Ireland’s Fergus McFadden scores one of his three tries against  Canada. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Ireland 40 Canada 14: Six tries, six new caps, two victories. This North American tour will never be viewed as a futile exercise by Joe Schmidt, Le(...)

Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony runs at USA’s Mike Petri. Photograph: Inpho/Billy Stickland

Ireland 15 USA 12Scary looking scoreline. In fairness, the professionalism of this extremely young Ireland team, with five new caps blooded over the (...)

Rory Best will captain Ireland on the tour. Photograph: Inpho

Les Kiss, Ireland’s interim head coach, will be part of Joe Schmidt’s management team on a three year contrac(...)

Paddy Jackson returns at outhalf for Ulster’s trip to the Sportsground to take on Connacht.  Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

RaboDirect Pro12 leaders Ulster have made five personnel changes and two positional changes to the team that beat the Dragons at Ravenhill last(...)

Ulster players look dejected after a Saracens’ try. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

When Ulster stormed Franklin’s Gardens with a bonus point, 25-6 win in December, they were at full strength and had won their (...)

Edinburgh’s Ross Rennie and Netani Talei tackle Ulster’s Robbie Diack during last night’s RaboDirect Pro12 game at Murrayfield. Photograph: Graham Stuart/Inpho

Edinburgh 14 Ulster 8: Almost four weeks after Ireland's defeat to Scotland, the (...)

Ireland’s Brian O'Driscoll sits on the sideline after being sin-binned in the first half of the game against Italy   at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Ireland succumbed to a first defeat to Italy in the Six Nations after an indisciplined afternoon at the Stadio Olimpico when the injury jinx th(...)

Jonathan Sexton in action during Ireland training at Carton House. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

More than a little battered and careworn, and with a dozen or so full internationals sidelined, Ireland unveil their final sel(...)

Ireland Rugby Squad Training, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare 11/3/2013Jonathan Sexton during today's trainingMandatory Credit �INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

The latest glut of injuries in camp Ireland have been offset by Jonathan Sexton being declared “fully fit to train” today after completing four(...)

Ireland Rugby Press Conference, Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare 11/3/2013Team manager Mick KearneyMandatory Credit �INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan

The list of 27 Irish players, injured or suspended, over the Six Nations campaign yesterday prompted Ireland manager Mick Kearney to bor(...)

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