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# 2009

All time
'It was bizarre and surreal but you're just living off adrenaline at that point'
'That collision between Danie Roussouw and BOD is something that's vivid'
'I've been to World Cups but that game was just unbelievable. What a day'
The brutal and bloody second Lions Test in South Africa in 2009
BOD and Roberts' brilliance, The Beast's scrum power, and a narrow Boks win
Sexton: 'You've got to take these opportunities with both hands when they come'
Provincial success in Europe has driven Ireland standards at Test level
'Ireland have decided to forget about Thierry Henry handball incident'
Revealed: Labour voted against extending Special Criminal Court's powers in 2009
"W is pretty well down the alphabet, yet they've found good reason to go after me"
Alan Quinlan: Sport's attitude to mental health is changing
The new garda recruits will need to "win the trust" of the Irish public
Messi and Ronaldo's statistics since 2009 are scarily good
Ireland In The Bailout Years: 2009*
Summer Tour Diary: Unbelievable belief and a fantastic sponge in Queenstown
Kearney dismisses talk of Leinster move as he cheers on the 'Shaggy' torchbearer
Opinion: Where did it all go wrong for mighty Munster?
Libertas spent €5.6m in year of second Lisbon vote
Massereene trial shown CCTV footage of attack