Irish women’s rugby ‘Legacy’ campaign gathers pace

Wrist band campaign against IRFU treatment of women’s game goes international

IRFU downgrades women’s coach to part-time role

New candidate will also only be offered a six-month contract

World Cup qualification on the line as Ireland face Wales

Players need to finish with a strong performance after miserable tournament

Late Irish rally puts gloss on Australian humbling

Claire Molloy and Jenny Murphy injuries prove costly as downward spiral continues

Ireland’s World Cup journey stymied by those above them

Buck has to stop with Tom Tierney and director of rugby Anthony Eddy for failure to perform

Ireland fail to capture the energy of old despite supreme effort

Captain Claire Molloy: ‘They were just able to run around us in the first half too easily’

France’s champagne rugby leaves Ireland playing for minor prizes

Early three-try blitz at Belfield means World Cup hosts now playing for fifth place

Jenny Murphy ready to tackle whatever comes her way

Irish centre relishing the task of taking on France in a must-win showdown

Hard to see Ireland stopping France in their tracks

If preceding games are to be any guide, French look well-equipped to make last four

Women’s RWC: Ireland name their side to face France

Nicole Cronin keeps Larissa Muldoon on the bench for must-win game

Ireland forced to dig real deep to complete fightback against Japan

Tom Tierney’s side come from 14-0 down but know much more will be required to progress to semi-finals

Plenty of room for improvement as Ireland prepare for Japan

Coach Tom Tierney will risk resting key figures with France game still to come

Ireland flirt with disaster but start World Cup with a win

Gutsy tournament hosts make life difficult for themselves but see off game Australia

Ireland looking to establish some precious momentum

Experience can prove a vital asset in tough opening assignment against Australia

Niamh Briggs ruled out of Women’s Rugby World Cup

Paula Fitzpatrick expected to take charge of side after fullback ruled out with Achilles injury

England blow out Ireland’s flickering hopes to claim Grand Slam

Ireland had their opportunities at a packed Donnybrook before late scoring spree

Ireland must get defence right to resist England’s Grand Slam power game

Women’s Six Nations Championship: Ireland v England, Donnybrook, 8pm (RTÉ 2)

Ireland go back to basics to resist French at Donnybrook

Title challenge still on course after tight win in stop-start affair

Ireland Women seal bonus-point win despite error-strewn game

Late try against Italy in Six Nations caps unconvincing performance

Ireland’s women seeking to maintain momentum

Italy game presents opportunity for players to come in and make their mark

Eimear Considine’s meteoric rise to playing rugby for Ireland

Clare woman part of mass migration of football and camogie players to oval ball game

Jenny Murphy’s last-ditch try helps Ireland dodge bullet

Tom Tierney’s side relieved to gain maximum points after error-strewn display

Ireland’s women’s rugby team loses Six Nations warm-up to Wales

Tom Tierney surveys his options ahead of campaign as he uses 28 players

Advice from a plant hunter: ‘Have your child plant an orange seed’

Dan Hinkley, a supernova and reluctant ‘granddaddy’ of the gardening world, is coming to Ireland

Sene Naoupu getting over gainline on and off the pitch

Kiwi has seized her second chance since coming to Ireland with husband George

Women’s Six Nations: Ireland relish opportunity to let rip at English

First win on English soil will fit in with team’s upward trajectory

Winning is the lifeblood of Ireland's women rugby champions

The strength of our women rugby players should be cherished

Control the key mantra as Ireland emerge from huge upheaval to stand on cusp of glory

Tom Tierney’s side have found a rhythm since that dark night against the French

Ireland focus on Triple Crown to keep championship hopes alive

Women’s Six Nations Preview: Wales v Ireland, Swansea RFC, 12pm – Live on 2FM

Jackie Shiels back in the Ireland midfield

Centre returns in place of the injured Katie Fitzhenry for Sunday’s match in Wales

Ireland women open new era with old-school win in Italy

After just one score in the first half Tom Tierney’s side made hosts pay after the break

Ireland’s women’s rugby squad gets shake-up ahead of Six Nations

Twelve uncapped players named with nine players from last season not returning

Ireland’s 15-a-side women now under IRFU’s high performance unit

No coaches appointed or training sessions held since World Cup

Ireland women’s team still without coach after World Cup heroics

‘The girls have got together and spoken about winning another championship’

Ireland women beaten but unbowed in Paris

France take third in the World Cup as Philip Doyle’s side go down fighting

Ireland make two personnel changes for France play off

Centre Jenny Murphy passeed fit as Siobhán Fleming comes into the backrow in Paris

Sad to see women’s world-class efforts belittled

Fiona Coghlan was this trendy pseudo-liberal thought-control Gestapo paper’s Sportswoman of the Year in 2013

End of an era for Fiona Coghlan and Ireland

Lynne Cantwell ruled out with concussion, Jenny Murphy’s knee injury makes her a major doubt

Ireland hope whole will be greater than England’s parts

Ireland will need to focus to prevail in World Cup semi-final

Irish disrupter-in-chief Claire Molloy ready for England

Natural born open-side flanker relishing World Cup semi-final tilt against Red Rose

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