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Ireland is ‘most vulnerable’ for defence, security conference told

Ireland is “probably the most vulnerable” in Europe from a defence point of view, a major security conference has been told.

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Boylan continues World Track glory

rugby

Ryan’s 21-game winning streak

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Munster cruise into cup quarter-finals

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Connacht's Conor Carey wants to make his mark

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‘Gerbrandt’s experience is a deterrent to any young player in our system’

Familiar faces lie in wait for Munster A

Familiarity won’t be an issue in tonight’s must-win B&I Cup clash for Munster A at Nottingham’s Ladybay (7.45pm).

Fri, 12 Jan, 2018

Former Munster coach relishing switch to Wasps

Former Munster assistant Ian Costello is relishing the chance to further his coaching career with a move to English Premiership big guns Wasps next season.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017

Munster A face mountain to climb

Munster A have a mountain to climb following this B&I Cup result at Musgrave Park last night when Bedford Blues grabbed a crucial win to go five points clear at the top of pool 1.

Sat, 09 Dec, 2017

Chris Farrell convinced he made the right decision

Chris Farrell did not need his arm twisted when the chance to move back from France to Ireland was presented to him in the form of a contract offer from Munster.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2017

Gavin Coombes looks set for big welcome from West Cork fans

The selection of up-and-coming Skibbereen flanker Gavin Coombes should ensure increased local interest in tonight’s B&I Cup clash between Munster A and Doncaster Knights at Bandon RFC (7pm).

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Nathan White joins Pat Lam ticket as Connacht lick their wounds

Former Irish prop Nathan White has been added to the Connacht coaching ticket for the remainder of the season.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2016

Conor Carey ready to grasp Connacht opportunity

Six years on from giving Finlay Bealham a lift to training in the Ulster academy, little did Conor Carey know that he’d be battling with the Australian-born tighthead for game-time in Connacht.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2016

Ulster Bank League profiles: Old Belvedere off to flying start

Old Belvedere got their Ulster Bank League season off to a flying start with a hard fought 36-35 win away to Young Munster.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

Ulster Bank League profiles: Leamy acquisition a coup for Garryowen

"The British & Irish Cup is good for getting a Munster group together but most of those lads have put on a Munster Jersey at some stage, they don’t need to know what it's like. They’ve done that loads of times."

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Ulster Bank League profiles: Big player turnover at Young Munster

"The professionals aren’t expected to do it, yet the amateurs are. It just doesn’t add up."

Fri, 16 Sep, 2016

Niall Scannell: Jacques Nienaber a big hitter in Munster's defensive effort

It took a South African defence coach to release the genie, but now it’s out, Munster’s tenacity and enthusiasm without the ball is in no danger of being returned to the bottle.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Johnny Holland: I’ll treasure Munster memories

Fears that Munster fly-half Johnny Holland’s career was in jeopardy were confirmed yesterday when the province announced the 25-year-old had been forced to retire with immediate effect.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2016

Munster host London Welsh in B&I Cup opener

Munster ‘A’ will get their British & Irish Cup season underway when they host title holders London Welsh in a pool that also contains Doncaster Knights and Rotherham Titans.

Fri, 15 Jul, 2016

Decision to pull Munster Rugby training from Cork is bad for business and fan base

Is it not ironic that in the week the much lauded coach of Connaught stresses the importance of community links, Munster are more or less pulling out of their biggest community. 

Fri, 13 May, 2016

Johnny Holland wants to be part of European adventure

Munster rising star Johnny Holland may be new to the rough and tumble of top-flight professional rugby but he is wise enough about the way things are done in his native province to understand qualifying for next season’s Champions Cup is not “non-negotiable”.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Munster Rugby’s fate now in the hands of Rassie Erasmus

Chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald ushered in a new era for Munster Rugby by insisting incoming director of rugby Johan “Rassie” Erasmus would not undermine existing head coach Anthony Foley.

Tue, 26 Apr, 2016

Anthony Foley: Next steps crucial for Johnny Holland

It’s late December. Festive season, though it feels like anything but for Munster.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Leinster A v Rotherham Titans - British & Irish Cup Pool 1

Classy Leinster 'A' set up home quarter-final

Leinster ‘A’ 43 Rotherham Titans 24: Leinster ‘A’ safely secured a home British & Irish Cup quarter-final with a 19-point Pool 1 triumph over Rotherham Titans at Donnybrook last night.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Foley faces nervous wait as Smith a doubt for Clermont clash

Munster head coach Anthony Foley yesterday added new centre signing Pat Howard to the province’s registered European Champions Cup squad as doubts continued over Andrew Smith’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s must-win pool showdown with Clermont Auvergne.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2014

