With friends like these who needs enemies, eh Luke?

Madigan has just five Test starts for Ireland, but Murray believes the Leinster playmaker showed the world every inch of his class against France.

Ireland’s replacement out-half Ian Madigan has been nicknamed ’Gazza’ after the tears flowed following Ireland’s win over France.

Joe Schmidt hailed the performance of substitute Ian Madigan after yesterday’s win against France in the Millennium Stadium.

“(The) hair was standing up on my neck when The Fields of Athenry was being sung.”

“I’m sure Ian will be well up for it, he’s a talented boy,” said Munster wing Zebo of Madigan’s positional switch.

“One of my main roles as an out-half is to bring other players into the game, and I did my best to do that."

Ian Madigan was pleased with his and Ireland's performance against Scotland yesterday, but expects "another big improvement" when they play next - in two weeks time against Wales.

Ireland's Jack McGrath and Ian Madigan have avoided citings after last night's match against the Barbarians at Thomond Park.

Ian Madigan admits to fears that he could slip out of Joe Schmidt’s World Cup plans, what with two of his main rivals for a place in the squad set to benefit from the opportunity to display their wares in the Pro12 play-offs.

With an impressive tally of 225 points from 18 games at provincial level, the 2014/15 campaign has certainly been a productive one for Ian Madigan.

It’s almost ten days on, but the sense of relief has yet to flush fully from Ian Madigan’s system though his attention has long turned towards the Champions Cup quarter-final with Bath.

Ian Madigan has refused to mimic Johnny Sexton even though he admitted his Ireland rival is the “in-form fly-half in the world”.

Leinster out-half Ian Madigan has been replaced by Jimmy Gopperth for Sunday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Toulon.