Monday 15 August 2022
The former Leinster man was part of the touring party in 2012.
The flanker’s career was ended by collisions not involving his head after he covered up the problem for almost a year.
The former Ireland and Leinster flanker reflects on his recent enforced retirement.
A former Ireland team-mate pays tribute to Paul O’Connell.
The 31-year-old played 115 times for his province over eight years.
Leo Cullen says the 35-year-old is contracted until the end of October.
Kevin McLaughlin will lead Leo Cullen’s side in the opening months of the season.
The back row will be sidelined after picking up a shoulder injury against Connacht.
The coach singled out Shane Jennings and Kevin McLaughlin as being influential in the win.
Kevin McLaughlin admits the players need to start delivering on the pitch.
International commitments may have limited his hand but the Leinster coach is confident of avoiding a Halloween scare against Edinburgh.
Coach Matt O’Connor makes eight changes from the side which won in Castres last weekend.
Flanker Kevin McLaughlin tells us what goes into his job away from the pitch.
A county Dublin start-up is helping hyper-competitive sports teams get insights and competitive from a mass of information.
Kevin McLaughlin feels only one team can qualify from Heineken Cup pool one, and he’s aiming for six wins to make sure it’s Leinster.
They don’t get great weather like this down on Craggy Island.
The lock is going into his ninth season with Leinster yet only has five caps (one start) for Ireland.
McLaughlin is one of Leinster’s injury concerns ahead of Friday night’s Amlin Cup final.
The flanker is hoping his Leinster teammates can give Joe Schmidt the perfect send-off.
Leinster make five changes for tomorrow’s match against Exeter Chiefs.
The flanker acknowledges that Leinster need four tries this weekend, but is intent on remaining focused on the little details.
Leinster and Munster have enjoyed a swathe of away day successes in Belfast and Galway respectively.
Joe Schmidt has made four changes for tomorrow’s Pool 5 clash in the Aviva Stadium.
The Kiwi is daunted by his former side’s blistering start to their Heineken Cup pool.
‘Make no bones about it, they’re big boys and they come at you hard,” declared the Leinster forward.
The Leinster coach has even more injury concerns this morning, including Brian O’Driscoll and Isa Nacewa.
Andrew Conway and Ian Madigan both feature in the backline for Saturday’s league match against Munster.
The Leinster and Ireland flanker is hoping his personal run of good form can turn his province’s fortunes around.
Seven Irish internationals will make their first start of the season when Leinster face Benetton Treviso on Saturday evening.
Ewan McKenna runs through his best XV from yesterday’s two provincial semi-finals. Do you agree?
Ireland will be boosted by the return of the likes of Tommy Bowe and Paul O’Connell but others look to have played their last Test match.
Jonathan Sexton admitted that he needed to strike his late penalty perfectly for Ireland to lead. He did not but was excellent otherwise.
No more dice rolling for Irish coach Declan Kidney but most supporters would not be averse to a game of stuck in the mud against New Zealand.
A tour of the earthquake-hit city puts things into perspective for Kevin McLaughlin and his teammates ahead of All Blacks battle.
Your questions packed a punch this week but Brian and Declan did not shirk the challenge. Kevin McLaughlin had something to say too.
The Irish coach has turned to the Heineken Cup winners to make up the core of his side ahead of Saturday’s match in Christchurch.
The lads at Whiff of Cordite have called on Leinster to lift their chins and focus on a season that was a missed conversion from glory.
Kevin McLaughlin of Leinster has been called in as flanker as a calf strain rules out the Ulster talisman.
