Malcolm O’Kelly knows a good player when he sees one, and that’s why the 92-times capped Ireland second row is unafraid to compare James Ryan to Paul O’Connell.

Devin Toner may reach for the sky but horizontal seems to be the default mode.

Rory Best was stating the obvious when he said the Guinness PRO12 is now down to knock-out rugby.

Devin Graham is back with another video sure to make you jealous if you’re stuck in work. He and his group of friends and fans spent some time recreating the boulder-chase scene from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

All of Ireland will be praying that Jonathan Sexton makes it through club action this weekend uninjured, writes Ronan O’Gara.

Devin Toner has signed a new contract with the IRFU and Leinster that will keep him at the province until at least June 2017.

In America they have these things called 'slip-n-slides', and this one's pretty awesome (in Ireland, we have paddling pools).

RABODIRECT PRO12:

Brian O'Driscoll will sit out Leinster's clash with Munster in Thomond Park tomorrow after suffering a calf strain during training.

His name is 'Fionn the Irish Terrier'.

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A football fanatic trying to dribble a ball 16,000km from America to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died after being hit by a pickup truck.

Another international career over or a straightforward tactical decision for a specific match?

IRELAND’S growing injury list has claimed Jamie Heaslip, Shane Horgan and John Hayes, all of whom have become the latest players to be ruled out of the Six Nations opener in Italy in eight days.

LEINSTER coach Joe Schmidt yesterday hailed confirmation that five of his players have signed new deals with the province admitting it is “vital for the future growth of Irish rugby that we retain our leading indigenous talent.”

Brian O’Driscoll has told Ireland to expect some typically ferocious tackling from Samoa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

FACING a heavy workload in the next 72 hours, Devin Toner will have little time to fret about his International debut against Samoa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

EIGHTEEN months ago, Trevor Hogan was playing his part as Ireland went about putting 50 points on the board against Italy in Rome in the Six Nations.

Retired model-turned-talk show host Tyra Banks' younger brother has been posted to serve in Iraq.

A PREMATURE baby died from an extremely rare complication associated with a special feeding tube used widely on premature babies, an inquest heard yesterday.

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A witness at the Morris garda corruption tribunal admitted today that she had been “a very naive person” not to become suspicious when her flatmate began collecting bullets, bomb-making fertiliser, walkie-talkie radios and other terrorist-linked paraphenalia.

A RED rally jacket and a black riding hat. A red rose and a school photograph.

Ireland's Under-20s were hit by two late strikes which sent them to defeat in Slovakia today.

A US fire chief rushed to the site of a car-train collision to find that his wife and three children had died in the crash.