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It was announced that Dr Karl Mullen died today and his loss will be mourned by the Irish rugby family. His lifetime is a story of service to the cause of Irish rugby with Dr Mullen gaining 25 caps for Ireland. His first game was against France in 1947 and it was clear from the start that this wa
The Select Group is the strategy the IRFU are using to prepare players for international rugby in an environment of excellence alongside their provincial structures. Ensuring all the players realise their full potentional.The PwC High Performance Select Group has been selected by the IRFU High Perfo
Could it be that easy, could the re-uniting of Mick Galwey as Ireland manager and Alan Gaffney as backs coach provide the golden ticket Ireland are looking for, and both men are keen and available! Shannon would not stop Mick Galwey if he went for the job and Alan Gaffney has been given the go ah
Alan Gaffney (currently at Saracens) has emerged as hot favourite to take up the new backs' coaching role with the Ireland squad. His role is winding down with Saracens, and a source at the IRFU describes the ex- Munster coach as the ideal candidate. Ireland will wait it out though to find the
Do you remember the day you witnessed God Save the Queen played inside the GAA headquarters, followed by Amhrán na bhFiann? It was a moment that moved many and went far beyond the rugby field. A crowd of 82,000 were there to see this symbolic game, O'Driscoll kept his cool, but many including
The Ireland coach opens up for the first time about what went wrong at the World Cup and why he is still the right man for the job.  Read the interview with the Times Online here
We reported on the "Genesis Report" some days ago, the management consultants report on the reasons behind the early bath in France and where they insisted that there were no truths in the rumours of unrest and dispute in the Ireland camp. The feeling among many (Limerick Leader and Belfast T
That's the Women's Six Nations, as they play all their home games on Friday nights at Templeville Road.John O'Sullivan believes this will prove to be beneficial: "For a lot of reasons moving the Women's games to Friday nights will be a positive thing. The girls will have to take more time off work
The Final Trial was exactly that, held just before or just after Christmas in front of a judging panel of seven. Each of the seven with their own political self-interest, we were told it was a democracy, but in reality it just reflect the problems we know existed in the game already! Can you imag
The Irish Wheelchair Rugby Team were victorious in the Triple Crown Championships in Bath this month. The four home nations converged in Bath for the annual tournament on a weekend in early December. Having beaten Scotland and Wales on Saturday, then England on Sunday morning they were through