O’Driscoll warning for Reds

Munster ‘A’ 23 Nottingham Rugby 16

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

O’Donoghue stars for Munster A

Nottingham 12 Munster A 23

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014

Dougall and Holland return with Munster A

Senior flanker Sean Dougall returns to active service with Munster’s A’s tonight facing Nottingham as Mick O’Driscoll’s men look to bounce back from last week’s defeat by Worcester.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2014

Late Betty try sinks Munster A

Worcester Warriors 27 Munster A 23

Mon, 20 Oct, 2014

Foley brings Munster message to Waterford as Exiles in town

For those Munster supporters and possibly players who believe their province exists purely along the N20 between Cork and Limerick, tomorrow evening’s pre-season friendly with London Irish offers an opportunity to take something of a rare detour.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2014

Fresh Hillsborough inquests begin

The “very many individual human tragedies” of the Hillsborough disaster have been laid bare in an emotionally-charged opening to the fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 football fans who died.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2014

Gilroy and Fitzpatrick could miss Ulster game

Ireland duo Craig Gilroy and Declan Fitzpatrick are major doubts for Ulster’s winner-takes-pool trip to Leicester Tigers this weekend but their Test comrades Simon Zebo and Conor Murray will be fit for Munster’s home Heineken Cup tie with Edinburgh.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2014

Allardyce fears sack as youthful Hammers crash

Nottingham Forest 5 West Ham 0

Mon, 06 Jan, 2014

Revenge for resilient Munster

B&I CUP:

Sat, 14 Dec, 2013

Baraclough cool on Notts County link

Ian Baraclough yesterday insisted he’s had no contact with struggling English League One side Notts County after reports in a Nottingham newspaper linked the 42-year-old Sligo Rovers boss with the managerial vacancy.

Wed, 30 Oct, 2013

Murphy to step into Zebo void

HEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX:

Fri, 18 Oct, 2013

Froch eyes Ward rematch

Carl Froch immediately set his sights on avenging the other blot on his record after overcoming his first conqueror Mikkel Kessler in a scintillating super-middleweight unification fight on Saturday night.

Mon, 27 May, 2013

Rocket cruises on Crucible return

Stiffer tests lie ahead but Ronnie O’Sullivan returned to snooker today with a victory and a performance that suggests he will take some stopping in the Betfair World Championship.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013

Rocket has take off at Crucible

Ronnie O’Sullivan showed a little rust but it was largely superficial as he set about the defence of his Betfair World Championship title in impressive style today.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013

Munster eye smash and grab raid on Pirates

Rob Penney’s men aren’t the only Munster outfit in search of glory across the Irish Sea tomorrow.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2013

Nottingham's Todd killed in accident

Nottingham’s former Scotland Under-20 international Mitchell Todd has died in a road accident, his club have confirmed.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2012

Murray: It’s just a stadium

It’s five years and a handful of weeks since former Leicester Tigers coach Pat Howard sat on a battered old sofa in the club’s training grounds and described Thomond Park as “just a field” to a scrum of English and Irish journalists.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Munster do the improbable in securing B&I slot

MUNSTER took the last qualification spot in the British and Irish Cup courtesy of Leinster yesterday.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2011

Hendry set to lose elite place

Stephen Hendry was poised to lose his place in the world’s top 16 after defeat by Robert Milkins in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2011

Britain faces mass strike action

Thousands of UK schools, colleges, courts, Government offices and jobcentres will be closed or disrupted today when teachers, civil servants and other workers stage the biggest strike for five years, in a bitter row over pensions.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2011

Ireland U-20s get first Worlds win

Ireland U-20s 30 Scotland U-20s 13,

Sat, 18 Jun, 2011

Selby avenges defeat against Williams

Mark Selby gained a measure of revenge for his defeat to Mark Williams in last month's German Masters final as he knocked the Welshman out of the Partycasino.com Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Dublin last night.

Sun, 20 Mar, 2011

Holt springs Fu shock in Dublin

Marco Fu suffered a shock first-round defeat as the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals got under way in Dublin today.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2011

Ruddock makes changes to get back on track in Scotland

MIKE RUDDOCK’S Ireland U20s will take the field in Inverness tonight (7.30pm) with relative confidence, despite the recent home defeat by high-flying France.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2011

Foley confident of Munster cup progress

MUNSTER A coach Anthony Foley hopes an early season home defeat to Llanelli doesn’t come back to haunt his side as they seek to wrap up a place in the semi-finals of the British and Irish Cup against Bristol at the Memorial Ground tonight (7.45pm).

Tue, 22 Feb, 2011