Month: December 2022

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell at today’s open training session at the Aviva Stadium. Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO HomeAccording to the Manchester Evening News, Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane is under investigation after being involved in a road-rage incident with a taxi driver near his home in Cheshire this morning.Plans have been unveiled for a […]

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Italy 15Ireland 47 NIGEL CAROLAN’S IRELAND U20s made a promising start to their Six Nations campaign with a seven-try 47-15 victory over Italy in testing conditions in Biella. Heavy snowfall in the Piedmont area in recent days had left the pitch at Stadio Pozzi Lamarmora something of a mudbath, but Ireland managed to play an entertaining […]

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THE EVER-PRESENT QUESTION about the roof in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium would appear to have an easy answer for Ireland this week. The defending Six Nations champions can take a giant leap towards defending their crown with a win away to Wales this Saturday. However, the hosts also retain title ambitions after getting back on track after […]

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LAST FRIDAY AT Kingsholm featured one of the stranger incidents of the season as Connacht fullback Mils Muliaina was arrested after the province’s 14-7 defeat to Gloucester in the Champions Cup semi-final. After Muliaina was taken into custody, a statement from the Gloucestershire police was released saying: “A man in his 30s was arrested at Kingsholm […]

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Michael Phelps was back in competition for the first time since his 6 month DUI suspension. Source: AP/Press Association Images HomeThere are absolutely no plans afoot for the GAA to sell the naming rights to Croke Park.Ireland have qualified for this summer’s Uefa U17 Women’s European Championship finals in Iceland after earning the best runners-up […]

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