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Friday, Apr 19

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Late drama sees Ulster pip Cardiff in Richie Murphy’s first home game in charge

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Last gasp John Cooney penalty hands Ulster a much-needed win in a scrappy affair at the Kingspan Stadium

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Gerry Thornley: Munster’s coffers would benefit from a rare home knockout tie

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Province hasn’t hosted a playoff game in Thomond Park in either the URC or Champions Cup since the European tie two seasons ago against Exeter

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Croke Park sold out for Leinster’s Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton

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Average ticket prices for the match at GAA HQ were €10 lower than Leinster’s clash with Toulouse in last year’s semi-final

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Search for new Ireland manager could now stretch into September

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FAI director of football Marc Canham sets new deadline of England Nations League game

Thursday, Apr 18

16

Leinster to play home matches at the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park next season

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The RDS, the province’s regular home, is set to undergo redevelopment work that will see next year’s matches relocated

Wednesday, Apr 17

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Blue bloods: IRFU ‘national’ contract system will continue to load the dice in Leinster’s favour

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Leinster are set to have 10 players on Ireland central contracts next season with just three from the other provinces on national deals

Tuesday, Apr 16

FAI could stand for ‘Find an Interim’ as Jonathan Hill’s exit adds to Irish football farce

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Shambolic search for a new Republic of Ireland manager lurches on, while instability has done little to repair reputational damage of the John Delaney years

Monday, Apr 15

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Scheffler reigns while McIlroy unravels: Five things we learned from the 2024 Masters

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Scottie Scheffler established himself as a force in the sport but Rory McIlroy appears no further on with a Masters plan

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Leinster v Northampton tickets: ECPR lower prices for Croke Park semi-final

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Tickets for Champions Cup game against Northampton an average of €10 lower than last year

08

Ken Early: Haaland isn’t a beautiful footballer but he has the most important skill

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Manchester City striker’s all-round game isn’t great but he is still the top scorer in the Premier League

02

Masters: Brilliant Scheffler exudes invincibility as he secures second green jacket

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World number one secures second Major title after closing 68 earns him four-stroke win

Sunday, Apr 14

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Liverpool suffer huge blow to title hopes after Eberechi Eze secures Palace win

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Jürgen Klopp’s hopes for a rebound from Atalanta defeat fail to materialise at Anfield

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UFC: Conor McGregor to return to octagon after three years with fight in June

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Irishman due to headline UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29th

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Scottie Scheffler edges into Masters lead while Tiger Woods makes unwanted history

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World number one leads by one shot from Collin Morikawa while Woods shoots 82 for his worst score at Augusta

Saturday, Apr 13

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Leinster end La Rochelle’s three-in-a-row hopes in stunning fashion

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Leo Cullen’s side move on to a semi-final date at Croke Park after victory over Ronan O’Gara’s side

Leinster 40 La Rochelle 13 FT: Champions Cup quarter-final as it happened

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Irish province beat their old nemesis and look forward to Croke Park semi-final

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Ireland run in five tries as victory over Wales sealed early in Cork

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Aoife Wafer outstanding as Ireland wrap the game up inside the first half

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I Am Maximus secures Grand National victory as Irish horses dominate

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Paul Townend secures first win in the race as Willie Mullins takes second and JP McManus a third

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If Leinster are to win ‘they will have to go through us’, say La Rochelle

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Home advantage and Jacques Nienaber factor may swing Champions Cup tie home side’s way in a likely titanic tussle

Little, luckless Luton still have a shot at one of the great Premier League feats

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On Saturday Manchester City will host a team that, despite relatively meagre resources and a long injury list, could yet play their way to survival among England’s elite

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The story of how Jack B Yeats won Ireland’s first Olympic medal ... in painting

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In Paris in 1924, Yeats’s painting The Liffey Swim took the silver medal in the art competition and gave a country that was just over 18 months old a treasure that has lasted a century

Friday, Apr 12

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Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup quarter-finals tend to produce best rugby and drama

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Leinster-La Rochelle looking like most competitive game, with home teams heavy favourites

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Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony signs one-year contract extension with Munster

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O’Mahony ends speculation on his future after agreeing to a Munster contract which will be topped up by the IRFU

08

O’Gara takes La Rochelle to Cork to prepare for big Champions Cup clash with Leinster

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La Rochelle have not tasted a Champions Cup knockout defeat since the 2021 final loss to Toulouse, and will be confident coming into Leinster fixture

Thursday, Apr 11

The Masters: Rory McIlroy goes in pursuit of Augusta glory again but all eyes are on Scottie Scheffler

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LIV contingent led by Jon Rahm among the subplots but world number one Scottie Scheffler clear favourite for US Masters glory at Augusta

Wednesday, Apr 10

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FAI set new deadline of next week to announce Ireland manager

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The FAI have set a new deadline of next week to announce the Republic of Ireland men's manager

As the Masters begins, golf grapples with a Trump problem in the post-Tiger era

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The splintering of the sport with the advent of the LIV Tour could not have come at a worse time for golf as generation beige fail to move the needle in the post-Tiger Woods era

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Jacques Nienaber holds key to Leinster’s defence that can unlock way past La Rochelle

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The World Cup-winning Springbok coach has changed the way that Leinster think about setting up against the team that has too often proved to be their knock-out nemesis

Tuesday, Apr 9

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Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 (FT) - Euro 2025 qualifier defeat as it happened

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Ireland finish strong but cannot find the back of the net after a pair of first half goals for England

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Gerry Thornley: La Rochelle’s ability to rise to big occasion there for all to see

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Facing Leinster at the Aviva will hold no fears for O’Gara’s La Rochelle after the champions recorded their 10th successive knock-out Champions Cup win by defeating Stormers in Cape Town