Gordon D’Arcy takes a trip down memory lane in his column today, back to the days when rugby turned professional and Ireland’s international performances were still being filed under “plucky”.

Ireland has gotten off to a five-point start to its bid for an unprecedented third straight outright Six Nations rugby title ...

Ireland began its Six Nations three-peat bid by blowing away England during 30-plus minutes of controlled aggression in the ...

Rugby fans in the UK are once again among the luckiest in the world, with all matches of the 2025 Six Nations set to be shown ...

The Cranberries' ‘Zombie’ has been a favourite of music lovers and karaoke goers ever since it was released 30 years ago, with Irish rugby fans having adopted the song at the 2023 World Cup.

Ireland lock Joe McCarthy has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations opener against England due to injury. Interim head coach Simon Easterby has shifted Tadhg Beirne into the second row as a ...

Ireland against England in Dublin is "one of the biggest days in the rugby calendar," IRFU said this week ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match-up. On Thursday, Interim Head Coach Simon Easterby ...

FRONT FOOT: Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby and Andrew Porter during an Ireland rugby captain's run at ... but there was absolutely no doubt that I was one of the very best scrummagers ...

A Championship on the Line Claiming a third successive Six Nations title would cement Ireland’s place in the history books. No team has ever ... into a force in world rugby under Head coach ...

I’m a rugby man but also a Tyrone man and what the county team has achieved winning four All-Ireland championships ... a couple of men blended into the background, seemingly detached from ...

Long before he was Wales captain and a starting British and Irish Lions ... It's no surprise he's been successful as a coach." Easterby became a legend in Welsh club rugby, but he also forged ...