Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has urged his players to end their RBS 6 Nations campaign on a high with a victory over England at Twickenham today.

Declan Kidney’s side have produced several flashes of brilliance in their last four games but unfortunately these moments have been eclipsed by too many sequences of mediocrity.

England’s new boys have nothing to fear from Ireland or their country’s poor home record against today’s visitors to Twickenham, captain Chris Robshaw and coach Andy Farrell insisted yesterday.

As a tough Six Nations campaign ends, Ireland can finish it on a high

Matthew Rees believes France will attempt to “bully” and “irritate” Wales as they attempt to claim the Grand Slam.

To mark St Patrick’s Day, Enda Kenny will travel across the US this weekend. From Chicago, to Indiana and on to New York, he will arrive in Washington on Monday night for a dinner hosted by the American Ireland Fund.

Big Buck’s put more than a smile on my face with a great performance in the World Hurdle yesterday.

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Another brilliant festival has flown by and the last day is upon us.

If the Six Nations organisers followed the Heineken Cup format, four teams would be vying for top spot this weekend.

Sam Warburton is ready to lead Wales’ final push for the RBS 6 Nations title and Grand Slam glory tomorrow, declaring: “It will be the biggest game of my career.”

The English rugby team might wear white, but that jersey is like a red rag to a bull as far as Ireland flanker Donncha O’Callaghan is concerned.

In a land of fresh starts, who better to shed some light on the transformation of the England rugby team than new father, Ben Foden?

Ireland coach Mark Tainton is confident Keith Earls will cope much better with the threat of England outside centre Manu Tuilagi than he did when he came up against him in the World Cup warm-up match last August.

Any decision by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) to delay until after the Olympics the publication of the review into last year’s poor performance at the European Championships would be flawed.

Pádraig Harrington burst back into form with his lowest-ever career round with a 10-under par 61 on the opening day of the Transitions Championship in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was told that a senior Merseyside police officer blamed “drunken Liverpool fans” for the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, according to leaked government papers.

Nude photos of pregnant celebrities are now more likely to draw a yawn than a second glance but are such images empowering or just tacky, asks Suzanne Harrington

IN the first days of Seán’s life, his parents, Joe and Sandra Kavanagh, hoped he had Hirschsprung’s disease. A condition of the large intestine, it causes constipation.