Ireland Women's Rugby

Eve Higgins comfortable in the spotlight as Ireland’s centre of attention

Player was just 16 when assimilating into Ireland Sevens squad and 18 when handed first contract

Ireland v France: Daunting task ahead for Ireland’s women as team rebuilding continues

Ireland have been beaten by Les Bleus six times in succession, and coach Scott Bemand will go for a functional, kicking-based game to keep Ireland in the running

Sam Monaghan and Ireland ready to embrace daunting Six Nations challenge

France away in their Six Nations opener a tough assignment for Scott Bemand’s Irish women’s squad

Mary Hannigan: Ireland rugby’s main men could do with a rest as new soccer faces ready to roar

A bone to pick with Peter O’Mahony; Women’s rugby team ready for noisy opener; National Football League limps to a finish

Bring the noise: Ireland women’s rugby team prepare for encounter with France

Six Nations preview: ‘We know it will be raucous … hopefully, we can make it work if we fire some shots and quiet that crowd,’ says head coach

Ireland call on Béibhinn Parsons among Sevens players available for Six Nations squad

Head coach Scott Bemand named 35-strong squad along with seven training panellists

The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for January: Lucy Mulhall (Rugby)

Ireland Sevens captain led side to a first World Series gold medal in Perth in January

Vikki Wall: ‘I’ve learned that maybe you take your instinct for granted sometimes’

What Wall believes has transferred from GAA to rugby is informative about the sport she used to play and one she holds close

Ireland Women’s Sevens rightly eye an Olympic podium place

Ireland beat top dogs Australia to win their first World Series final in Perth on Sunday

Nichola Fryday signs off Ireland career with Women’s Player of the Year award

Exeter Chiefs lock focused on achieving in her club career and her personal life after retirement

Sexton, Aki, Porter, Keenan and Doris nominated by rugby writers for men’s player of the year

Nichola Fryday, Neve Jones, Deirbhile Nic a Bháird and Aoife Dalton are all up for the top women’s award

Matt Williams: David Humphreys should split his new IRFU role in three

Ireland's new performance director should realise it is impossible for just one person to look after the men’s, women’s, Sevens, club and underage game

Late try from Neve Jones helps Ireland pip Spain to WXV 3 title

Ireland trailed 13-3 at half-time but two second-half tries turned things around in Dubai

Ireland aim to confirm improvement by beating bogey team Spain

For Ireland women's rugby team, winning the third division would be a tangible indicator of progress under Scott Bemand

Kathryn Dane: ‘I was surprised by the lack of preparation women had for rugby tackles’

Ireland international is researching women’s tackling safety for her PhD - and working to get back into competition following a brain haemorrhage

Ireland name side to play Spain in final round of WXV3

Co-captains Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon start in the second row and back row respectively

WXV3: Ireland score 10 tries in comfortable win over Colombia

Neve Jones and Beibhinn Parsons star in Dubai as Ireland make it two wins from two

Ireland look to keep the foot down as they face up to Colombia in Dubai

Scott Bemand’s side scored 17 tries in record-breaking 109-0 win in opener against Kazakhstan

Revolutionising the women’s international rugby landscape – what is the WXV?

New annual WXV competition aiming to transform the landscape for women's international rugby

Ireland run in 17 tries and put 100 points on Kazakhstan in record triumph

Eve Higgins and Béibhinn Parsons score four tries each in opening game of WXV 3 in Dubai

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