Japan still far away as Ireland focus on Scotland‘There is so much rugby to be played between now and then,’ says prop Kilcoyne on RWCThu Feb 07 2019 - 06:00
Accuracy is the word as Ireland line up Scotland in their sightsIreland know it won’t be as easy as ABC at Murrayfield, but they know what they needWed Feb 06 2019 - 06:00
Garry Ringrose and Devin Toner confirmed out of Scotland clashCentre and lock will miss second game after picking up knocks in defeat to EnglandTue Feb 05 2019 - 14:31
Peter O’Mahony: ‘That bit of hurt will be there this week’Vice-captain says Ireland need to focus on performance and not let wounds festerTue Feb 05 2019 - 06:00
Joe Schmidt has a number of selection puzzles to solveInjuries to CJ Stander, Keith Earls, Devin Toner and Garry Ringrose could see changes v ScotlandTue Feb 05 2019 - 06:00
Peter O’Mahony: Pain but no panic in Ireland camp ahead of Murrayfield‘It just shows how good you have to be every week to do something special’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 15:18
Fullback to the drawing board for now with Robbie HenshawDespite his footballing talent a lack of international experience at 15 was exposedMon Feb 04 2019 - 06:00
Mako Vunipola: England state of mind as key as physical dominanceTadhg Furlong believes Ireland can turn things around after ’reality check’Mon Feb 04 2019 - 02:00
Eddie Jones refuses to twist knife after filleting of IrelandEngland coach heaps praise on his players but does not believe result changes muchSat Feb 02 2019 - 21:11
Andrew Porter: ‘You have to be selfish. It’s about you. It’s about the team’The Ireland prop on the Six Nations and powering through on the pitch and in lifeSat Feb 02 2019 - 07:00
Manu Tuilagi presents a clear and present danger to Ireland’s hopesIn his hour of need, Eddie Jones turns to talented if temperamental Leicester manFri Feb 01 2019 - 06:15
Ireland U20s brace for tough test against experienced English sideScott Penny, who debuted for Leinster this season, one many new faces in squadFri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00
Mitchell happy to sing off the Eddie Jones hymn sheet‘Bore the s*** out of us’ barb aimed at Ireland not unusual from the well-travelled Kiwi coachTue Jan 29 2019 - 17:43
Simon Zebo: I'm 'bulletproof' to racist abuseRacing 92 winger says he became used to racism on the streets growing up in IrelandTue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
Simon Zebo not holding out much hope for an Ireland recallRacing 92 winger admits Rugby World Cup hopes would likely hinge on an injury crisisMon Jan 28 2019 - 13:23
Bruised George Ford has his focus on IrelandLeicester outhalf ready to put club disappointment behind him for the Six NationsSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Three Rock Rovers go to Belfast favourites for national indoor finalsRovers face Limerick in the first semi-final , before Railway play CookstownThu Jan 24 2019 - 18:44
Robert Baloucoune has become Ulster’s nominated speedsterFormer Sevens player has been central so far to province’s success story in EuropeTue Jan 22 2019 - 07:00
McFarland and Ulster know they must improve for LeinsterHenderson’s early return and Cooney’s late cameo fire Ulster revival against LeicesterMon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00
Leo Cullen: Ulster’s Dubliners will know Leinster wellJohnny Sexton will go to Portugal with the Irish squad on Monday, Dan Leavy will notMon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00
Leinster rout Wasps again to set up Ulster quarter-finalLeo Cullen’s side secure comfortable bonus-point victory and cement top spotSun Jan 20 2019 - 19:14
McFarland praises Ulster about-turn as they march on in Europe‘We’re in a quarter-final, any of those sides is going to be really tough’Sat Jan 19 2019 - 19:10
Ulster come alive in the second half to claim quarter-final slotDan McFarland’s side could be set for Aviva meeting with Leinster in the last eightSat Jan 19 2019 - 17:42
Racism remains a perennial problem in Irish sportSimon Zebo just the latest to shine a spotlight on an unpleasant fact of Irish sporting lifeSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Unchanged Edinburgh side for win or bust tie with MontpellierNew Zealander Vern Cotter makes five changes to his Montpellier sideFri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Adam Griggs names a number of new faces in Ireland Women’s Six Nations squadIreland first play Wales in a warm-up fixture in Energia Park, Donnybrook on SundayWed Jan 16 2019 - 18:25
