Ireland’s biggest hurdle against France was their own mistakes, with a staggering 32 handling errors and 20 turnovers ...

Ireland subsequently finished with their first Wooden Spoon since 2004, six months after they had failed to quality for the ...

Ireland’s Six Nations campaign began with a defeat on Saturday afternoon in Belfast. But there were clear signs that Scott Bemand’s side are closing the gap on the top sides in Europe.

Ireland is looking to get their Women’s Six Nations show back on the road against Italy on Sunday. Head coach Scott Bemand pledged this week that his players had heeded the lessons from their ...

Team news, tv and radio coverage and everything else you need to know ahead of Ireland v France in the opening game of the ...

Resilience is an important character trait for any sportsperson, one that Ireland scrumhalf Aoibheann Reilly has displayed in ...

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Neil Treacy looks ahead to Ireland's opening game of the Guinness Women's Six Nations, as Scott Bemand's side welcome France ...

Amee-Leigh Costigan will captain Ireland against France in their Six Nations opener at the Kingspan Stadium on Saturday.

France prevailed in the Six Nations and the standings didn’t change on the final day in an anticlimactic end. Scotland was ...

(AP Photo/Ian Walton) Ireland’s James Lowe ... France’s coach Fabien Galthie watches as he team warm-up before the Six ...