Organisation: Exiles

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

soccer

Heart surgery forces Irish defender Mark O'Brien to retire at 27

“The club will be doing everything it can to support Mark at this difficult time.”

rugby

No looking back as McNulty lured by Connacht call

gaa

New chairman Moffatt sets out to rebuild trust in Mayo GAA

rugby

Goggin and O'Sullivan star as Munster hammer Exiles in Cork

rugby

London Irish to face Munster in pre-season friendly

rugby

Les Kiss believes majority of London Irish fans support Paddy Jackson signing

O’Halloran proposes place for NY in qualifiers

New York manager Justin O’Halloran says a way must be found for the Exiles to play more competitive matches each year.

Tue, 07 May, 2019

'We got very sloppy': Horan not getting carried away by decisive win over NY

Mayo manager James Horan said they won’t be getting carried away with their 21-point win over New York and that they have plenty of room for improvement.

Mon, 06 May, 2019

Mayo kick off Championship in style with win over New York

Mayo got their 2019 championship campaign off to an impressive start with a facile win at Gaelic Park against a New York side who were outclassed.

Sun, 05 May, 2019

London make Galway work hard for Championship victory in Ruislip

Galway endured an uncomfortable afternoon in Ruislip as a gutsy London side make the Connacht champions work hard for their victory.

Sun, 05 May, 2019

New York manager says entry to backdoor system would be huge

New York manager Justin O’Halloran said that entry into the backdoor system for the Exiles would be a huge development for the game in the United States.

Fri, 03 May, 2019

Rob Kearney faces big decision over future

Rob Kearney hopes to have his contract situation sorted in the next month or so and the veteran full-back admits he has a big decision to make as he contemplates the closing chapters of a glittering career.

Mon, 18 Feb, 2019

Van Graan happy with start as Munster kick-off campaign with a win

Munster hit the new ground running last night as they won their opening pre-season game on Musgrave Park’s freshly installed playing surface to defeat Declan Kidney’s London Irish.

Sat, 18 Aug, 2018

O’Mahony and Leitrim dreaming big again

Long before he went into politics, John O’Mahony knew every highway and byway throughout Connacht, initially as a player but predominantly as a manager over the past 30 years.

Fri, 25 May, 2018

‘They were some of the best scores we got all year’ - Cathal Corey

Cathal Corey brought his Sligo side to London with tales from their 2013 loss in Ruislip ringing in his ears.

Mon, 07 May, 2018

Leitrim boosted by change in New York weather

Leitrim’s hopes of avoiding being the first side to lose a championship match to New York have been boosted by some west of Ireland weather which is forecast for the opening round of the Connacht SFC at Gaelic Park tomorrow.

Sat, 05 May, 2018

Leitrim braced for New York ambush

The Leitrim footballers will always fear losing to New York, selector Seamus Quinn has admitted.

Fri, 04 May, 2018

Declan Kidney bullish on future with London Irish

Declan Kidney could not suppress a laugh at the final question as he was unveiled as London Irish’s new technical director, a few hours after Nick Kennedy’s shock resignation as the Exiles’ director of rugby.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2018

Adeolokun’s early hat-trick sees Connacht finish Pool 5 in style

Niyi Adeolokun scored a first-half hat-trick as Challenge Cup Pool Five leaders Connacht ended the group campaign with a win over Oyonnax.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2018

Matt Healy scores four of Connacht's seven tries in easy win over Brive

Matt Healy scored four tries as Connacht maintained their 100% record in Pool Five of the European Challenge Cup with a comfortable 55-10 triumph over Brive.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Health is wealth for talismanic Sophie Spence

Spotting rugby rookie Sophie Spence playing for the Exiles and nabbing her before England got their mitts on her, was one former Irish coach Philip Doyle’s many wily moves.

Wed, 16 Aug, 2017

Jamie Clarke glad Tipperary spoiled their promotion party

Armagh forward Jamie Clarke admits part of him is glad Michael Quinlivan and Tippperary crashed their Allianz League promotion party.

Thu, 25 May, 2017

Emlyn Mulligan wants rethink to make championship more attractive

Leitrim star Emlyn Mulligan has stressed the need for a tiered All-Ireland football championship to make the game more appealing to players from developing counties.

Wed, 24 May, 2017

Mulligan steps out for London footballers

Three-time All-Ireland winner with Tyrone Owen Mulligan lined out at corner forward for London in Dungarvan last night as Ciaran Deely’s team took on Waterford in a challenge game.

Sun, 14 May, 2017

New York give Sligo a Bronx scare

New York 1-13 Sligo 1-21: Sligo survived a brief but real scare in the Bronx last night before their experience and class told late on to see off a spirited New York.

Mon, 08 May, 2017

What if New York win?

Picture the scene this Sunday. It’s 4.45pm New York time and David Gough’s whistle confirms the shock. New York have beaten Sligo to confound their 5/1 odds, which would have been much lower, you would imagine, had Jamie Clarke not returned from there to Armagh.

Tue, 02 May, 2017

McCormack strikes late to deny brave Exiles

Christy Ring Cup

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Ireland must ignore high stakes of World U20 Championship final

Coach Nigel Carolan has urged his men to play the game and not the occasion when they take on England this evening (7pm) in the World Rugby U20 Championship at the AJ Bell Stadium in Greater Manchester.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Ireland power into World U-20 semi-finals

Ireland U20s 35 Georgia U20s 7: The Etihad Stadium was rocking to 51,000 fans last night as Manchester favourites The Stone Roses blasted out, but 200 metres away it was the Fields of Athenry which heard in the evening sunshine as Ireland celebrated getting to the World Rugby U-20 Championship semi-finals.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2016

Boost for Ireland U20s with clean bill of health

Ireland will be bidding to prevent a fourth successive loss at this level when they take on Six Nations Grand Slam winners Wales in the opening game of the World Rugby U-20 Championship in Manchester today (5.30pm).

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

James Horan talks about the 2011 game that almost ended his time as Mayo manager

James Horan believes his managerial career with Mayo “would have been over” had the team lost to London in 2011.

Wed, 25 May, 2016

Justin O’Halloran: There’s a shock coming in New York

It’s not cockiness or over-ambition, Justin O’Halloran maintains, that imbues his message to his players ahead of Sunday’s Connacht preliminary round against Roscommon in Gaelic Park. But belief. Sheer belief.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2016

Are warm weather training camps back in fashion?

It doesn’t seem that long ago when a warm weather training camp was a necessity for any squad with eyes on September football glory.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Falcons starlet Connon delighted to play his part in green

Brett Connon is used to the sound of Callum Chick’s voice. Clubmates at Newcastle Falcons, the pair are housemates as well.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

British Army soldiers make GAA history

A GAA team formed from British Army soldiers played their first official game of Gaelic football in London on Saturday afternoon.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Ciaran Deely bringing London to his old stomping ground

A blossoming career that has pitched him on the sidelines of packed soccer stadia in England and the Indian Super League where he worked with ex-Ireland international Terry Phelan and rubbed shoulders with world stars like Roberto Carlos will return Ciaran Deely to his home ground of Wexford Park this weekend.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Allianz League round-up: Kevin O’Loughlin on fire as London hurlers blitz Carlow

A 5-16 to 1-11 win for London, over Carlow, was the big story in Division 2A of the Allianz hurling league yesterday.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Nikki Caughey eyes revenge for Pau debacle

It may well be the most notorious train journey in Irish sporting history.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Veterans keep Nikki Caughey calm

Ireland’s inexperienced women’s out-half Nikki Caughey thought there would be more nerves on her return to the team against Wales last weekend after a two-year absence with injury.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2016