Garry Ringrose and Devin Toner confirmed out of Scotland clashCentre and lock will miss second game after picking up knocks in defeat to EnglandTue Feb 05 2019 - 14:31
Peter O’Mahony: ‘That bit of hurt will be there this week’Vice-captain says Ireland need to focus on performance and not let wounds festerTue Feb 05 2019 - 06:00
Joe Schmidt has a number of selection puzzles to solveInjuries to CJ Stander, Keith Earls, Devin Toner and Garry Ringrose could see changes v ScotlandTue Feb 05 2019 - 06:00
Peter O’Mahony: Pain but no panic in Ireland camp ahead of Murrayfield‘It just shows how good you have to be every week to do something special’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 15:18
Fullback to the drawing board for now with Robbie HenshawDespite his footballing talent a lack of international experience at 15 was exposedMon Feb 04 2019 - 06:00
Mako Vunipola: England state of mind as key as physical dominanceTadhg Furlong believes Ireland can turn things around after ’reality check’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 02:00
Eddie Jones refuses to twist knife after filleting of IrelandEngland coach heaps praise on his players but does not believe result changes muchSat Feb 02 2019 - 21:11
Andrew Porter: ‘You have to be selfish. It’s about you. It’s about the team’The Ireland prop on the Six Nations and powering through on the pitch and in lifeSat Feb 02 2019 - 07:00
Manu Tuilagi presents a clear and present danger to Ireland’s hopesIn his hour of need, Eddie Jones turns to talented if temperamental Leicester manFri Feb 01 2019 - 06:15
Ireland U20s brace for tough test against experienced English sideScott Penny, who debuted for Leinster this season, one many new faces in squadFri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00
Mitchell happy to sing off the Eddie Jones hymn sheet‘Bore the s*** out of us’ barb aimed at Ireland not unusual from the well-travelled Kiwi coachTue Jan 29 2019 - 17:43
Simon Zebo: I'm 'bulletproof' to racist abuseRacing 92 winger says he became used to racism on the streets growing up in IrelandTue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
Simon Zebo not holding out much hope for an Ireland recallRacing 92 winger admits Rugby World Cup hopes would likely hinge on an injury crisisMon Jan 28 2019 - 13:23
Bruised George Ford has his focus on IrelandLeicester outhalf ready to put club disappointment behind him for the Six NationsSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Three Rock Rovers go to Belfast favourites for national indoor finalsRovers face Limerick in the first semi-final , before Railway play CookstownThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:44
Robert Baloucoune has become Ulster’s nominated speedsterFormer Sevens player has been central so far to province’s success story in EuropeTue Jan 22 2019 - 07:00
McFarland and Ulster know they must improve for LeinsterHenderson’s early return and Cooney’s late cameo fire Ulster revival against LeicesterMon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00
Leo Cullen: Ulster’s Dubliners will know Leinster wellJohnny Sexton will go to Portugal with the Irish squad on Monday, Dan Leavy will notMon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00
Leinster rout Wasps again to set up Ulster quarter-finalLeo Cullen’s side secure comfortable bonus-point victory and cement top spotSun Jan 20 2019 - 19:14
McFarland praises Ulster about-turn as they march on in Europe‘We’re in a quarter-final, any of those sides is going to be really tough’Sat Jan 19 2019 - 19:10
Ulster come alive in the second half to claim quarter-final slotDan McFarland’s side could be set for Aviva meeting with Leinster in the last eightSat Jan 19 2019 - 17:42
Racism remains a perennial problem in Irish sportSimon Zebo just the latest to shine a spotlight on an unpleasant fact of Irish sporting lifeSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Unchanged Edinburgh side for win or bust tie with MontpellierNew Zealander Vern Cotter makes five changes to his Montpellier sideFri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Adam Griggs names a number of new faces in Ireland Women’s Six Nations squadIreland first play Wales in a warm-up fixture in Energia Park, Donnybrook on SundayWed Jan 16 2019 - 18:25