Rhys Ruddock knows win over Toulouse sends out a statementLeinster man was excellent in victory but knows there are still plenty of tests to comeTue Jan 15 2019 - 06:00
Racing 92 condemn ‘racist insults’ directed at Simon ZeboFormer Munster player tweeted after defeat to Ulster that he had suffered abuse in BelfastMon Jan 14 2019 - 19:56
Taylor still packing a fierce competitive punch as she targets ‘unification year’IBF and WBA world lightweight title-holder has her eyes on the WBO and WBC beltsSat Jan 12 2019 - 08:30
Katie Taylor to take on Rose Volente as unification bid continuesIrish fighter now ranked best female pound for pound boxer in the worldFri Jan 11 2019 - 19:36
Subplots galore as Munster head for KingsholmSpecial incentive for Gloucester’s Grobler to make a point against his former clubFri Jan 11 2019 - 06:00
Valiant Doddie Weir still fighting the good fightFormer Scotland and Lion lock stays positive as he battles Motor Neurone DiseaseTue Jan 08 2019 - 06:00
Larmour has no time to rest on the laurels of 2018In a World Cup year, back must continue to clear every hurdle on the road to TokyoThu Jan 03 2019 - 06:29
Sport Ireland says IOC comments on Russia are ‘deeply unhelpful’John Treacy has hit out at Thomas Bach after he hinted that Russia won’t be bannedWed Jan 02 2019 - 14:04
Sports Review 2018: Kellie Harrington’s golden moment two years in the makingLightweight world champion needed to become exceptional – and she didMon Dec 31 2018 - 15:00
‘I’m just glad Johnny Sexton didn’t come in a dress’There was no upstaging Kellie Harrington on a day that put sportswomen centre stageFri Dec 21 2018 - 20:21
Kellie Harrington claims Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year awardFitting reward for inspirational lightweight gold medal winner at the World ChampionshipsFri Dec 21 2018 - 18:38
Katie Taylor won’t be held to ransom in unification pushFrustration creeps in as would-be opponents hold out for more moneyFri Dec 21 2018 - 06:15
Jamison Gibson-Park waits patiently for the residency rule call-upLeinster scrumhalf could soon stand with Bundee Aki and CJ Stander in Ireland squadWed Dec 19 2018 - 06:00
Dave Miley flags intention to run for position of ITF presidentFormer Irish national champion to contest election set for September 2019Tue Dec 18 2018 - 15:52
Rob Kearney to return to Leinster training this weekLeinster are back in Pro14 league action at the weekend when they face ConnachtMon Dec 17 2018 - 13:51
Rugby previews: Wasps likely to prove a tough test for ToulouseEnglish Premiership team boast a proud home record against Top 14 oppositionSat Dec 08 2018 - 01:00
Ireland bow out of Hockey World Cup at the hands of EnglandGoals from Chris Cargo and Shane O’Donoghue were not enough in a dramatic tieFri Dec 07 2018 - 14:56
Accomplished Devin Toner taking all the challenges in his strideLeinster and Ireland secondrow now at the peak of his substantial powersFri Dec 07 2018 - 06:30
Brian O’Driscoll’s painkiller comments open up a can of worms for rugbyFormer Ireland captain lifting the lid on use of pills during his career is most welcomeFri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00
Hockey: Ireland can finish off England to stay in World CupA draw is enough to see Ireland through to a play-off for World Cup quarter-finalsThu Dec 06 2018 - 20:30
Ulster looking to break Scarlets hoodoo in Champions CupIrish province haven’t won in any of their last four European meetings in LlanelliThu Dec 06 2018 - 17:00
Survey finds over a quarter of rugby players would hide head traumaIRP findings show education on concussion is failing on substantial number of playersThu Dec 06 2018 - 05:00
Felipe Contepomi: ‘You don’t have to be carried away by what people say’Leinster backs coach is more interested in improving than listening to hypeWed Dec 05 2018 - 06:00
Katie Taylor to defend world titles on Canelo-Fielding undercardUnbeaten Taylor will face Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden on December 15thTue Dec 04 2018 - 17:49
