Six Nations win sees our sportswomen’s striking appreciation of unsung predecessors
They gave a nod to the women who came before them, like Tanya Waters, who, as they put it, paved the way
Ireland Women's Rugby
Erin King hails ‘special’ day as Ireland beat Scotland in front of record crowd
Ireland captain speaks of the honour to meet 1973 team before the game
Ireland crown historic occasion with blistering first-half display as Scotland put to the sword
A record crowd of 31,294 provided a wonderful backdrop and no little encouragement at the Aviva Stadium
Ireland to ignore Aviva razzmatazz to focus on winning finish against Scotland
Record 30,000-plus crowd expected as Scott Bemand’s side close out their Six Nations campaign
Ireland make one change for Aviva Stadium clash with Scotland
Sam Monaghan comes into the Ireland secondrow with Dorothy Wall moving to the replacements
‘Pressure is privilege’: Linda Djougang relishing Ireland’s Six Nations finale at Aviva
Closing game against Scotland to unfold in front of record near-30,000 crowd
Eve Higgins: ‘We haven’t played in big crowds full of Irish people. It’s going to be special’
The Ireland centre, who is a criminology graduate, hopes to unlock Scotland’s defence when they meet in Dublin on Sunday
Ireland’s women ready to push on in final Six Nations tie against Scotland
Objective is to consolidate third place in standings behind England and France
Erin King happy with Irish physicality in Wales win
Ireland target third home win in last-round clash against Scotland
Ireland outlast scrappy Wales in Belfast
Doubles from Aoife Wafer and Brittany Hogan help Scott Bemand’s side to bonus-point victory
Robyn O’Connor passing Ireland test with flying colours in Women’s Six Nations
Student relishing time in Scott Bemand’s set-up as Irish look for big performance against Wales
‘We want to be a really hard group to get into’ - Bemand names Irish team for Wales clash
Eve Higgins returning at centre as coach looks for strong finish to Women’s Six Nations campaign
Eve Higgins starts as Ireland name team to play Wales in Six Nations
Centre replaces Nancy McGillvray in an otherwise unchanged starting team from the defeat to France
Former Ulster player Alan O’Connor ‘honoured’ to be forwards coach for Ireland women
Dubliner says the team must be more clinical in Six Nations clash with Wales
Meet Ireland’s newest gardaí: A Leinster player, a long jumper and a former Fair City actor
A cohort of 193 graduates lined up at Templemore training college on Friday to begin their careers in law enforcement
France too strong for Ireland as their superior depth shows in Six Nations victory
There is still a gap between these two sides, albeit it has shrunk to the point that this is now a proper rivalry
Six Nations: Ireland go to France filled with performance-backed belief
‘We’re ready for this,’ says head coach Scott Bemand ahead of third-round clash
Dorothy Wall returns to the team as Ireland travel to France with quiet optimism
Scott Bemand’s team proved they could mix it with Les Bleus in narrow World Cup quarter-final defeat
More than 20,000 tickets sold for Ireland’s Six Nations game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium
Scott Bemand’s side will play their first standalone championship fixture at the stadium on Sunday, May 17th
Ireland looking for revenge against France in Six Nations, says Erin King
Berating France away for the first time in 13 attempts and ending a run of nine losses in a row is this team’s breakthrough target
Gerry Thornley: Ireland head to France ready to put World Cup lessons into action
Scott Bemand’s side searching for first away win to France
‘We came out the blocks firing’: Erin King happy with Ireland’s quick start against Italy
Scott Bemand praises impressive start at the Dexcom
Nine-try Ireland cut loose to win maiden Six Nations clash in Galway
Record crowd turns out at the Dexcom Stadium to see Ireland defeat Italy
Expectations rising around Ireland as organised Italy come to Galway
Dexcom Stadium to host first Six Nations fixture on Saturday
Béibhinn Parsons excited to make Six Nations history in familiar Dexcom Stadium surrounds
Ireland host Italy in the first Six Nations game to be played at the Galway stadium on Saturday
Leinster yet to find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?
