Of all the theories put forward for Ireland’s Six Nations wobble the suggestion that Jonathan Sexton’s bark has bitten into the team’s morale seems to be the biggest stretch.

Rob Kearney has dismissed the suggestion that Jonathan Sexton’s fits of temper are having an adverse effect on the Ireland squad.

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline...

Almost two years ago to the day, Jack Conan faced the media and attempted to make something clear.

Talk to Len Dineen, they said. There’ll be stories, they said. Well, the Limerickman, who recently retired after 40 years as a rugby commentator, settled in ...

The RDS has played host to Grand finals, a European Challenge Cup decider and all manner of memorable Leinster wins in the last half-dozen seasons. It’s even been the backdrop for an unlikely home defeat at the hands of Benetton Rugby. What it hasn’t done lately is open its doors to Munster.

As Six Nations’ Grand Slams go, the one Rory Best collected amid the snowflakes at Twickenham beats them all.

Eoin Hand’s was a journeyman’s career in football, but it was still the stuff of his boyhood dreams. Managing his country was beyond those wildest dreams and he was so close to success. But chaos and catastrophe confounded his best-laid plans.

A legend, a leader, a braveheart, a kind, loving and spiritual man were among the accolades used to describe Willie Duggan at his funeral Mass, when more than 1,000 people gathered to say farewell to a giant of Irish and international rugby.

For the first time this summer, Limerick’s U21 hurlers were made to sweat.

THE widow of Irish and Munster rugby legend, Anthony "Axel" Foley, collected a Lifetime Achievement award, Wednesday, in recognition of his service to sport, four months after his sudden death.

NUI Galway 4-14 St Pat’s Dochas Eireann 1-12: NUI Galway manager Tony Ward praised his side’s character but knows they didn’t play to their potential as they saw off a valiant St Pat’s in the Fitzgibbon Cup at Dangan in Galway.

They may have been bitter political rivals, but the late Charlie Haughey has unwittingly done Des O’Malley a favour — by helping the former Progressive Democrat leader save a few euro on his tax bill.

You have to wonder if the ancient hill of Killaloe had ever heard such beautiful words, so touchingly spoken.

It was the type of reunion the rugby fraternity never thought would happen.

Losing manager Tony Ward admitted that the Galway sideline should have moved quicker in putting a sweeper in front of their full-back line.

Waterford 5-15 Galway 0-14: A coronation they wanted. A coronation they received.

Galway manager Tony Ward has described Saturday’s opponents as  one of the best U21 hurling teams of all time.

At last count, Paudie Murray’s backroom team numbered 16. That’s a fair number of lieutenants to have in your corner. Then again, it’s a fair operation he’s running.

Galway 0-21 Dublin 0-19 (after extra time): On many levels Galway required this win. There was last week’s senior disappointment, last week’s minor disappointment and the disappointment suffered at this very juncture for the last four Augusts.

A former sweet factory is destined to add new vibrancy to Limerick city centre, it emerged yesterday.

NUI Galway 0-16 University of Limerick 0-15: University of Limerick’s Fitzgibbon Cup title defence remains on track despite a narrow defeat to NUIG at Rhebogue in Limerick.

County under-21 manager Eddie Brennan took charge of the Cats tonight.

TV3 have snatched Six Nations rights from 2018-21. Can Rugby Country sustain a coup of this magnitude? Here are some of the things we’ll miss.

New Zealand will be hoping to avoid another Halloween horror show when they face World Cup final opponents Australia.

1. Seisiun singing Sing Out Sunday takes over Dublin’s Helix Theatre this weekend for an event never before seen in Ireland, a ‘mass choir get-together’ led by The Voice UK’s vocal coach Mark De-Lisser.

Thomond Park has played host to many chapters in Munster’s storied rugby journey but pride of place remains the game against the otherwise unbeaten New Zealanders on October 31, 1978, an occasion that understandably claims pride of place in a new book ‘Where Miracles Happen - The Story of Thomond Park’, by Charlie Mulqueen and Brendan O’Dowd.

Emma Kilkelly collapsed on the Nowlan Park turf, her camogie season over in an instant.

Galway captain, Niamh Kilkenny has described All-Ireland-winning manager Tony Ward as a man who “eats, sleeps, drinks camogie”.

Galway manager Tony Ward insists his charges were unaffected by the Wexford appeal that threatened their place in the final of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

This time 12 months ago Jack Conan’s focus hardly strayed further than earning a second provincial cap.

Galway 1-14 Wexford 2-10: A dramatic late Niamh McGrath point from a ‘45 booked Galway’s place in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie final next month and put paid to the courageous challenge of Wexford in Nowlan Park on Saturday.

League champions Galway were the big winners as the Liberty Insurance senior camogie championship got under way with two games in the ultra-competitive Group 1 and one tie from Group 2.

The football championship tends to be a slow burner while the hurling equivalent enjoys a low-key start with the preliminary rounds in Leinster, but camogie’s summer series will burst out of the traps today when Cork and Galway renew acquaintances in Tullamore.

Galway 2-15  Cork 2-12: Galway defeated All-Ireland champions Cork to claim their first National Camogie League Division 1 title in 10 years at Semple Stadium.

The debate rages from day to day, week to week, month to month... Ian Keatley or JJ Hanrahan at out-half for Munster? It puts those of us old enough to remember in mind of the Ollie Campbell-Tony Ward argument back in the 1980s.

Kilkenny 4-12 Galway 3-07

All-Ireland winning Galway camogie manager Tony Ward has admitted their epic quarter-final win over Clare was the most ‘bizarre’ game he’s ever been involved in.

Galway and Cork joined Wexford and Kilkenny in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-finals after a day of huge drama at the Gaelic Grounds-