New direction: Faith shown in Heaslip as the man to lead Ireland forward
The Leinster man held off stiff competition from Jonny Sexton to land the role of captaining Ireland against the Springboks.
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The Leinster man held off stiff competition from Jonny Sexton to land the role of captaining Ireland against the Springboks.
The head of the IMF’s mission to Ireland says selling a share in the banks to the ESM is a good idea for everybody.
Are the Troika still happy with Ireland’s progress? Let’s find out…
“Every player loses many, many games,” trumpeted the Irish manager.
Police are continuing to question Mark Bridger about the 5-year-old’s disappearance as the search for her continues.
The Irish manager was in typically idiosyncratic form at today’s press conference.
The six-time NBA All-Star has moved to Los Angeles after a huge trade involving four teams.
The man who stole the Clondalkin gaelgoir’s bantamweight boxing crown in 86 ghastly seconds will fight Carl Frampton in September.
The Ireland manager spoke of “playing with honour” in the final Group C game in Poznan tomorrow.
The veteran manager also praised the Irish fans’ behaviour during yesterday’s match.
The Real Madrid midfielder says he has a “special appreciation” for the Irish.
Get in touch with us to put your most searching queries to captain Brian O’Driscoll and coach Declan Kidney.
Eoin Reddan is amazed by Tiger Woods’ winning charge and Simon Zebo sticks out ‘like a sore thumb’.
Does anyone really believe that David Haye and Dereck Chisora need a fence to separate them?
Allen alleged that Chinese players have been responsible for “blatant cheating” after crashing out of the World Snooker Championship.
The boxer has been hit with a further punishment following his indefinite ban last month, according to his promoter.
Mike Ross shows off some of the battle scars he left the Stade de France with on Sunday evening.
Declan Kidney is confident that work on Ireland’s kicking game and in defence will pay dividends against a powerful French side in Paris this weekend.
“This is what we play football for. We can’t let it slip away,” says captain Robbie Keane as Ireland prepare for a massive 90 minutes in Tallinn.
Manager Tarmo Ruutli admits he ‘dreams’ of coaching a side like Ireland as he prepares for the country’s biggest football showdown, writes Miguel Delaney in Tallinn.
After crashing out of the China Open, the world number 15 wasn’t shy about expressing his disatisfaction with one reporter’s line of questioning.
A goalkeeping calamity for the ages, some rock ‘ard Ukrainian teens and an unsettling impersonation of Matt Williams.
Finance Minister uses financial briefing to announce jobs initiative for May and confirm minimum wage to be restored to €8.65 – but employers’ PRSI to be cut in part.
Irish manager confident that his players can exploit Macedonia’s defensive tactics.