Seeing France take over the Aviva Stadium on the pitch and off it was a wake-up call. 

The 35-year-old Dubliner came off the bench to fire home a long-range rocket which saw off Livingston and secured a Hampden Park showdown with holders 

Meanwhile, Clare have recovered from bad spots before and the word on the grapevine is Shane O’Donnell’s injury may not necessarily be a season-ending one either.

The Cheltenham Festival will get underway on Tuesday with a race renamed this year in honour of Micheal O’Sullivan.

Gracie Adams was her relatable self in Dublin, even if there was no mention of her beau Paul Mescal 

Celtic lost 3-0 at Ibrox on January 2 and Rodgers is clear in his mind what went wrong that day ahead of next Sunday's derby at Parkhead.

Clare had two players dismissed in a heavy loss to the Rebels.

Conor Cooney’s shoulder into Mike Casey’s head drew only a yellow card from referee James Owens.

From the moment Fabien Galthie’s inconsistent but gifted French side lost to a clearly inferior English team at Twickenham, this game became a whole lot more difficult.

Sam Prendergast, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Berine and Caelan Doris were Ireland's best players as they lost 42-27 to France in the Six Nations. 

Hudson-Odoi caught Ederson out at the near post in the 82nd minute at the City Ground to provide a new highlight in a memorable campaign for Nuno Espirito Santo's men.

Now that Mona McSharry is an Olympic bronze medallist she has found a sense of freedom and does not apply the same pressure to herself.

We have all the declarations for this weekend's action, but until tomorrow morning, ante-post betting is still an option for the Cheltenham Festival. I doubt there is any value left hanging about.

Joshua Zirkzee's opener looked like giving Ruben Amorim's side a badly needed boost and advantage for next week's second leg in Manchester 

In the week where Catherine Kirwan releases her latest Cork-set novel, she recalls some of her cultural touchstones 

Alisson made nine saves from 27 shots against a side who had not been beaten since November.

Ireland be warned — time and again, France have reached within to find their true selves and Fabien Galthie’s men arrive in Dublin needing to deliver

Mikel Arteta's men found their goal touch in spectacular fashion destroying the hosts in Eindhoven with a last-eight trip to Spain already booked

As global threats rise, Ireland’s neutrality faces scrutiny. Is it a principled stance or outdated idealism? The debate intensifies

A free was reversed against an Antrim player in the defeat to Laois, after it was deemed he took too much time in taking the solo-and-go option after being fouled.