incandescent Pete Taylor said yesterday his daughter and Olympic champion Katie had wasted five months training for…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Modern game taking increasingly heavy toll on top Irish playersAs they push their bodies to breaking point, it’s inevitable injuries will be a common theme for this generation of elite Irish…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
No-nonsense Lancaster has England in rude healthThe outstanding win over the All Blacks in November shows the potential lurking in a talented England squadFri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Scotland in flux as Johnson strives to stop the bleedingThree defeats in November and a very poor recent Six Nations record show the scale of the coach’s taskFri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Meredith heads to Delhi event with strong Irish squadHOCKEY: Just six of the 18 players chosen for the Irish men’s side to compete in the FIH World League Two event in two weeks…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
New-look Irish facing same old Welsh defianceIreland have won the last three matches they played at under-20 level, against France, England and Italy in last summer’s Junior…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Man in the middle to ensure Millennium opener keeps flowingREFEREE: Roman Poite, who will referee Ireland’s opening Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday, will be instructed to …Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Patience called for once more as outside left is left outside againANDREW TRIMBLE: Perhaps it is Andrew Trimble’s fate that when he dropped out of Physics in Queen’s University to study Theology…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Taylor names opponents for start of Road to Rio campaignBOXING: Olympic champion Katie Taylor has named her two opponents for the beginning of her Road to Rio campaign at the Bord …Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Kearney: Sexton didn't want to leave and his transfer could open the floodgatesJonathan Sexton didn’t want to leave Dublin. Nor did he want to go to FranceTue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Terenure hold their nerve to prevail in fraught endgameTerenure College 13 Belvedere College 7: Terenure probably didn’t think it would come down to a fraught endingMon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
India pose biggest threat to Irish in World poolMEN'S HOCKEY : Ireland’s most dangerous opponents in the World League Round Two competition in February will be India, the only…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Kilcoyne continues to impress PenneyRob Penney’s comments after Munster’s weekend game against Racing Métro was an elevation Dave Kilcoyne both appreciated and never…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
IRFU hold talent camps to recruit elite women playersRugby Sevens will be an Olympic sport in 2016 and this year the Ireland Women’s Sevens Team will be competing in the Rugby World…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
