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essential reading
Controversial portrait of McGregor's Dublin, booing Gatlin and the week's best sportswriting
13 Aug 2017
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'When you've a couple of thousand Irish people roaring at you, those demons are blown away'
13 Aug 2017
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one box ticked
Ireland focused on executing a World Cup plan three years in the making
12 Aug 2017
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column
For now, free-to-air television gives sport a safe haven in uncertain waters
11 Aug 2017
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'We're trying to embrace the expectation and pressure, but it caught us'
11 Aug 2017
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Analysis
The Rugby Show: Lynne Cantwell breaks down Ireland's nail-biting start to the Rugby World Cup
10 Aug 2017
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Pastures new
Charles Piutau to leave Ulster and join Pat Lam's Bristol next year
10 Aug 2017
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Recovery
'It starts the minute they get back to the dressing room': Recharging Ireland on a 3-day World Cup turnaround
10 Aug 2017
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sumptuous scores
Second row rampage tops the list of best tries from the WRWC opening day in Dublin
10 Aug 2017
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opportunity knocks
Ireland U20s star Larmour starts at fullback for Leinster's pre-season trip to Perpignan
10 Aug 2017
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audience
Dramatic finish to Ireland's opening World Cup win over Australia draws over 320,000 viewers
10 Aug 2017
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long and short of it
This photo of the tallest player in the Women's Rugby World Cup standing next to the shortest player is delightful
10 Aug 2017
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A night of noise, colour and drama but there's much more to come from Ireland
10 Aug 2017
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Finishers
Spence just one of the match-winning 'impact subs' that delivered victory for Ireland
10 Aug 2017
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Douze points!
Gone in 11 seconds: Quickest try of the day helps France rout Japan and top Ireland's pool
10 Aug 2017
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Opinion
Magnificent Maz and more talking points as Ireland begin the World Cup with a bang
9 Aug 2017
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coygig
Ireland edge epic, energy-sapping tussle with Australia to get World Cup bid up and running
9 Aug 2017
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room for improvement
Slick Winiata hat-trick helps Black Ferns gloss over set-piece struggle with Wales
9 Aug 2017
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Up and Running
Wilson crosses four times as powerful England lay down an early marker
9 Aug 2017
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made to last
Lessons from O'Callaghan and Stringer ensure 'hungry' Sexton not winding down any time soon
9 Aug 2017
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Set-piece, structure and incessant work-rate critical for Ireland in home World Cup opener
9 Aug 2017
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Redemption
'We're hissing to get out there and have a crack': Black Ferns ready to end 2014 hurt
9 Aug 2017
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Ready to go
Snap happy! President Michael D Higgins presents the Ireland side with their jerseys
8 Aug 2017
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Concern
Former Irish international worries for inexperienced players ahead of World Cup
8 Aug 2017
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Talking over as Ireland Women prepare to take hold of jersey and Australia
8 Aug 2017
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