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<p>CBC celebrate beating Crescent Comp in the Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup Quarter-Final at Thomond Park. Pic: INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</p>

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<p>IRISH PRIDE: Ireland's Jack Crowley celebrates with family. Pic: Inpho</p>

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Six Nations half-term report: France are flying, England’s steep decline, Ireland rediscover their mojo

<p>Ireland players, from left, Garry Ringrose, Robert Baloucoune, and Jamie Osborne, in the dressing room after the win over England in Twickenham. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile</p>

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Garry Ringrose explains how players 'got out of their own way' after shaky Six Nations start

England v Ireland - Guinness Six Nations 2026

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Fall of England: how yesterday’s crowing rooster can rapidly become tomorrow’s feather duster

England v Ireland - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

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'Here's an interesting stat for you' - Andy Farrell highlights Jamison Gibson-Park’s importance to Ireland

Ireland and Munster legend Donal Lenihan answers your questions

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Ireland and Munster legend Donal Lenihan answers your questions

Robert Baloucoune makes a run 21/2/2026

Donal Lenihan: A great day to be Irish at Twickenham as Farrell takes the right path

Despite some patchy performances of late, the Irish players knew they weren’t alone. There’s always something special in the air when we go to London.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

England v Ireland - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

'I knew we could get a big result': Joe McCarthy savours Twickenham triumph

The 24-year-old roared back into form as Ireland registered a record 42-21 win over England on Saturday.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Jack Crowley celebrate after the match 21/2/2026

'We believe in the players': Andy Farrell and Ireland silence the doubters with England demolition

As the head coach reflected on this record win, the highest margin of victory by any visiting championship rival, he would have been forgiven for saying “I told you so”.

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Six Nations Podcast: Ireland destroy England at Twickenham

Six Nations Podcast: Ireland destroy England at Twickenham

Brendan O’Brien and Simon Lewis talk through Ireland's historic victory at Twickenham

Listen | Sun, 22 Feb, 2026

Jamison Gibson-Park scores a try21/2/2026

England-Ireland ratings: Gibson-Park produces a masterly display in demolition job

Overall it was a stunning team performance by Ireland against a poor England side.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

England v Ireland - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

Rampant Ireland run up historic Twickenham haul to destroy diabolical England

Inspired McCloskey and imperious Gibson-Park lead a five-try demolition job as Andy Farrell's side triumph 42-21 and pile pressure on Steve Borthwick

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

England v Ireland - Guinness Men's Six Nations - Allianz Stadium Twickenham

As it happened: England v Ireland, Six Nations

Ireland produced an extraordinary bonus-point performance to beat England in Twickenham

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

Robert Baloucoune 17/2/2026

Robert Baloucoune making most of unexpected Ireland chance

Opportunity finally came knocking again when he appeared in the Six Nations for the very first time and capped his 80 minutes with a superb finish for a try that just about gave Ireland the room to squeeze past Italy.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Captain's Run

S Donal Lenihan's Six Nations talking points — Can Ireland handle England’s reshaped back row?

Physicality, scrum stability and the No 10 debate loom large as Ireland prepare for a pivotal Six Nations test at Twickenham

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

Henry Pollock 20/2/2026

Ireland must cut out Pollock's time and space, insists Doris

Pollock is perhaps the epitome of an England side with a reputation for chirping at every opportunity, as Doris noted during his captain’s run press conference at Twickenham on Friday.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

Tom Wood kicks a conversion 20/2/2026

Ireland U20s deliver timely boost with Six Nations win against England

After a tense opening period, Andrew Browne’s young guns unleashed their power and precision to make it back-to-back wins in the championship.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

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S Tommy Martin: Silence is sometimes golden when it comes to sport's online racists

Sometimes you can’t engage. Sometimes there is no need to understand how the other side thinks, to reason and debate.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Tadhg Furlong 20/2/2026

'Everything can seem insignificant the year after the Lions': the not-so-simple task of managing a rugby schedule

This Saturday will mark the first time the Championship has been contested three weekends in-a-row.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Team Depart for England

S Ronan O'Gara: Suddenly, Jack Crowley is Ireland’s north star again

Ireland management step in to protect Sam Prendergast as Jack Crowley eyes long-term control of the number 10 jersey

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Media Conference

Experimentation on hold for Farrell as Ireland attempt to gather more Six Nations momentum

A trip to Twickenham to face England is no mission for the faint-hearted, nor a player lacking in experience, and that was reflected in the head coach’s matchday squad unveiled before departure from Dublin on Thursday lunchtime

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Media Conference

'The size of this yoke' - London calling for Furlong again at special Twickenham

The Leinster man will start his 83rd appearance for Ireland against England on Saturday.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Andy Farrell 19/2/2026

Andy Farrell: 'Ireland ready for everything Twickenham can throw at them'

Ireland have won one and lost one so far but a stiff test lies in wait against an English side frustrated by last week's performance and loss to the Scots in Murrayfield but one that boasts a daunting track record in this fixture in London

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training

Itoje advises athletes to be wary of 'corrosive' social media after Edogbo racial abuse

IRFU is investigating the abuse having been forced to disable comments on a post on its X account in which Edogbo is pictured holding his first cap, accompanied by the caption 'Our latest debutant'

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Six Nations Podcast: England v Ireland preview

Six Nations Podcast: England v Ireland preview

Brendan O’Brien and Simon Lewis talk through Andy Farrell’s decision to start Jack Crowley in Twickenham, the other changes and the abuse directed this week at Edwin Edogbo

Listen | Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Ireland Rugby Squad Training

Jack Crowley given nod for Twickenham after 'ripping' into Italy

Sam Prendergast goes from starting 10 to beyond the matchday 23 as Farrell takes him out of the firing line.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Edwin Edogbo 14/2/2026

