Tue, 09 Jun, 2020
The 20-year-old academy second-row produced a stunning three-try salvo against Glasgow Warriors on Friday.
Mon, 02 Mar, 2020
It was a miserable day of injury news for Cian Healy and Joey Carbery, yesterday, as the duo suffered set-backs.
Wed, 26 Feb, 2020
The injury denies Healy the chance to become Ireland's sixth player to reach 100 caps in this Six Nations campaign.
Tue, 25 Feb, 2020
Ireland’s management has insisted the team will not miss a beat despite the late change to the pack for tomorrow’s Twickenham showdown.
Sat, 22 Feb, 2020
The big second row's international career appeared to be all but over when Joe Schmidt cut him loose from the Ireland squad that would travel to Japan for the World Cup but he starts for the first time in six months for his country on Sunday against England in Twickenham.
Fri, 21 Feb, 2020
Ireland target a Triple Crown on Sunday at Twickenham against England, as they bid to maintain their perfect record in the tournament.
Mon, 17 Feb, 2020
The head coach retained 23 players for a two-day camp in Cork last week, while 13 others returned were released back to their provinces to get game-time.
This was a statement win for Ireland, Andy Farrell, and for his senior players, writes Tom Savage.
Sun, 09 Feb, 2020
Tadhg Furlong did not think of himself much as a leader coming into the season.
Fri, 07 Feb, 2020
Ronan O'Gara has tried to put himself in the Ireland boss’s shoes this week and he knows all too well that there’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to team selection.
Wed, 05 Feb, 2020
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made two enforced changes to the Ireland team to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations clash.
Tue, 04 Feb, 2020
Meanwhile, uncapped Leinster back-row Will Connors has been drafted into Andy Farrell's squad.
Mon, 03 Feb, 2020
If Andy Farrell proves to be nothing more than a lucky general, then Ireland supporters are in for one hell of a ride in the coming years.
Ireland were jaggy, a little confused structurally on both sides of the ball and under pressure in the scrum/maul, but they showed up to work in the hard moments in both halves and came out with a win, writes Tom Savage.
Sun, 02 Feb, 2020
Johnny Sexton starred on his first outing as permanent Ireland captain as Andy Farrell’s tenure as head coach began with an unconvincing 19-12 victory over Scotland.
Sat, 01 Feb, 2020
Scotland threw everything at the hosts in the closing stages but some heroic defence saw Ireland hold on.
Ireland turn the page from one era to the next this week as the 2020 Guinness Six Nations gets underway with not just a new coaching team but also a fresh player leadership group.
Thu, 30 Jan, 2020
Andy Farrell is convinced there is plenty of road left for Conor Murray to travel in his Test rugby career after backing his under-fire scrum-half to steer Ireland in their Six Nations opener against Scotland in Dublin this Saturday.
Wed, 29 Jan, 2020
Rory Best has said he regrets his appearance at the Belfast rape trial, believing he became “a pawn” in the case.
Wed, 22 Jan, 2020
Nash has been named to start on the wing as Keith Earls misses out due to a minor knee injury in one of two changes to Johann van Graan's side.
Fri, 17 Jan, 2020
The coaching group have also named four development players who will train with the squad.
Wed, 15 Jan, 2020
From a wolf mural on the wall to a new “fortress feeling”, Ulster are feeling fairly unbeatable at home these days.
Fri, 03 Jan, 2020
Joey Carbery makes his first start of the season at out-half.
Thu, 02 Jan, 2020
There's no room for Rob Kearney, Seán Cronin, Jordi Murphy, Jack Carty, John Ryan or Kieran Marmion – with newly eligible Jamison Gibson-Park jumping ahead of the Connacht man at scrum-half.
Mon, 16 Dec, 2019
With the Six Nations kicking off in less than two months, it is the first squad meet-up since the national team returned from Japan.
Ulster head coach Dan McFarland has made two changes to his side for tomorrow's Heineken Champions Cup trip to Harlequins.
Thu, 12 Dec, 2019
After a year when everything he touched turned to gold, 2019 has not been the follow-up act that Jacob Stockdale had hoped for, but it is one he was prepared for.
Sat, 07 Dec, 2019
The four Irish provinces have named their teams for this weekend's Champions Cup clashes.
Fri, 06 Dec, 2019
As he prepares to lead Ulster out at home for the first time since taking over as captain, Iain Henderson has a vision of what he wants.
Fri, 22 Nov, 2019
Not for the first time, Europe has proved the perfect antidote for pining Irish players looking for solace after the woes of an underwhelming World Cup campaign.
Mon, 18 Nov, 2019
Stuart McCloskey says Ulster must “have a bit of fear” to extract the optimum performance from themselves in today’s Champions Cup opener at The Rec.
Sat, 16 Nov, 2019
Keith Earls will make his first Munster appearance of the season in tomorrow's Champions Cup opener against the Ospreys.
Fri, 15 Nov, 2019
Simon Lewis previews the 20 teams aiming for glory as the Champions Cup kicks off this weekend.
Thu, 14 Nov, 2019
The improvement in Ulster’s away form in Europe last season under Dan McFarland is something the head coach wants to see maintained and, if possible, bettered as they head into the unknown.
Wed, 13 Nov, 2019
Jared Payne has insisted Joe Schmidt’s record as Ireland head coach is beyond reproach and feels sorry his fellow New Zealander and Rory Best are not leaving on the high they deserved.
Tue, 22 Oct, 2019
Player ratings on a disappointing end to Ireland's Rugby World Cup campaign
Sat, 19 Oct, 2019
The moment of truth has arrived.
Iain Henderson will start against the All Blacks for the first time today, a testament that good things come to those that wait.
There are three changes from the starting line-up Joe Schmidt sent out against Samoa last Saturday for Ireland’s final Pool A game in Fukuoka.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2019
That New Zealand have stated they will target Johnny Sexton is hardly a galloping shock. Johnny’s had that for a lot of his career, but it remains fundamentally important to Ireland’s chances today that he is on the pitch for 60-65 minutes.
Robbie Henshaw will belatedly begin his 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign against Samoa on Saturday after Ireland named a team close to full strength in their bid to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Thu, 10 Oct, 2019
The Irish squad spent their rest day at Universal Studios Japan
Mon, 30 Sep, 2019
Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline
Here’s how the players rated in the aftermath of a hugely disappointing result and performance for Ireland in Shizuoka.
Sat, 28 Sep, 2019
Jamie Joseph makes four changes to the Brave Blossom starting XV that defeated Russia 30-10 in the World Cup opening match last Friday.
Fri, 27 Sep, 2019
James Ryan loved watching Uruguay’s giant-killing act against Fiji at the World Cup this week, but insists Ireland will not be complacent when they face underdog hosts Japan.
The Ireland squad appear to be enjoying their Japan adventure if their social media activity is anything to go by.
Thu, 26 Sep, 2019
One more Test and another phenomenal performance from James Ryan as the Ireland lock moved ever closer to taking on the talismanic role Paul O’Connell once performed in the green jersey.
Mon, 23 Sep, 2019
Our rugby analyst on where Ireland must get it right against Scotland
Sat, 21 Sep, 2019
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