Rugby sevens
David Humphreys: ‘Leinster are incredibly good at nearly everything ... the challenge is to make the others more competitive’
The IRFU high-performance director discusses closing the gap between Leinster and Connacht, Ulster and Munster
Matt Williams: Decision to abandon men’s Sevens programme has shattered the dreams of generations of players
Irish rugby administrators wasted years resisting the eyecatching format and now they have dashed the hopes of another generation
Letters to the Editor May 19th: On famine in Gaza, cars as weapons and scrapping Sevens Rugby
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Sevens cull shows rugby blazers no longer agree with players. Who is right?
Zac Ward is among those who see the short format as having been crucial to their development; the IRFU has taken a different view
Gerry Thornley: IRFU decision on Sevens reflects the cold, hard business of sport
Cutting the men’s programme is not necessarily a huge saving, although it could be around the €400,000 mark
Ireland will ‘feel impact’ of not having Sevens programme, says Harry McNulty
Captain at Paris Olympics says decision will mean Ireland miss out on global reach ‘bigger than any World Cup’
Vikki Wall: ‘I think there is room for GAA players to be paid in some capacity’
Me & My Money: Wall, a two-time All-Ireland winner, on her most extravagant purchase an, pay for GAA players and more
Drug dealer who planned to sell cocaine at Kinsale 7s rugby tournament avoids jail
Mamadi Sialou (21) sentenced to 120 hours of community service in lieu of four months in prison
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
Jordan Conroy sees a Sevens event in Dublin as a logical next step
The 30-year-old will play in the World Series for another season, with a possible third Olympic appearance at Los Angeles 2028 too far away to make a call
Ireland’s Olympics were emotional – deeply, achingly, and beautifully so
The athletes who wore green over the past 18 days at the Olympics gave so much of themselves to the challenge that you couldn’t but be moved by it
Olympics: Complete day-by-day guide to the Irish athletes in action in Paris
Paris 2024 timetable: Who is competing when in athletics, boxing, rowing, hockey, badminton and gymnastics?
The big Olympics question of the week - is Daniel Wiffen from Co Armagh or Co Down?
The swimmer’s statement ‘we’re All-Ireland champions and Olympic gold medallists’ hints his loyalties lie with Armagh
Irish women show true grit to battle back into Sevens reckoning
Victory over South Africa earns Ireland's women a chance of securing a Sevens quarter-final place
Olympics 2024, Day 2: Irish in action and best of the rest
Swimmer Mona McSharry and rowers Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy to make their first appearances at the Games
Jordan Conroy overcomes pre-match nerves to star for Ireland in Sevens
Ireland captain Harry McNulty also spoke of the satisfaction they stuck with their game plan to beat South Africa
Ireland surge to quarter-finals in Olympic Rugby Sevens after beating Japan
Ireland won their first Olympic match against South Africa in Stade de France for the perfect start
Olympics Rugby Sevens as it happened: Ireland beat Japan and South Africa
Two wins for the Irish team at the Stade de France
Rugby Sevens takes Ireland captain Harry McNulty all the way to a second Olympics
Ireland team among the favourites to make the Olympic medal podium
Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Women’s Sevens
Olympics: Paris 2024: The progress of the Sevens team culminated in a famous World Series win in Perth earlier this year
Meet Team Ireland - Men’s Sevens
Ireland’s Sevens are back at the Olympics in Paris after previously playing in the Olympics in Toyko
‘That phrase “cash is king” is long dead’
Me & My Money: Jordan Conroy, Olympian and Ireland Rugby Sevens player
Hugo Keenan on his Sevens return: ‘The aim is to try get Ireland a medal at the Olympics’
The 28-year-old says it was ‘now or never’ to put his hand up for Olympic selection
Ireland’s Sevens squads get tough draws for Paris Olympics
Men’s squad to face New Zealand, South Africa and Japan, women will take on Australia, Great Britain and South Africa in pool stages
Ashleigh Orchard combining parenting with rugby as Ireland bid for Olympic Sevens glory
Orchard rejected a contract in 2022 due to her pregnancy but daughter Arabella is now a key member of Ireland’s Sevens outfit
Sporting heartache hits hard from missing out on selection to painful defeats
Andy Farrell names 25 for South Africa; Tough Sevens calls; What went wrong for Irish sides in semi-finals; Dublin weak spots; Euro zingers
Hugo Keenan eyes Paris 2024 as Rugby Sevens look towards Olympic medal
The Irish men’s squad that finished the season in second place in the SVNS rugby series has an eye on the podium in France
Hugo Keenan’s Sevens dream is a fantastic risk to take – only the Olympics has that kind of power
Paris Olympics will see the biggest Ireland team ever competing at these games
Hugo Keenan’s decision to chase his Olympic dream shows what sport can be about
The Leinster and Ireland fullback will take up with the Olympic Sevens squad after the Champions Cup final
Emerging Ireland set to once again tour South Africa later this year
Sevens programme proves its value; South Africa’s Wiese may miss Tests against Ireland; by the numbers; and quote, unquote
What has David Nucifora ever done for Irish rugby?
As he prepares to end his 10-year stint as IRFU high-performance director, the Australian reflects on guiding changes to Irish structure and mentality even when that caused tensions
Irish Rugby Sevens skipper Lucy Mulhall a woman of sporting substance
‘A few years back, we’d have bitten your hand off just to qualify for the Olympics, but our goals are so much bigger now’
The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for January: Lucy Mulhall (Rugby)
Ireland Sevens captain led side to a first World Series gold medal in Perth in January
Vikki Wall: ‘I’ve learned that maybe you take your instinct for granted sometimes’
What Wall believes has transferred from GAA to rugby is informative about the sport she used to play and one she holds close
Meet the women’s Sevens stars opening new frontiers for Irish rugby
Ireland's Women's Sevens squad going from strength to strength
Ireland Women’s Sevens rightly eye an Olympic podium place
Ireland beat top dogs Australia to win their first World Series final in Perth on Sunday
Vikki Wall’s Olympic challenge of starting from scratch at the top tier of a third sport
Vikki Wall feels outside her comfort zone at the elite end of rugby sevens. Will the GAA and AFL player be on her new game in time for Paris 2024?
Vikki Wall bets it all on Olympic dream after another change of sport
Former Meath footballer of the year aims for Paris 2024 with Ireland sevens via a stint in the AFLW
The door is open for Irish World Cup rugby players to chase an Olympic dream
Following Antoine Dupont’s decision to forgo the Six Nations for Sevens in the Olympics, eyes are turning to other players possibly following suit
From Wicklow, to Toulouse, and bee tattoos: Lucy Mulhall’s journey to the Paris Olympics
After 10 seasons chasing Olympic qualification a summer date in Paris awaits
Match ready hair: ‘If it’s not tight and tucked away... it’s like James Lowe on the wing’
For some of Ireland’s rugby squad, hair braiding counts as integral prematch preparation, whether they are newly-professional 15s players or Sevens veterans
Cocaine warning signs to be erected by Kinsale rugby tournament after order by judge
Judge directs signage after spate of cocaine prosecutions at previous events
Ireland Women’s Sevens sitting pretty in Olympic qualification spots
The Offload: Jenkins’s absence reveals his importance; Kate Bowen Cup set for February 1st
Ireland’s wait for World Series Sevens tournament win goes on after loss to South Africa in Dubai
James Topping’s side were hit with three first-half tries by the Blitzboks in Dubai
Ireland’s Sevens squad ready to make the most of opportunities, says James Topping
Head coach has taken Ireland’s participation from occasional jolly to serious excursion as they prepare for this weekend’s Dubai Sevens Series
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