All roads now lead to Grenoble where Ireland’s women could record a similarly historic double-header victory to what the men produced against Portugal and Hungary late last year.

Ireland’s victory over the sixth best team in Europe before a crowd of 12,569 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was fully earned - Barrett’s last-minute strike the third occasion they took the lead.

Kyra Carusa’s cool finish in the 19th minute has Ireland halfway to a historic victory

Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber have both given blockbuster press conferences in the last ten days that touched on their futures at the club and other newsworthy topics.

O'Shea has agreed a new deal to extend his time as assistant to Heimir Hallgrímsson

Bohemians midfielder Dawson Devoy is also in line to win his first Ireland cap when Heimir Hallgrimsson's side face World Cup co-hosts Canada on Friday night

Scotland captain Robertson was close to a move to Spurs in January, but Liverpool were unable to bring back Kostas Tsimikas from his loan at Roma and pulled the plug on the switch.

Cork North Central TD Colm Burke called on the health minister and the HSE to 'get serious' about smoking. Now, 14 public health medicine specialist registrars explain why he's right

This patch of the River Suir, in the heart of the city, has been providing seafarers with shelter, community and craic for over a thousand years

Hi Brigid, My partner and I are hoping to buy our first home in the next year or so.

Game two is late on Friday night before the series switches to Manhattan. 

"Six Nations and then into the World Cup. What a year. What an 18 months that's going to be," said Farrell, who has signed a new contract which runs until the 2031 World Cup

If these tournaments are life markers, what will this one signify? 

For one glorious month every four years, football asks us to ignore the noise of the likes of wars, human rights abuses, politics, climate change and economic crises outside the stadium, writes Colin Sheridan

The Ireland boss will have to rebuild his team but Friday's extension news will energise the next generation.

It takes place the day before the All-Ireland SHC final, World Cup final in the US, and on the weekend of the Open Championship. What a way to tee up 2026's sportingest weekend

The Irish Rugby chief's deal had been due to expire after the next World Cup in Australia. 

After facing off in the US in a rivalry that made powerful GLP-1 drugs ubiquitous and more affordable, Novo and Lilly are now looking further afield

Hallgrimsson watched his 24-strong travelling panel get through some final workouts at Stade Saputo on Thursday morning and amid the sea of fresh faces he saw the way forward

Janssen was a teammate of McCabe during the early stage of her spell at Arsenal, which has this week ended after a decade by her move to deadly rivals Chelsea