Porter is much loved by Irish rugby fans, much loved for the tattoo of his mom Wendy which he had done in his teens, a thoughtful, deeply caring gesture, reflective of a story many can relate too.

After almost a year of grueling rehabilitation, Irish rugby’s sensation Rob Baloucoune is finally set to make his long-awaited return to action. The Pacy winger has been on the sideline with a ...

There was no little gloom and doom at the end of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign with, as Gordon D’Arcy notes, plenty of talk about the team now being in “a state of chaos”. But he argues ...

Irish hooker Neve Jones scored a try two weeks ago for her club side Gloucester-Hartbury, when they beat Saracens to win their third Premiership women’s rugby title in a row. She scored again in ...

Legendary Ireland women's rugby coach Philip 'Goose' Doyle and his wife Nicola had just moved from Dublin to Gorey; Ireland's 2013 Grand Slam mastermind and, at the 2014 World Cup no less ...

The battle for who probably wins the Six Nations title will be decided by whether Ireland or France dominate in the scrum on Saturday in what will be a "cracking contest", Irish rugby great Hugo ...

Dannah O'Brien, left, and Linda Djougang of Ireland during the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and France at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile ...

the Irish Rugby Football Union said on Monday. Loose forward Doris is making "positive strides" as he continues his recovery from a knee injury, a statement said, adding that Jack Conan ...

On Thursday Peter O'Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray announced their retirement from international rugby. Former captain O’Mahony and Healy, Ireland’s current most-capped international ...

It leaves them three points adrift of the Irish, who top the table. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby.

My father was a proud Ulsterman from Belfast and a staunch Ireland rugby fan. As I grew up during the ‘70s and ’80s, we watched Ireland countless times in the televised Five Nations and it was ...