Jordi Murphy admits he considered following Simon Zebo and Donncha Ryan out of the country, but picked Ulster instead to keep his World Cup hopes alive.

Johnny Sexton says Leinster are motivated by the opportunity to stand out on their own as Europe’s most successful team.

Garry Ringrose celebrated 51 not out last Saturday, as he tipped beyond the half-century mark for Leinster.

Tony Cascarino has become the latest former Ireland international to criticise Roy Keane’s actions as Ireland assistant boss – stating that the former Man United great was ‘anything but a professional’.

Leinster boss Stuart Lancaster says he came down hard on his players after their two-point defeat to Scarlets on Saturday.

James Tracy says Johnny Sexton and Leinster’s older stars are driving the team toward an historic double-double.

Fergus McFadden says he’s ready to assume the responsibility that’s involved with being a placekicker for Leinster.

Tonight will tell Stuart Lancaster a lot.

By full time in Eden Park last weekend, so many history books were torn up that the bill might have bankrupted Beauden Barrett.

Robin Copeland says adding to his sole international cap was not on his mind when he decided to join Connacht this summer.

Having delayed the inevitable longer than anyone could possibly imagine, Peter Stringer last night finally brought down the curtain on his 20-year rugby career.

Johnny Sexton says Ireland had a definite advantage over England and the rest of their Six Nations opponents this year.

Following on from Charles Hayes’s letter on (Irish Examiner, Friday, January 15) it needs to be pointed out that Cement Road Holdings (CRH) has stated that its decision to sell its stake in Israeli company Mashav Holdings was part of a “multi-year streaming plan” and had nothing to do with a long-running campaign by certain groups urging a boycott of Israel.

Given the discussion around refugees fleeing to Europe, it’s ironic that one of the greatest forced movements of people post-WW2 is also the most forgotten.

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Martin D Stern doesn’t clarify what he means by “same-sex activities” [Irish Examiner, Letters, April 17], so I can only infer that he’s referring to two women playing tennis or guys playing football together.

Martin D Stern doesn’t clarify what he means by “same-sex activities” [Irish Examiner, Letters, April 17], so I can only infer that he’s referring to two women playing tennis or guys playing football together.

I agree with Elle Maher (Irish Examiner Letters, March 18) that children are the most vulnerable of citizens and that their needs should always come first. However, her belief that adoption by same-gender couples conflicts with the needs of the child does not accord with reality.

Your correspondent Ciaran O Raghallaigh (Letters, March 16) disputes my assertion that neither the European Union (EU) nor United Nations (UN) state that a child has a right to a father and mother ‘where possible’.

Contrary to what Margaret Hickey says, neither the EU nor the UN has ever stated that “every child should be raised by their own father and mother, where possible”. 

In the forthcoming marriage-equality referendum, the proposed change relates to civil marriage only.

We can debate sectarianism and why such narrow-mindedness still afflicts societies, but it is axiomatic that hating another person because of their religion is wrong.

It needs to be pointed out that recognition of a state brings responsibilities as well as rights for the newly acknowledged entity.

It’s significant that Zoe Lawlor (Letters, Nov 13) doesn’t challenge the points I made regarding corruption in Hamas.

Further to Zoe Lawlor’s letter (Letters, October 24), the main question the Government should be asking is whether or not money it has pledged will all be used for the good of Gazans.

Ted O’Keeffe’s letter (October 3) is extraordinary.

Jim Monaghan (in Letters to the Editor, August 14) draws parallels between the Northern Ireland situation and that of Gaza, implying that — like the IRA — Hamas is merely fighting for the rights of its people.

The international media has much to answer for in the conflict between Israel and Gaza in their failure to report consistently on the issue.

Daniel Teegan (Letters, Apr 16) is entitled to his opinion that the decision of a few hundred TUI delegates to boycott Israel is courageous.

At its annual conference, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has — on human rights grounds — called for an academic boycott of Israel.