It’s the day before Ireland are due to fly to London for their Six Nations clash with England, and Andy Farrell is putting his squad through their paces in what is the final proper training session of the week.
Leinster co-captain James Ryan has admitted he remains “touch-and-go” in his bid to prove his fitness in time for his side’s Champions Cup semi-final clash with Northampton at Croke Park on May 4.
Connacht and Ireland winger Mack Hansen says his thoughts and prayers are with the six people who were stabbed to death in a Sydney shopping centre last week.
Ireland defence coach Declan Danaher says players are ready to put themselves in “a dark place” tomorrow when they come up against world No 1 England in the Women’s Six Nations at Twickenham.
Cricket Ireland are expected to confirm today that this summer’s Test match against Zimbabwe will go ahead, after scrapping plans to cut the Belfast showpiece to balance the books.
When Dublin won the 2016 Leinster MHC title, Cian O’Sullivan of St Brigid’s played at centre-back. Up through the years that was his orbit until a casual discussion with Ger Cunningham altered the course of his career early the following…
Liverpool could not conjure up another remarkable comeback when they needed it most as their 1-0 victory over Atalanta in Bergamo failed to salvage their Europa League hopes.
Shelbourne have handed down a lifetime ban to the supporter who was identified for the smoke bomb-throwing incident which has led to Reds fans being barred from Friday’s league game away to Galway United.
Shane Walsh is back in the Galway team after he was named at centre forward in their side to face Sligo on Saturday with fellow attacker Damien Comer on the bench.
Emiliano Martinez was the unsurprising star of a dramatic penalty shootout as Aston Villa edged past Lille and into the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.
Clare maintained their 100% start to the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Hurling Championship with a second win, this time over a disappointing Limerick.
Stephen Bradley has hailed the progress made by Shamrock Rovers youngster Cian Barrett as the third generation from that football family to make an impact in the senior game.
Ahead of European games like this, Jurgen Klopp doesn’t prepare a speech. Most of the words come naturally. He is already in the mood, knowing he has to inspire a similar feeling of insurgency in his players.
It remains as much of a surprise as the Premier League’s total wipe-out. In the final minutes of Arsenal’s defeat to Bayern Munich, a player as brilliant as Bukayo Saka had the chance to just go for it… and didn’t. From a free-kick on the…
John Cleary isn’t expecting stone-splitting sunshine on Saturday afternoon, nor is he expecting the crowd in Fitzgerald Stadium to be spilling out on to the pitch as it might have done in his own playing days, but the Cork manager is still…
Bastian Schweinsteiger has revealed Jose Mourinho banished him from the Manchester United first-team and made him train with the Under-16s for three months without explanation.
Teenager Eoin Kenny – son of the former Ireland and Dundalk boss Stephen – says he’s delighted to have made the leap from Dundalk fan to first team player after his debut earlier this week.
Ireland defence coach Declan Danaher says Sam Monaghan was ruled out of Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations game against England because she hadn’t “fully recovered” from last weekend’s game against Wales.
Leinster will play the majority of their home games next season at the Aviva Stadium while the RDS is being redeveloped, while Croke Park will remain available to the province for bigger games.