Person: Matt O'Connor

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Johann van Graan hails great night for Munster as Tigers boss says: 'I won't comment on officials'

Munster head coach Johann van Graan feels his team have taken a major step forward in their development after beating Leicester 25-16 at Welford Road.

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Match in 60 seconds: Munster break Leicester hearts to top Champions Cup pool

The key moment, talking point and key man from an intense game at Welford Road.

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Johann van Graan thinks Munster can still improve despite comprehensive win over Leicester

Munster's new head coach Johann van Graan insisted his side have plenty of areas to improve upon despite the dominant nature of their 33-10 Champions Cup bonus point win over Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park.

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Manu Tuilagi 'made the wrong call' but knows 'he got it wrong' over England incident, says coach

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As fathers and as men it is time to demand action on suicide

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Fathers4Justice campaigner explains why he stormed stage at Rose of Tralee

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Matt O'Connor: Why Fathers4Justice stormed the stage at the Rose of Tralee

The inequality and lack of rights facing fathers and the silence surrounding this issue sparked Monday night's on stage protest at the Rose of Tralee, writes the man responsible, Matt O'Connor.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2016

Rose of Tralee protestor vows to stage more protests in Ireland

The founder of Fathers4Justice says his decision to run on the stage during the Rose of Tralee TV selection was justified.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Robbie Deans favourite as Matt O’Connor exit points to new hire and fire culture

Official notice of Matt O’Connor’s exit from Leinster landed shortly after 10am yesterday, but the writing had been on the wall for the Australian head coach for a month.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Madigan steers scrappy Leinster into semi-finals

Leinster survived a late scare from Bath at the Aviva Stadium today to book a place in the Champions Cup semi-finals.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Madigan steers scrappy Leinster into Champions Cup semi-finals

Leinster survived a late scare from Bath at the Aviva Stadium today to book a place in the Champions Cup semi-finals.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

O'Connor believes trio will make start of Six Nations

Leinster coach Matt O'Connor says the injury news regarding Jamie Heaslip, Eoin Reddan and Dave Kearney is positive.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Heaslip fit and ready for action

Jamie Heaslip has declared himself fit and available for Leinster ahead of the return of the European Champions Cup this weekend.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

Six changes for Leinster

Matt O'Connor has made six changes in total from the Leinster team that started against Treviso last weekend ahead of the visit of the Ospreys to the RDS tomorrow (Kick Off: 5.15pm).

Fri, 28 Nov, 2014

Madigan leads the way in unconvincing Leinster victory

Ian Madigan chipped in with 13 points as Leinster got back to winning ways in the Guinness PRO12 with an unconvincing 20-3 triumph over Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile this afternoon.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2014

McFadden out for up to six weeks

Matt O'Connor has described the ankle injury picked up by Leinster’s Fergus McFadden on Saturday as a sprain and said the player will be out of action for four to six weeks.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2014

Leinster sign League star Te'o

Leinster have signed rugby league player Ben Te'o from the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2014

O'Driscoll in squad for final Leinster game

Brian O'Driscoll will pull on his blue jersey for the last time tomorrow evening, as Leinster take on Glasgow in the RaboDirect Pro12 final.

Fri, 30 May, 2014

O'Connor admits to not knowing who had concussion in Ulster game

Leinster coach Matt O'Connor has admitted he didn't actually know whether or not Brian O'Driscoll or Fergus McFadden had suffered concussions two weeks ago.

Tue, 27 May, 2014

O'Connor makes eight changes for Leinster

Leinster Coach Matt O'Connor has made eight changes for the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Ulster in the RDS at 7pm tomorrow.

Fri, 16 May, 2014

No O'Driscoll; Boss replaces Reddan for Ospreys clash

Isaac Boss has been brought into the Leinster team to face the Ospreys tomorrow evening (KO: 7.05pm).

Thu, 10 Apr, 2014

Leinster duo to play in effort to gain Ireland start

Eoin Reddan and Luke Fitzgerald could be in line to start for Leinster on Friday night in the Rabo Direct Pro 12.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2014

McCarthy and Murphy start for Leinster

Matt O'Connor welcomes back the experienced duo of Mike McCarthy and Jordi Murphy for Leinster's game against Zebre on Sunday.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2014

Munster to kick-off Heineken Cup weekend that ends with Leinster tie

The ERC have set the times and dates for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals in April.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2014

O'Connor makes 10 changes to Leinster team to face Connacht

The Leinster team to face Connacht in tomorrow evening's RaboDirect PRO12 clash in the Sportsground (KO: 7.15pm) has been named.

Fri, 03 Jan, 2014

O'Connor tries out new centre and half-back partnerships for Leinster

Under the instruction of Ireland coach Joe Schmidt Ian Madigan has been named at out half for Leinster's clash with Connacht tomorrow night at the RDS.

Fri, 25 Oct, 2013

O'Driscoll begins his swansong season with victory

Leinster 34 Cardiff Blues 20

Fri, 27 Sep, 2013

Fitzgerald shakes off groin strain to start against Ospreys

Leinster coach Matt O'Connor has named Luke Fitzgerald as a starter in their RaboDirect PRO12 game against the Ospreys on Saturday in the RDS at 6.15pm.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2013

All eyes on O'Driscoll despite new recruits at Leinster

In the third of the provincial season previews, our rugby correspondent, Daniel Pitcher offers an insight into Leinster. His final preview comes tomorrow when he looks at Munster.

Thu, 05 Sep, 2013

Leinster to start league title defence against Scarlets

Leinster's bid to become the first team to successfully defend the RaboDirect PRO12 title will begin away against the Scarlets.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2013

Leinster confirm appointment of O'Connor as new head coach

Matt O'Connor has been appointed Leinster head coach on a three-year deal and will link up with the team on July 1.

Mon, 06 May, 2013

Lady Gaga threatens to sue breastmilk-ice cream producer

Lady Gaga has threatened to sue a London ice cream parlour over its controversial new flavour made from human breastmilk.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2011

Bell awaits Turner medical update

Hayley Turner's main employer Michael Bell is waiting to see if the popular 26-year-old receives any further medical advice after she was stood down from riding for 12 months.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2009

O'Connor's condition improving

Matt O'Connor's condition in Cork University Hospital continues to improve.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2009

Fathers’ group clashes with police in London demo

PRESSURE group Fathers 4 Justice clashed angrily with police yesterday as one of its notorious activists was arrested before its demonstration even began.

Sat, 19 Jun, 2004

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