With the Lions away in Australia, Ireland debutants have real chance to shine against Portugal
Opportunity in summer Test in Lisbon not lost on Paul O’Connell’s men as Andy Farrell keeps watch from afar
Opportunity in summer Test in Lisbon not lost on Paul O’Connell’s men as Andy Farrell keeps watch from afar
Leinster prop to earn his eighth cap against Portugal in Lisbon
Leinster back had been named to start on Saturday but has since been replaced with Hugh Gavin
Several players have made strong cases for starting berths for the British and Irish Lions, while France impressed in New Zealand
Connacht coach praises Darragh Murray’s debut performance against Georgia
Ireland winger will see specialist to see if he requires surgery on a shoulder injury picked up against Georgia
Sam Prendergast secures flawless 14 points from the tee as six players make Ireland debuts in Tbilisi
Leinster’s Tommy O’Brien and Connacht’s secondrow Darragh Murray are set to earn their first senior caps in Tbilisi
Tommy O’Brien and Darragh Murray will win first caps, while others are poised to do so from the bench
The experienced Ulster centre is one of the big beasts on tour with Ireland in Georgia
‘Improving’ Gavin Coombes encouraged to take chance to impress
Having worked successfully with many athletes, Caroline Currid is expected to make an important contribution on Ireland’s summer tour
The Leinster winger hopes to make his long-awaited senior Ireland debut against Georgia or Portugal
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Interim head coach Paul O’Connell names 32-man squad for July games in Tbilisi and Lisbon
With 15 Irish players in the Lions squad, and three centurions retiring, upcoming Tests could see many players get first cap
O’Connell is joined by former Munster colleagues Denis Leamy and Mike Prendergast as well as Connacht scrum coach Colm Tucker
Ireland have been generous in waving their coaching staff off to Australia, leaving the interim boss with a critical summer assignment
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Simon Easterby has been co-opted onto the British and Irish Lions coaching ticket for the summer tour to Australia
Paul O’Connell to take charge of Ireland’s summer tour in absence of Farrell and Easterby
Ulster snatch late win as Munster, Leinster and Connacht suffer defeats, with Pete Wilkins on sick leave
Simon Easterby understood to have accepted place on Lions coaching ticket
Ireland forwards coach says the trio’s attitudes have been exemplary and a great help to younger players
The 26-year-old Sale duo will play together at international level for the first time in Dublin
Forwards coach says nothing is ever easy against England ahead of first game of championship
Paul O’Connell says it is business as usual from the training camp in Quinta do Lago, Portugal
Forwards coach played under Schmidt at a World Cup and still uses some of the ideas the Kiwi and former Ireland coach introduced
Munster's current attack coach has already made a significant impact on the province
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