The Irish Times

TV View: It’s France on the Slammers as Ireland have to make do with a Triple

Shane Horgan keeps the cork in the bottle and looks at what Ireland had to beat

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 22:50

‘This is killing me, Sorcha. I feel about as useful as a focking Orts degree’

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘Knitting. I mean, it’s not exactly me, is it?’

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00

TV View: Bottoms up as Ireland’s boney-assed behemoths slay All Blacks

Eddie O’Sullivan delights as Ireland ‘put a stake in their heart’ of visitors

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 19:22

TV View: Royal purple befits Prince Sexton as tries rain down at the Aviva

Translator needed for Heaslip; Roy gives up on his beloved United

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 11:13

Different Strokes: Russell Knox has fairway routine off to a tee

Mack back on track . . . World of Mouth . . . Twitter Twaddle . . . By the Numbers and more

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 06:37

Ireland’s work-ons: Four things Andy Farrell needs to address

Gerry Thornley looks at four key areas in need of improvement ahead of the Six Nations

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00

The revisionists might say otherwise, but the GAA? A class apart

TV View: Not afraid to recall our history, GAA provides us with a weekend of magic

Sun Nov 22 2020 - 19:51

Tommy Bowe still on his game and alert to all possibilities

Former Lions, Ireland and Ulster winger has never been one to settle for the comfort zone

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 09:30

Worst sporting moment: Wales beat Ireland in Wellington - the one which really got away

Sexton left out as golden generation miss the chance of a lifetime in 2011 Rugby World Cup

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 06:00

The Offload: Dan Tuohy pulls no punches after forced retirement

Concussion language needs to change, Ireland women need more jerseys and more

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 10:00

Gordon D’Arcy: If Farrell can tap into our self-worth, we’re all on a winner

New manager’s biggest challenge is to inspire players to work as a team for their country

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 06:15

Rugby Statistics: It’s time for change as Farrell puts his own shape on things

There is an average 5.4 selection changes between the final game of an Irish coach and the opener of his successor

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 06:15

TV View: Thomas Davis and England win on an underdog day

Tallaght club upset the odds to reach Dublin final while the All Blacks are beaten in Japan

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 12:49

Rugby World Cup TV View: Job done, time for Jamie to pack the white boots

Even Eddie O’Sullivan could see the positives in the seven-try win over Samoa

Sat Oct 12 2019 - 17:00

Ireland pack a ‘good mix of brawn and brains’, says forwards coach Easterby

Easterby believes ‘phenomenal athlete’ James Ryan will become ‘one of the greats’

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 01:35

Rugby World Cup TV View: Meaty thrusts fail to satisfy Eddie

‘It was just a terrible performance lads, let’s call it what it is,’ former Ireland coach says

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 16:30

TV View: Hold back on the open-top buses after Japan loss

Mary Hannigan: It’s never easy for our pundits at a time of national crisis like this

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 22:01

Rugby World Cup TV View: Signal failure detected in Ireland’s masterplan

Time to get behind Japan after Ireland left face down in a bowl of ramen

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 14:53

Rugby World Cup armchair fans facing a gruelling schedule

Not just players in Japan facing a stamina-sapping test as viewers prepare for long sit-in

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 10:00

TV View: Ireland’s Twickenham shellacking a grisly watch

Alan Quinlan’s wishlist unanswered with England scarily pragmatic about their win

Sun Aug 25 2019 - 12:56

TV View: Twickenham on war footing as wheels come off England’s chariot

Trying to drown out the All Blacks’ Haka is not a good idea – it’ll only upset them

Sun Nov 11 2018 - 21:02

Australia 21 Ireland 26 - the story of the match

Peter O’Mahony out-Pococks Pocock as Ireland win in Australia for first time since 1979

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 14:32

Will Genia under no illusions about the threat Ireland now pose

Experienced Australia scrumhalf says Schmidt’s side’s record demands respect

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00

Twickenham: the best place to win, but worst place to lose

Ahead of today’s showdown, we look at Ireland’s nine Six Nations games at the stadium

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00

Grand Slam winners 2009 - where are they now?

Nine years from Ireland’s second Grand Slam, Gavin Cummiskey looks at the class of 2009

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 18:20

Gifted Heaslip perhaps the greatest Ireland number eight

Durable athlete was Mr Indestructible and scaled so many heights during a glorious career

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 05:00

Stephen Ferris fumes at ‘all over the place’ Ulster

Former flanker criticises coaching at province and laments lack of homegrown players

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 06:00

TV View: Game on as clichés and mixed metaphors fill the dead air

Viewers suffer the bland and inane before unearthing a nugget or two of wisdom

Mon Oct 30 2017 - 06:00

Shay’s Short Game: Two new caps on Home International team

Edward Rowe clinched the Irish under-14 title at Ballina, as first Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific golf championship announced

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 13:00

Lions facing the greatest challenge in world sport? Try telling Westmeath

TV View: Forget Day of Destiny, we can’t wait for Day of Destiny: Part II™

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 13:35

Gerry Thornley: Avoiding injuries is critical for Ireland’s Six Nations

Recent history shows the more settled an Irish side, the more likely they will be contenders

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 07:00

Ulster face being without Ruan Pienaar sooner than expected

Les Kiss has a shortage of players available at scrumhalf, outhalf and in the frontrow

Wed Jan 04 2017 - 18:44

Dylan Hartley has now faced a total of 60 weeks of suspensions

England captain’s ban for striking Sean O’Brien is the latest in a list of brushes with the law

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 18:12

McGrath relishing battle with England's former bad boy Hartley

Northampton hooker is spearheading England surge having overcome disciplinary issues

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 01:00