Rhys Ruddock knows win over Toulouse sends out a statementLeinster man was excellent in victory but knows there are still plenty of tests to comeTue Jan 15 2019 - 06:00
Racing 92 condemn ‘racist insults’ directed at Simon ZeboFormer Munster player tweeted after defeat to Ulster that he had suffered abuse in BelfastMon Jan 14 2019 - 19:56
Taylor still packing a fierce competitive punch as she targets ‘unification year’IBF and WBA world lightweight title-holder has her eyes on the WBO and WBC beltsSat Jan 12 2019 - 08:30
Katie Taylor to take on Rose Volente as unification bid continuesIrish fighter now ranked best female pound for pound boxer in the worldFri Jan 11 2019 - 19:36
Subplots galore as Munster head for KingsholmSpecial incentive for Gloucester’s Grobler to make a point against his former clubFri Jan 11 2019 - 06:00
Valiant Doddie Weir still fighting the good fightFormer Scotland and Lion lock stays positive as he battles Motor Neurone DiseaseTue Jan 08 2019 - 06:00
Larmour has no time to rest on the laurels of 2018In a World Cup year, back must continue to clear every hurdle on the road to TokyoThu Jan 03 2019 - 06:29
Sport Ireland says IOC comments on Russia are ‘deeply unhelpful’John Treacy has hit out at Thomas Bach after he hinted that Russia won’t be bannedWed Jan 02 2019 - 14:04
Sports Review 2018: Kellie Harrington’s golden moment two years in the makingLightweight world champion needed to become exceptional – and she didMon Dec 31 2018 - 15:00
‘I’m just glad Johnny Sexton didn’t come in a dress’There was no upstaging Kellie Harrington on a day that put sportswomen centre stageFri Dec 21 2018 - 20:21
Kellie Harrington claims Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year awardFitting reward for inspirational lightweight gold medal winner at the World ChampionshipsFri Dec 21 2018 - 18:38
Katie Taylor won’t be held to ransom in unification pushFrustration creeps in as would-be opponents hold out for more moneyFri Dec 21 2018 - 06:15
Jamison Gibson-Park waits patiently for the residency rule call-upLeinster scrumhalf could soon stand with Bundee Aki and CJ Stander in Ireland squadWed Dec 19 2018 - 06:00
Dave Miley flags intention to run for position of ITF presidentFormer Irish national champion to contest election set for September 2019Tue Dec 18 2018 - 15:52
Rob Kearney to return to Leinster training this weekLeinster are back in Pro14 league action at the weekend when they face ConnachtMon Dec 17 2018 - 13:51
Rugby previews: Wasps likely to prove a tough test for ToulouseEnglish Premiership team boast a proud home record against Top 14 oppositionSat Dec 08 2018 - 01:00
Ireland bow out of Hockey World Cup at the hands of EnglandGoals from Chris Cargo and Shane O’Donoghue were not enough in a dramatic tieFri Dec 07 2018 - 14:56
Accomplished Devin Toner taking all the challenges in his strideLeinster and Ireland secondrow now at the peak of his substantial powersFri Dec 07 2018 - 06:30
Brian O’Driscoll’s painkiller comments open up a can of worms for rugbyFormer Ireland captain lifting the lid on use of pills during his career is most welcomeFri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00
Hockey: Ireland can finish off England to stay in World CupA draw is enough to see Ireland through to a play-off for World Cup quarter-finalsThu Dec 06 2018 - 20:30
Ulster looking to break Scarlets hoodoo in Champions CupIrish province haven’t won in any of their last four European meetings in LlanelliThu Dec 06 2018 - 17:00
Survey finds over a quarter of rugby players would hide head traumaIRP findings show education on concussion is failing on substantial number of playersThu Dec 06 2018 - 05:00
Felipe Contepomi: ‘You don’t have to be carried away by what people say’Leinster backs coach is more interested in improving than listening to hypeWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:00
Katie Taylor to defend world titles on Canelo-Fielding undercardUnbeaten Taylor will face Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden on December 15thTue Dec 04 2018 - 17:49
Profligate Ireland held by China in Hockey World CupCox’s side must get a result against England to keep quarter-final dream alive in IndiaTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:43
Rob Kearney to keep on playing after Rugby World CupAhead of weekend clash against Bath, fullback says he wants new contractTue Dec 04 2018 - 06:00
