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2025
IRFU appoint Seamus Toomey to lead new national front-row development programme
Ireland international Ellen Molloy re-signs for Wexford after Sheffield United exit
Sligo Rovers sign New Zealand international Oskar van Hattum
Munster v Saracens, Champions Cup
Derry City complete signings of Northern Ireland attacking duo
Shelbourne appoint former Dublin GAA star Tomás Quinn as CEO
Andy Lee, Katie Taylor and Stevie McKenna nominated for Ring Magazine awards
Niall Murray and Sam Illo sign new Connacht deals
'I'm not just some youngfella anymore. I feel like I'm maturing into a contender'
'Not that I let it get to me but at the same time, show her some damn respect'
Trainer Ross Enamait on Taylor-Serrano II, punch stats, headbutts, and his boxer’s eventual retirement.
Sean Jansen and Shane Jennings sign new deals with Connacht
Inaugural Dublin City Half Marathon sells out within hours of entries opening
Hastoy spares La Rochelle's blushes against gallant Toulouse youngsters
Limerick's Richie English calls time on inter-county career
Late derby win lifts Jim Goodwin's Dundee United up to third in Scottish Premiership
Nick Timoney signs two-year contact extension with Ulster
St Pat's welcome back Sean Hoare on multi-year contract
All time
'There’s something different about a good Irish fighter and I believe I’m next'
Paddy Donovan’s March bout with Lewis Crocker will be a rarity in Irish boxing: special and awkward in equal measure.
Amorim needs to haul Rashford out of scrap-heap for short-term survival
We know Marcus Rashford’s limitations at this point so this isn’t revisionism. But it is an emergency.
Connacht v Ulster, URC
Munster v Leinster, URC
Leinster v Connacht, URC
Shelbourne sign former Man United and West Ham prospect Mipo Odubeko
Taylor, Adeleke and Harrington top the tree as Ireland's most admired athletes in 2024
Ulster centre Ben Carson pens three-year extension
Smith and Bolton ruled out until early new year for Connacht but Ioane returns for Dublin trip
Craig Casey to undergo knee surgery as Munster hit with another spate of injuries
Belfast's Lewis Crocker to host Limerick's Paddy Donovan in clash of rising Irish stars
Leinster v Clermont, Champions Cup
Castres v Munster, Champions Cup
Felix Jones departs England setup with immediate effect
Ireland's Finn Azaz named Championship Player of the Month
Mike Prendergast joins Denis Leamy in signing two-year extension with Munster
Munster's turbulent period of injuries continues with mixed news ahead of Lions clash
Ireland trio among five players to return from injury for Leinster's trip to Ulster
Hugh Gavin ruled out until February but Connacht welcome back Heffernan for Bulls clash
Katie Taylor still feels worth writing about
After a week in which boxing writers witnessed their own extinction, Taylor and Amanda Serrano transported us to a bygone era.
Taylor 'couldn't care less' about Serrano complaints as she basks in greatest glory
Katie Taylor defeats Amanda Serrano in controversial Texas thriller
Taylor, who had a point deducted, edged another classic bout on scores of 95-94 across the board.
On a Jake Paul show, Taylor will need to win convincingly to have her arm raised in Texas
With a trilogy bout in the ether, a close fight will likely go the way of the home promotional fighter Amanda Serrano.