Munster must beat Leinster this weekend to guarantee home quarter-final

I always will be grateful for Leinster and Cullen, says Argentinian as he heads home

All in all it wasn’t a great weekend for the men in the middle in European semi-finals

It’s time to believe in a football championship that offers your players a fighting chance

Mixed injury news for Munster ahead of this Saturday’s return trip to the Aviva Stadium

In hurling, double-digit winning margin now almost as likely as close game

Leinster fans face a difficult and expensive challenge in supporting their team

Limerick fielded slightly understrength side and were forced to play without Hegarty

Result means Clare and Limerick will meet again in Munster final early next month

Champions Cup: semi-final between Racing and La Rochelle looks like being a close affair

When the player changed role from forward to defender he took it all in his stride

The club’s history and ambition has always been to reach for the stars and not pick over glorious defeats

In-form scrumhalf’s head-to-head with Dupont at the Aviva an enticing prospect

Former manager says Bonnar dealt an impossible hand by injuries/retirements this season but impressive new talent emerging

Loss to Toulouse via the lottery of a penalty shoot-out perhaps the most heartbreaking defeat of all

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Nearly four in five say EU membership has had positive impact on their lives

The teams couldn’t be separated after normal and extra-time at the Aviva Stadium

Growing up in Preston, he spent alternate summers as a child in France and Co Kerry

All-Ireland semi-final in the Aviva Stadium on the cards if Leinster and Munster prevail

Josh Wycherley and Alex Kendellen are named in a strong Munster team

Cork to benefit from €165 billion in regionally balanced growth before 2030

Whatever happens next, it already feels like the season is long beyond saving

Coach says his side have momentum and confidence generated by successive wins

Current Racing coach signs three year contract to replace outgoing Stephen Larkham

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Springboks centre particularly enjoying playing for the crowds at Thomond Park

It is understood the two companies will have combined projected revenue growth of €6m

Head coach thrilled Munster fans will travel in big numbers to the Aviva Stadium

This season has seen the two clubs rival each other for three major national honours

School bus operator put pay packet through letter box

Player relishes extra pressure of facing ‘home’ club Clontarf in Sunday’s final

The former Munster prop played 144 times for that team over the course of his eight seasons there, and won three caps for Ireland

Peter McGarry and John Campion scores the goals in Munster semi-final win

County working hard to make the step up from whipping boy to Leinster contenders

O’Mahony returns to full training as Munster issue injury update ahead of Cardiff clash

Ireland’s third-level sector is undergoing a process of wide-ranging reform

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Technological universities are not intended to be the same as traditional universities, writes Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education.

High-profile Springboks feature as Sharks know win would enhance playoff prospects