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Injury forces Caruth to withdraw from upcoming event in New DelhiMEN'S HOCKEY: Irish forward Peter Caruth has withdrawn from the Irish squad for the upcoming World League Two Tournament in …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
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
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
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’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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wolfhounds have a few senior strays trying to return to the main packCarton House is a sedate sort of place to hang out for an afternoonWed Jan 23 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
Wolfhounds ready to state their casesRugby: The Irish management are hoping the experienced players on the Irish squad can show some form just over a week out from…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Ulster poised to reap reward of renaissance fired by HumphreysThere were years when treading water was as much as Ulster could do, content not to drownSat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Fixtures schedule hurts the small fryHOCKEY: Avoca and Fingal find themselves at the bottom of the Leinster Senior League table. No surprise thereFri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Happy with the bonus point but celebrations remain mutedLeinster v Scarlets: Players' reaction “We were happy with the five-pointer but we still felt we created a lot of opportunities…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
O'Driscoll and Schmidt both step gingerly as they weigh up the good and bad of it allLeinster v Scarlets: Coach's reaction Whether we are on the cusp of yet another Brian O’Driscoll saga says more about the past…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Harlequins won't be stopped at The StoopOne of only three sides unbeaten in this year’s competition along with Clermont and Toulon, Harlequins need just one point to…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Taylor steps back into the ring for four-fight scheduleBOXING: Olympic champion Katie Taylor will have four competitive fights in Ireland between February 24th and March 22ndFri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Ireland will have one more run-out before trip to IndiaMEN'S HOCKEY: Andrew Meredith, the new men’s Irish coach, will have just one more training camp before the Irish squad travels…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
McLaughlin determined to fuel Leinster's high octane seasonIt did not have the same heightened sense of almost out of reach in that Leinster’s destiny was always in their own hands three…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Cronin talks up Llanelli but not his contractual thoughtsConnacht had hoped to lure Ireland’s Seán Cronin back to the SportsgroundTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Katie Taylor to defend European championship title on home soilOlympic, World and European boxing champion Katie Taylor is set to fight in Ireland in a major championship for the first time…Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Williams on the rise with AnscombeALL IN THE SCRUM: Munster cut Nick Williams (pictured) in 2010 and the New Zealander ended up playing a season in Aironi before…Mon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
Connacht aiming to complete the job this time aroundConnacht will be strengthened by the return from injury of Fetu’u Vainikolo in their meeting with Newport tonight.Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Munster have too much to lose as Cardiff come callingIf Munster’s lose tonight, they are in danger of falling out of the top fourSat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
IHA dealt another blow as Ames and Sloan declare for EnglandHOCKEY: Following on from the recent departures of the men’s and women’s national coaches, the Irish Hockey Association (IHA…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Home side set to rise to the occasion for Munster visitThese Christmas meetings probably favour Connacht more than the other provinces, who have been forced to rest their front line…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Soldiers of Connacht's rearguard in losing battleNo more than a month back Connacht backs coach Billy Millard had a glimpse of the future.Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Taylor's road to Rio begins on the stageBOXING: To some this is the beginning of the road to Rio. To others it’s a sort of homecomingWed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Some good news for Schmidt in a bad news weekendJoe Schmidt knows by now that it’s a numbers game, the coaching larkTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Paralympians leave other teams behind in popularity stakesANALYSIS: Most people, 89 per cent, who contributed to an online survey conducted by Ignite Research in the second week of November…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Leinster left reeling by Clermont powerLeinster 21 Clermont 28 There was the delicious anticipation of the Leinster crowd and the sense that Clermont’s visit to Dublin…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Three Rock Rovers open title defence against CookstownHOCKEY: Hockey goes indoors this weekend for the first phase of the National Indoor Trophy with venues at Belfast’s Queen’s …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Northampton hooker Hartley gets two weeksNorthampton Saints hooker, Dylan Hartley will miss his side’s return Heineken Cup match against Ulster at Ravenhill tomorrow …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Walsh and Taylor share prestigious awardIn one of the most highly contested years for the Philips Sports Manager of the Year award, four Olympic medals sealed the deal…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
