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March 2026

Joe McCarthy

'You can't just be a big, heavy lump that walks around the pitch'

14 Mar

teams news

Ireland U20s make two changes for Scotland clash

13 Mar

5

golden years

Jack Conan interview: 'You never know how many more days you have left in green'

12 Mar

Explainer

Six Nations permutations: How Ireland could still sneak the title on Super Saturday

12 Mar

golden years

'You have to enjoy it, you never know how many more days you have left in green'

12 Mar

6

Final Test

'It's a different Scotland team from what we've seen the last few years'

11 Mar

7

Explainer

Six Nations permutations: How Ireland could still sneak the title on Super Saturday

9 Mar

27

schedule

2027 Six Nations: Ireland start at home to England and host France on final day

9 Mar

8

Nathan Doak

'I feel like this is the right time for me, I'm playing my best rugby at the minute'

8 Mar

13

RIP

Waterford v Tipperary league game postponed due to bereavement

7 Mar

Milestone

'They'll be memories I cherish' - Gibson-Park hits 50 caps for Ireland

7 Mar

17

Reaction

Farrell: 'Wales were tremendous. It was a proper Test match'

6 Mar

12

Comment

Ireland asked difficult questions by stubborn Welsh effort

6 Mar

13

Interview

'You can choose to not engage' - Crowley back at 10 and shutting out the noise

6 Mar

27

Preview

Welsh test is Ireland's first step to proving Twickenham was no once-off

6 Mar

3

seamus toomey

'Power comes from the ground' - meet the man tasked with improving Ireland's 'scrum culture'

5 Mar

16

Selection

Ireland U20s make two changes for Wales clash

5 Mar

6

stuart mccloskey

Stuart McCloskey interview: 'It felt like every time I opened Instagram, it was just my face'

5 Mar

Growth

O'Connell: 'Guys need experiences to learn what it takes'

3 Mar

4

looks whos back

'He's a brilliant personality to have around' - Ireland welcome Aki back into squad

2 Mar

14

stuart mccloskey

'It felt like every time I opened Instagram for two or three days, it was just my face'

Stuart McCloskey is enjoying his strong run of form in the Ireland team.

1 Mar

8

This year

2026

belief

Even after a record-breaking day in Twickenham, Ireland see room for improvement

27 Feb

1

In Demand

Business as usual for Ireland despite Farrell links to Saracens

26 Feb

31

End of an era

Katie Taylor to retire after summer fight in Dublin

25 Feb

7

AIL

Carlos Spencer departs Terenure RFC for personal reasons

25 Feb

12

On Tour

Venues confirmed for Ireland's Nations Championship fixtures in July

24 Feb

14

back on track

'The belief is always there. It's an honour and privilege to play for Ireland' - Ringrose

24 Feb

6

Update

Ireland monitor Lowe's groin injury as 11 players released back to provinces

23 Feb

24

Big Joe

'We knew if we delivered, we could beat anyone on our day'

23 Feb

5

feeling good

McCloskey: 'I'm glad I stuck at it to get to experience days like this'

22 Feb

81

Pride

'You talk about inspiring the nation, hopefully that brought people a bit of joy'

21 Feb

14

Comment

Ireland's outstanding Ulstermen shine on both sides of the ball

This was the Ireland of old, confident, accurate, and capable of producing stunning rugby.

Ciarán Kennedy

Reports from Twickenham

21 Feb

27

Setback

Cian Prendergast added to Ireland bench as Jack Conan ruled out of England game

21 Feb

27

Skills

McCloskey's NFL pass, and Russell's flick – why don't we see more of this in rugby?

21 Feb

4

Captain

Doris: Ireland determined 'to hunt England down, show what we're about'

20 Feb

13

Tadhg Furlong

'I like where the group is going. I like where the road leads, if we can get there'

20 Feb

4

Changes

Farrell: How Prendergast can 'push career on', and keys for Ireland success in Twickenham

20 Feb

19

One to Watch

'Unreal' Pollock makes first England start - and Ireland know they'll need to keep him quiet

19 Feb

Selection

Crowley starts, van der Flier returns: here's the Ireland team to face England on Saturday

19 Feb

Opportunity

'Sometimes people have nothing to lose and just rip in. We've seen that with Jack'

19 Feb

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