Andy Farrell: Edwin Edogbo well able to 'crack on and ignore the BS'

The Munster lock’s big day was met with an enormous deal of goodwill, but the IRFU and Munster had to disable comments on social media posts after some disgraceful posts

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

England v Ireland - Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship

England v Ireland in the Six Nations: Kick-off time, TV details, team news and everything you need to know

Andy Farrell's men got away with it in the Aviva against a tricky Italian side. One fears the English will be less forgiving

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship

Ireland seek Rec scalp to keep under-20 Six Nations momentum going

Andy Titterrell's England side have overcome a slow start against Wales and ill-discipline against Scotland to take nine points of a possible 10 so far this campaign.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

Six Nations: Five changes for Ireland as Andy Farrell opts for Crowley in 10 debate

Farrell has opted for 5:3 split on the bench, however, there is no room for Sam Prendergast in the matchday squad.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

England Training - England Rugby Performance Centre at Pennyhill Park - Friday February 13th

S Mick Cleary: Twickenham proving ground for Henry Pollock - and a few others

There are plenty of questions in the air for England. Saturday will be a proving ground one way or the other.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Tom O'Toole 17/2/2026

Healy and Porter help Tom O’Toole embrace challenge of switching sides

Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty had first suggested that Ulster prop Tom O'Toole could switch from tighthead to loosehead. Given he had spent more than a year out of the national camp, he was grateful for the opportunity.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

Jack Crowley 17/2/2026

Six Nations: Andy Farrell to hand Jack Crowley Ireland No 10 jersey for England test

Head coach Andy Farrell is on Thursday morning set to name his matchday 23 for the Guinness Six Nations third-round clash against an English side smarting from their 31-20 Calcutta Cup defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Leonardo Marin is tackled by Garry Ringrose and Stuart McCloskey 14/2/2026

S Donal Lenihan: Leadership void and young talent questions hang over Ireland

Three-week Six Nations run intensifies pressure on Ireland as leadership gaps and midfield depth concerns surface before Twickenham

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Ronan Kelleher, Edwin Edogbo and Tadhg Beirne during the national anthems 14/2/2026

Johnny Sexton condemns racist abuse aimed at Edwin Edogbo after Ireland debut

The former Ireland captain backs rookie lock after racist trolling while fly-half rivalry intensifies ahead of Twickenham showdown

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

Jamison Gibson-Park 17/2/2026

Jamison Gibson-Park admits Craig Casey's Italy start lit a fire in him

It was the first time in 16 games, dating back two years, that Gibson-Park had been a replacement.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

Ronan Kelleher, Edwin Edogbo and Tadhg Beirne during the national anthems 14/2/2026

S Comment: In a land of many one-eyed men, it falls on us not to be wilfully blind to racism and xenophobia

The illogical nonsense that fuels all this racism and xenophobia still confounds

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Tom Wood with his father Keith Wood after the game 21/2/2025

Keith Wood: 'After a Lions series, every player that went on tour is wrecked'

The former Ireland hooker on his rugby family, why Andy Farrell’s side need to rebuild and the physical toll of touring with the Lions

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

IRFU condemns 'cowardly' online abuse after Edwin Edogbo's Ireland debut

"It is clear that racist abuse has no place in Irish society and the IRFU has a zero tolerance policy towards racism of any form.”

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Jack Conan after the match 14/2/2026

S Donal Lenihan: It's 26 years since such major surgery to an Irish team. We were backed into a corner then

Despite the win, Ireland were far from perfect.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Andy Farrell speaks to the media after the match 14/2/2026

'People need to ask themselves: 'Are we Irish?'' Andy Farrell hits out at online trolls in 10 debate

The Ireland boss said some supporters online need to 'cop on'.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - Guinness Men's Six Nations - Aviva Stadium

Craig Casey's yellow? Hard to take, admits Andy Farrell

Ireland’s scrum-half was sent to the sin bin after a TMO check by Ian Tempest in the 32nd minute for foul play.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

Edwin Edogbo savours Ireland debut and all that comes with it

The Cobh man marked a special day at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Gonzalo Quesada takes a selfie with fans after the match 14/2/2026

'That's the thing I'm most proud about' - Italy fall short in Dublin but make their mark

Italy are very much a team on the up. As for Ireland, the debate is whether the graph continues to slip, or if they are at a point where they can start to rediscover the heights that were the norm only a few short years ago.

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

Mack Hansen 13/1/2026

'I should be right around pre-season' - Mack Hansen out for season and Ireland's summer tour

The 27-year-old winger is targeting being back for pre-season training with Connacht in the summer and hitting the ground running for Stuart Lancaster’s side at the start of the 2026/27 season.

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

Craig Casey 14/2/2026

Player ratings: how Irish players fared in nervy Six Nations win over Italy

It's Twickenham next up for Andy Farrell's side after a tough test with the Azzurri.

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

Joey Carbery during the warm up 18/1/2026

Knee injury likely to mark end of Joey Carbery's Bordeaux stint

The out half is out of contract at the end of the season.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Ireland v Italy - Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship

Andy Farrell looks to ‘bigger picture’ as Ireland show character to get past Italians

The Ireland head coach will prepare his side for a trip to Twickenham next weekend.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Cormac Izuchukwu 14/2/2026

Izuchukwu hails 'special' day as Ulster contingent shine for Ireland

The Birr native was part of the side that eventually saw off Italy.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Paolo Odogwu is tackled by Edwin Edogbo and Tadhg Beirne 14/2/2026

Ireland survive Italy scare to get Six Nations campaign up and running

Andy Farrell will have plenty to work on ahead of Twickenham, after a less-than-fluid performance.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026