Ireland to begin RWC2023 campaign in Bordeaux

Ireland's quest to progress beyond the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time will start against a European qualifier in Bordeaux on 9 September, 2023.  Andy Farrell's men will meet the Asia / Pacific 1…

Ireland camp Covid-free, says Catt

There have been no positive Covid-19 tests in the Ireland camp, attack coach Mike Catt has confirmed.  France's Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland on Sunday is under threat following an outbreak among the French…

Explainer: Why has a row broken out over…

THERE ARE PROBLEMS with post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, no doubt. Those problems have been highlighted this week when the UK government admitted that the issues weren’t simply “teething problems”, as it…