"I’d love to be available, but it’s been a few years now since I’ve been in the squad. It is difficult. I’m always hopeful and if there was ever a call, I’d love to take it."

“That’s the only thing we should take from it and other than that it is just focusing on doing it and staying consistent.”

We're making a sports fixtures list and checking it twice.

As the temperature drops, the sport action hots up. 

Toe the line at the Dublin marathon and Ireland aim to negotiate a route to the World Cup.

Get in the swing at the Irish Open. 

We go again. The Premier League kicks off. 

Darts prodigy has navigated being a teenager while simultaneously transforming his sport.

Liam and Sam are down for decision, the Lions go Down Under and clip in for the Tour.  

“He is evolving well and the last few days he has been feeling much better but this game (Champions League) comes a little bit too early for him.”

Anyone for a spot of tennis? 

Strap in for European finals in rugby and soccer while the championship hots up. 

The provincial championships throw in and the Champions Cup reaches the business end. 

The Six Nations reaches its climax and we'll mark your card for Cheltenham.

“For us, the challenge was that after the World Cup we lost 18 players and so much experience,” Gatland said, speaking at the Six Nations media launch in Rome.

The Six Nations gets underway and the Champions League reaches its knockout rounds.

From the National League throwing in to playoff gridiron action. 

Kendellen's new deal will keep the Cork native with his home province until at least 2027.

Six grams of gold, infinite emotions. Ireland’s Olympic hero Fintan McCarthy shares how Olympic glory stirs unexpected insecurities with Eoghan Cormican

It is another action packed weekend of sport on TV. The Allianz football and hurling leagues return, the Australian Open finals take place and the URC is back - all you need to know here.