Person: Ultan

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Reluctant return of Ireland players boosts Connacht

On the one hand, Andy Friend is delighted that only Bundee Aki is missing on Six Nations duty as Connacht prepare for a real 10-pointer against a Cardiff Blues side who are just below them in the table.

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Ultan Dillane extends contract with Connacht

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Connacht to rest Bundee Aki after Ireland heroics

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Ask Audrey: ‘The banter is where you insult someone all night and they can’t say anything, because this is Ireland'

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Connacht keeping it simple in bid to fix lineout flaws

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Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years

No part for Pat Lam in Connacht's player re-signings

Connacht coach Pat Lam has revealed he is no longer involved in re-signing players at the Sportsground or in contract talks with potential new recruits.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016

Connacht ready to get the job done

Connacht full-back Tiernan O’Halloran said they have got over the shock of Pat Lam’s decision to leave the Sportsground and are set to sting Wasps this weekend.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Matt Healy: ‘I’ll take aspects of this training into my province’

Ireland’s newest cap Matt Healy is hoping that out of the disappointment of a series defeat in South Africa his nascent Test career can flourish.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Conor Murray insists this group won’t rest on their laurels

Conor Murray credited Ireland’s belief in the face of adversity for coming out on top in South Africa on a “really, really special day” for the team in Cape Town.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Robbie Henshaw won’t be fazed facing Leinster

Connacht boss Pat Lam doesn’t believe Robbie Henshaw will be affected when he comes up against his prospective new Leinster teammates in this weekend’s Pro12 top-of-the-table clash.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2016

Paddy Jackson is a ‘leader’ and will step up to the mark, says Andrew Trimble

Paddy Jackson has still to play one minute of Six Nations rugby this year, but his Ulster colleague Andrew Trimble believes the out-half is nonetheless well down the road to reaching the standards of Ireland playmaker Jonathan Sexton.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Ultan Dillane hopes classy cameo effort can keep him in squad

Ultan Dillane could have been speaking for his fellow Ireland debutants by expressing hope his Twickenham entrance into Test rugby was impressive enough to keep him in the match-day squad for the rest of the RBS 6 Nations campaign.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Versatile Keith Earls is happy to cover novice midfield against England

Can Ireland’s new boys survive in Twickenham tomorrow?

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Castlebar’s Durcan battles to beat blisters

NOBODY that was part of Castlebar Mitchels’ ill-fated All-Ireland club final experience against St Vincent’s 20 months ago has any happy memories of the day.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Quad bike crash victim’s organs donated to 4

A quad bike accident cost an eight-year-old boy his life following a collision 500m from his home.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015

O’Callaghan: ’Axel right man at right time’

Donncha O’Callaghan believes Anthony Foley is the right man to take Munster forward and will help heal ‘the scars’ of losing two semi-finals as the province reflects on going a third successive season without silverware.

Sat, 31 May, 2014

Tragic Ultan continues to give through organ donation

Mourners were told yesterday that even in death, 8-year-old Ultan Hayes has kept on giving — by donating organs to four others, three of them children.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2014

Principal: School ‘utterly devastated’ by death of quad bike victim Ultan

The principal at the school where 8-year-old Ultan Hayes attended has said pupils and staff are “utterly devastated” by the young boy’s death.

Mon, 07 Apr, 2014

Post mortem due after eight-year-old Ultan dies in quad-bike accident

A post mortem is to be carried out on the body of a child who died following a quad bike accident in Co Clare.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2014

Boy dies in quad bike crash on day of first confession

An eight-year-old schoolboy had made his first confession only hours before sustaining fatal injuries in a quad bike accident.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2014

Best man gives couple the movie treatment

It was the best man’s speech that wasn’t in the script. But the surprise wedding movie trailer starring the bride and groom, narrated by a top US voiceover artist, left the happy couple speechless and brought guests to their feet.

Mon, 05 Aug, 2013

Biofuels a costly option

Ultan Doherty (Letters, Feb 28) makes the point that if, as a 13-year-old, she/he understands the threat of fossil fuel depletion and global warming, then why can’t adults?

Sat, 03 Mar, 2012

O’Callaghan lines out after beloved grandmother dies

HEARTBROKEN Donncha O’Callaghan lined out for Ireland in New Zealand today just a day after being told his beloved grandmother had died.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2011

Locked and Loaded

THINK BACK to the really competitive rugby sides over the last 30 years and the one constant in all those teams was a second row combination that complemented each other and competed as a united force.

Fri, 01 May, 2009

Quartet poised to make timely return for Con

BRIAN O’MEARA, Jim Williams, Donnacha O’Callaghan and Mick O’Driscoll are all poised to make a timely return to the Cork Constitution team for tomorrow’s crucial AIB League against Blackrock College at Temple Hill.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2003

Galwegians blow chances

GALWEGIANS could and should have been comfortably out of reach at half-time in their AIL meeting with Cork Con, but in the end, the better team won the opening AIB League encounter of the year at Crowley Park on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Oct, 2002