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Paul O’Connell shakes up Ireland starting XV for Portugal as Jamie Osborne leaves for the Lions
Leinster back had been named to start on Saturday but has since been replaced with Hugh Gavin
Ireland forwards coach Cullie Tucker explains how squad fix scrum problems on the fly
Connacht coach praises Darragh Murray’s debut performance against Georgia
The All Blacks have become patchy while France and Ireland build
Several players have made strong cases for starting berths for the British and Irish Lions, while France impressed in New Zealand
Jacob Stockdale ruled out of Ireland’s game against Portugal
Ireland winger will see specialist to see if he requires surgery on a shoulder injury picked up against Georgia
Paul O’Connell impressed by Ireland’s ability to adapt to conditions in seeing off Georgia
Sam Prendergast secures flawless 14 points from the tee as six players make Ireland debuts in Tbilisi
New Irish blood primed for more than a battle in Georgia
Leinster’s Tommy O’Brien and Connacht’s secondrow Darragh Murray are set to earn their first senior caps in Tbilisi
Paul O’Connell excited to see how Irish players react to Georgia pressure
Tommy O’Brien and Darragh Murray will win first caps, while others are poised to do so from the bench
No animals were harmed in the making of this interview with Stuart McCloskey
The experienced Ulster centre is one of the big beasts on tour with Ireland in Georgia
Scott Wilson added to Ireland squad for Georgia and Portugal tour
‘Improving’ Gavin Coombes encouraged to take chance to impress
Denis Walsh: Why Paul O’Connell thinks a sports psychologist will help Ireland get ahead
Having worked successfully with many athletes, Caroline Currid is expected to make an important contribution on Ireland’s summer tour
Tommy O’Brien: ‘It was awesome to get Jordie Barrett’s opinions on things’
The Leinster winger hopes to make his long-awaited senior Ireland debut against Georgia or Portugal
Which Ireland players will step up for the summer squad while the Lions are away?
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Craig Casey to captain Ireland for summer Tests against Georgia and Portugal
Interim head coach Paul O’Connell names 32-man squad for July games in Tbilisi and Lisbon
Ireland casting its net broad and wide to land winning squad for Tbilisi and Lisbon
With 15 Irish players in the Lions squad, and three centurions retiring, upcoming Tests could see many players get first cap
Paul O’Connell’s Ireland coaching team confirmed for summer Tests with Georgia and Portugal
O’Connell is joined by former Munster colleagues Denis Leamy and Mike Prendergast as well as Connacht scrum coach Colm Tucker
Malachy Clerkin: Paul O’Connell deserves better than the hospital pass thrown to him by the Lions
Ireland have been generous in waving their coaching staff off to Australia, leaving the interim boss with a critical summer assignment
Lions Tour 2025: Is Andy Farrell’s coaching selection a bad thing for Ireland?
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