Peter Dooley

New signing Michael Ala’alatoa who will experience the RDS Arena for the first time

Outhalf has not played since suffering a head injury against Exeter in April

Contest likely to be a two-horse race between FG’s James Geoghegan and Labour’s Ivana Bacik

Independent candidate an outsider but still believes he can give voice to ‘ordinary people’

Leinster centre to undergo procedure on a shoulder injury

Ireland head coach names 11 uncapped players for Tests against Japan and the USA

Harry Byrne, Carbery and Burns are the three outhalves selected for summer series

Andrew Porter is among another six players recalled to Leinster’s matchday squad

Stats point towards some players more than others but there are more factors than that

Seán O’Brien and Tim Corkery are in line for their debuts off the bench in Italy

Ireland and Lions tighthead makes return against the Scarlets on Saturday night

One player tested positive for Covid-19 but had already been isolating

Head coach Andy Friend said players held back excitement for the dressing room

With five teams on two wins out of two in Pool A, there is little room for error

Leinster coach hails competitive streak of outhalf brothers as Ross named on bench

The brightest note of all was Dan Leavy’s return to the Champions Cup

Ireland backrow scores a try in his first start since returning from serious injury

International flanker has not played in 18 months after suffering knee injury

Felipe Contepomi says Ireland international suffered a ‘bad luck injury’

Ryan looks almost certain to miss remainder of Pro14 season and Champions Cup

Leinster and Ireland lock could miss some significant fixtures with shoulder injury

Taking his father’s advice to head to New Zealand he's worked hard for his opportunities