The Counter Ruck Podcast
England too strong for Ireland in Women’s Six Nations opener in Twickenham
An improved second half showing will encourage Ireland ahead of game against Italy
Ireland’s Scott Bemand: ‘We’ll look back and think we were a little bit hard done by’
Ireland head coach said he was encouraged by Ireland’s performance in defeat to England
Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v England will see two spouses facing off
Moloney-MacDonalds will play against each other at international level for the first time
Stacey Flood: Batteries recharged, I’m excited about facing England at Twickenham
After the heartbreak of World Cup defeat, thinking about Saturday’s Six Nations match gets the adrenaline flowing again
Will return of the King herald a new dawn for Ireland’s women’s team?
Injury has kept Erin King off the squad for a year, but Ireland are putting all their faith in their new captain
Women’s Six Nations: Ireland focused on daunting task of facing England at Twickenham
Record crowd expected at Saturday’s game with more than 70,000 tickets sold
Niamh Briggs hails exciting time for women’s rugby as Six Nations set to begin
‘We’ll have young girls now that can potentially play professional rugby for their home province,’ says Ireland under-21s coach
Erin King named Ireland captain ahead of Six Nations
Capped seven times at Test level, the 22-year-old has scored three tries for Ireland
Galway’s Dexcom Stadium to host Ireland’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Italy
Ireland will also play Wales at Affidea Stadium in Belfast before finishing campaign with Aviva Stadium date against Scotland
Tadhg Beirne and Aoife Wafer cap memorable year with top awards from Irish rugby writers
Nora Stapleton and Nigel Carr also honoured as newest Hall of Fame inductees
Owen Doyle: It is nonsense that Berthoumieu’s biting sanction was reduced for apologising
Ireland’s Aoife Wafer was bitten by flanker in the World Cup defeat to France
France player’s ban for biting Ireland’s Aoife Wafer reduced to nine matches
Axelle Berthoumieu will miss remainder of World Cup
Ireland have cause to feel aggrieved, but a quarter-final exit represents a fair World Cup return
Post-match bans for two France players raise questions of what could have been for Ireland
France player given 12-match ban for biting Ireland’s Aoife Wafer
Axelle Berthoumieu to appeal length of ban but set to miss remainder of World Cup
Heartbreak in the studio as Ireland fail to channel their inner Munster
Lindsay Peat could only watch helplessly as Ireland threw the kitchen sink at France but still got rinsed
Done with valiant efforts, Ireland must push on to close the gap to the top
Despite landing some heavy hits of late, Ireland are not yet at the same level as the best teams in the world
Heartache aplenty but few recriminations as Ireland fall to France in quarter-final
Amid allegations of biting by a French player, Irish squad exited World Cup with heads held high
Ireland player ratings: Aoife Wafer and Linda Djougang to the fore in Les Bleus loss
Eve Higgins and Niamh O’Dowd also impress in five-point defeat to France
France produce second half tour de force to beat Ireland – As it happened
Tries from Linda Djougang and Stacey Flood had given Ireland a first-half lead
Ireland captain asked referee to look at alleged bite by France player in World Cup quarter-final
Sam Monaghan spoke to officials about a biting incident but the TMO didn’t sanction French player
Ireland World Cup dreams dashed with quarter-final defeat to France
Scott Bemand’s side held the half-time lead before Les Bleus came storming back after the break
Stacey Flood: It was a scary few moments against New Zealand when I hurt my leg
The bus is a time for team bonding in a tournament like this
Return of ‘world class’ Aoife Wafer just what the doctor ordered ahead of France clash
Ireland up against it in World Cup quarter-final, but gifted 22-year-old offers reasons for hope
Ireland boosted by return of Aoife Wafer for World Cup quarter-final against France
Wafer and Fiona Tuite will provide carrying qualities Ireland lacked against New Zealand
Aoife Wafer set to make Ireland return for World Cup quarter-final against France
Six Nations Player of the Championship missed Ireland’s three pool games due to pre-tournament knee surgery
Trying times for Ballinsloe: The Galway town and Ireland women’s World Cup squad
Three team members following in footsteps of many others, albeit men, in international rugby
Ireland have seen France’s game plan before – can they upset it this time?
Scott Bemand’s side will need power and physicality up front with some clever kicking and lineout work to narrow the gap
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices