The 22-year-old won a Grand Slam with the Ireland U20s in 2022 scoring three tries in four appearances. Gibbons plays AIL rugby with Young Munster and has made two senior appearances to date.

HAT TRICK: Dan Sheehan of Ireland during the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Italy and Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile 4.30pm ...

Nicotera heads for the bin. It won’t matter. He won’t be back anyway. Ireland’s best passage of attacking rugby should have ended in a try for Ireland. Replays show that Lowe wasn’t in ...

Confirming the pending international departures of rugby greats Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Cian Healy was classy planning on Ireland's part. By announcing the retirements last week ...

Rainy weather on arrival for the advancing Green Army sightseers, the potential disruptions caused by an admittedly well-meaning, pro-European/pro-Ukraine ...

Keith Barry has spoken candidly about his father's death from cancer and how he wishes euthanasia was an option for people in Ireland. Barry appeared on the on The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick ...

"Sadly, she died when I was 19 but saw me play against Ireland at underage level. She was really happy when I started playing rugby as a child, especially in Italy where it wasn't so popular.

The natural human instinct is not positive, I suppose." The Irish Mirror has a rugby WhatsApp group where you can get breaking new and top stories on Ireland's Six Nations campaign straight to ...

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...