Paul O'Connell

Simon Easterby and John Fogarty set to be confirmed as British & Irish Lions coaches

Ulster snatch late win as Munster, Leinster and Connacht suffer defeats, with Pete Wilkins on sick leave

Paul O’Connell set to be Ireland interim head coach for summer Tests

Simon Easterby understood to have accepted place on Lions coaching ticket

Paul O’Connell pays tribute to departing Ireland trio of former team-mates

Ireland forwards coach says the trio’s attitudes have been exemplary and a great help to younger players

Steve Borthwick starts Curry twins in England backrow against Ireland

The 26-year-old Sale duo will play together at international level for the first time in Dublin

Paul O’Connell happy for warm weather training as Six Nations build-up given Storm Éowyn

Forwards coach says nothing is ever easy against England ahead of first game of championship

Ireland report clean bill of health ahead of Six Nations clash with England

Paul O’Connell says it is business as usual from the training camp in Quinta do Lago, Portugal

Paul O’Connell rules himself out of the Munster running in the ‘short-term’

Forwards coach played under Schmidt at a World Cup and still uses some of the ideas the Kiwi and former Ireland coach introduced

What next for Munster? Mike Prendergast the most likely solution

Munster's current attack coach has already made a significant impact on the province

Obsessed. The Autobiography by Johnny Sexton: One of the best Irish sports books ever written

Paul Howard hails a frank and revealing book that achieves the rare feat of being worthy of the brilliant career that preceded it

Does the Emerging Ireland tour actually benefit Irish rugby?

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Dermot Bannon’s Super Spaces review: Starchitect lights up the screen like sunlight through a megabucks extension

Television: New series exploring ‘spaces where we work, live, socialise’ occasionally lacks sensitivity in this housing crisis era

Paul O’Connell says Ireland’s focus is internal ahead of South Africa Test

Irish coach says they have no new injury concerns as all 35 players trained

Paul O’Connell on Ireland’s lineout: ‘We haven’t changed a massive amount. I’d say we’re doing what we do a little bit better’

O’Connell said that players and coaches saw Six Nations opener against France as an opportunity to expunge the World Cup disappointment

Hugo Keenan remains in contention for Ireland’s game against Wales

Garry Ringrose, Peter O’Mahony, Bundee Aki and Tadhg Beirne all take part in training session

Andy Farrell signs contract extension as Ireland coach as IRFU leave door open for Lions

David Nucifora confirms Farrell would be free to take a sabbatical from his role in 2024-25

Gerry Thornley: We will never again see the like of Johnny Sexton

No Ireland rugby player gave more or achieved more than the recently retired outhalf

Paradigm shift shows Ireland are in All Blacks’ heads like never before

Will there be four European semi-finalists left in the World Cup for the first time ever?

Scotland aware of Paul O’Connell’s influence and expecting a tough lineout battle

Scottish forwards coach John Dalziel says his team are exactly where they want to be

TV View: Exhausted Jerry Flannery put through the emotional wringer as Ireland beat the Springboks

RTÉ misstepped when jumping back to studio just as 40,000 Irish fans started to launch into the chorus of Zombie

Rugby World Cup: Ireland struggled against underdogs in 2007. They need to beat Romania soundly

Ireland v Romania: Ireland's performances in their warm-ups may not have been spectacular but the aim of their preparatory programme was to help them reach their best during the Rugby World Cup, for once: the moment of truth is nigh

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