Tadhg Beirne and Aoife Dalton win RPI Players’ Player of the Year awards
Munster captain Beirne said award ‘more meaningful’ as it is chosen by fellow rugby professionals
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Dorothy Wall ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup campaign with Achilles injury
Backrow forward to undergo surgery on Wednesday after suffering injury against Scotland last Saturday
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Injury-hit Ireland end Six Nations campaign with defeat in Scotland
Losing bonus point was enough to secure a second consecutive third-place finish
Improved Ireland side can get a much-needed shot of self-belief in Edinburgh
Third win out of three away games would rubber-stamp huge strides made by Irish women’s team in the last year
UL Bohemian duo Aoife Corey and Jane Clohessy in line for first Ireland caps against Scotland
Fullback Corey will start in Edinburgh while backrow Clohessy, the daughter of former Munster and Ireland prop Peter, is named on the bench
Ireland go hunting for their third away victory in this season’s Six Nations championship
Assistant coach Denis Fogarty hoping to keep momentum going with win over Scotland
Leinster’s success masking alarming fault lines which have emerged in Irish rugby
This season, as things stand, Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all lost more matches than they have won
Ireland impress against Wales with dominant six-try victory
Aoife Wafer stars with superb carrying as Irish side recover well from a stuttering start
Ireland women travel to Wales with only winning on their minds
Scott Bemand’s side determined to build on recent improvement
Molly Scuffil-McCabe aims to stake World Cup claim at scrumhalf
For the past two years, the number nine has been spending alternating three-month spells in Ireland and New Zealand
Erin King injury casts shadow over Ireland’s Six Nations preparations
Young flanker will miss World Cup in August after torn cartilage
Ireland’s Aoife Wafer: ‘Ultimately, I want to be the best in the world’
Wales next up for Irish women after promising first 50 minutes display against formidable England
Ireland blown away in second half by ruthless England
Irish side trailed by just two points at the break but were battered after the break
Ireland’s women to get true test of their progress against England
England, chasing a 32nd successive Six Nations win, remain the benchmark
Ireland victory against England remains unlikely, but how can Irish side land a blow?
Ireland’s varying style of play across the opening rounds creates questions ahead of this weekend and World Cup
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‘It is less than four years since Connacht players were forced to change in disgraceful conditions beside bins at Energia Park in Donnybrook’
Ireland make three changes for Six Nations game against England
Emily Lane, Dorothy Wall and Brittany Hogan come into the side for game in Cork
Ireland to host Scotland and Canada before Women’s Rugby World Cup
Scott Bemand says Tests will help put squad ‘in the best possible shape for the tournament’
Scott Bemand says Ireland won’t be overawed facing England in Cork
Ireland looking to scratch a 10-year itch since the last victory over the world’s number one side
Italy v Ireland: Injury-free Aoibheann Reilly to start as Irish side look for rare win on the road
Scrumhalf has had an ACL surgery on both knees but has battled back to play Test rugby
Ireland’s Scott Bemand hopes his team will show higher standards in Six Nations match against Italy
Irish coach reports no injuries ahead of second match of the competition this weekend
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
Rusty Ireland rue missed opportunities in opening defeat to France
‘We’re moving in the right direction,‘ says head coach Scott Bemand as handling errors and penalties prove costly
Ireland look to show strides they have made by upsetting France in Six Nations opener
This Irish team has more firepower and more of a cutting edge than the side which lost to France a year ago
Women’s Six Nations: Improved Ireland confident as they prepare to face France, says Eve Higgins
Squad are on an upward graph and have World Cup in England to aim for in autumn
James Abankwah catches Hallgrímsson’s eye, and Ireland rugby team ‘far from a crisis’
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Jen Hogan: I convinced myself, for no good reason, that the request for help in a WhatsApp group was really only meant for the dads
From missing out on the Olympics to winning an AFLW title, nobody had a year like Vikki Wall
The Meath footballer came close to making the cut in rugby Sevens just nine months after taking up the sport but used her disappointment to go back to Australia intent on ending 2024 on a high note
Caelan Doris and Aoife Wafer named Players of the Year at Rugby Writers of Ireland awards
Ireland senior men chosen as Team of the Year
Ireland to open Women’s Rugby World Cup against Japan
The pool fixtures have been confirmed with Ireland set to face defending champions New Zealand, Japan and Spain
Ireland’s late scoring burst earns win over USA in Vancouver
Late tries from Cliodhna Moloney and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe helped Ireland to a second win of their WXV 1 campaign
Ireland aiming to finish WXV 1 on a high against USA in Vancouver
Scott Bemand’s side looking to bounce back from defeat to hosts Canada in their final game
Dalton and Fowley named to start in Ireland’s WXV 1 closer against USA
Scott Bemand’s team will round out their WXV 1 campaign on Friday
Ireland back themselves to make strong finish in WXV 1
Scott Bemand’s side play the USA in their final game of the WXV 1 tournament on Friday
Leinster wait on Kelleher injury news in advance of Munster clash
With Dan Sheehan sidelined, Kelleher is vital for Saturday’s renewal at which more than 70,000 supporters expected
Ireland pay for passing up chances as hosts Canada extend winning streak
A 15-minute spell before the interval was match-defining for Scott Bemand’s side
Irish women’s team braced for another tough WXV 1 assignment as Canada await on home soil
After beating New Zealand, Ireland now face the world’s second-ranked team in their second outing of the tournament
Believing is half the battle as Ireland face tough challenge against Canada in WXV1
Ireland beat New Zealand 29-27 in their opening game of the tournament last weekend
Ireland stun world champions New Zealand with win in opening WXV1 clash
Erin King grabbed her second try to level the game in the last minute before Dannah O’Brien converted
Ireland keep familiar look for opening WXV1 clash with New Zealand
Scott Bemand makes one change in the backline and one in the pack for Sunday’s game in Vancouver
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Ireland name four uncapped players in squad for Vancouver tournament
Head coach Scott Bemand will be missing tighthead prop Christy Haney for games against New Zealand, Canada and the USA
Tough days await but Ireland’s women are starting to show what they can do with the right support
Head coach Scott Bemand is just one of the shrewd appointments made by the IRFU since it started backing the women’s team more effectively
Much-changed Ireland look to mark another reset against Australia
Ireland make seven alterations to line-up for Test in Belfast that is part of the celebrations of the IRFU’s 150th anniversary
Four debutants named in Ireland team to face Australia
Scott Bemand’s team to face Wallaroos in Belfast on Saturday
‘I wanted to get back on the pitch’: Motherhood and injury change approach but not the goal for Eimear Considine
Munster fullback to start for Ireland against Australia after spell on the sidelines
Vicky Elmes Kinlan and Ruth Campbell to make Ireland Test debuts against Australia
Scott Bemand names side for Saturday’s IRFU 150th Anniversary Test in Belfast
Ireland to open Women’s Six Nations campaign with home game against France
Scott Bemand’s side finished third in last year’s championship behind France and Grand Slam winners England
Hugh Hogan relishing his role as one of Ireland’s revamped coaching team
Women's rugby: Game against Australia in Belfast to further Scott Bernard’s squad’s preparation for the WXV1 tournament in Vancouver where Ireland face New Zealand, Canada and the USA
Cliodhna Moloney praises positive changes in Ireland women’s team under Bemand after returning from exile
Galway native (31) is glad to be back and confident Ireland can close the gap at international level under new regime
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