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McSorley’s of Ranelagh bought by consortium of former rugby internationals led by Noel Anderson for €5.5m
Ranelagh pub will maintain popular features but plans some new additions
Jamie Heaslip-Rob Kearney consortium to buy McSorley’s pub for €5.5m
Former GAA manager Seamus McEnaney in line for uplift of up to €3.7m on original investment in Dublin 2 pub while Irish rugby stars buy into Dublin 6
Three Leinster players on European player of the year shortlist
Caelan Doris, Hugo Keenan and James Lowe, included on five-man shortlist
Familiar foes Leinster and Toulouse to produce another European spectacle
Sides meet for fourth time in semis, with Leinster the only non-French side left in cup
Keenan gearing up for high-ball heroics against Leicester
The Leinster full back has the ability to be in the right place at the right time, and to defuse potential danger with minimal fuss
Joe Biden supports US Rugby World Cup bid in letter to Bill Beaumont
USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland must capitalise on the doubt they created in All Blacks
New Zealand’s prep for summer tour will focus on how Ireland played in Six Nations
TV View: It’s France on the Slammers as Ireland have to make do with a Triple
Shane Horgan keeps the cork in the bottle and looks at what Ireland had to beat
‘Goys from Belvo, Gonzaga and Blackrock are mixing like there’s no difference between them’
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: It feels like we’re all on the same side, a bunch of bald men off to Budapest
TV View: Unleash Graeme Souness on these animal-hating low-lives
Divine intervention in Kilcoo; Shane Horgan worships at the altar of Johnny Sexton
Hugo Keenan took his bit of luck and has just kept running with it
The Ireland fullback arrived from Sevens rugby perfectly formed
Leinster trio in the mix for European Player of the Year award
Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien and Josh van der Flier included on longlist
‘I don’t miss playing at all’: Rob Kearney on punditry and life after rugby
He doesn’t miss getting hit. We can all relate to that. It’s what happens next that’s trickier
Pay freeze for Aer Lingus ground staff proposed until 2024
Seen & Heard: Wetherspoon sale of Blackrock pub, and Cowen seeks inquiry into ESB
The Offload: John O’Sullivan’s order of merit for 2021
The players, the try, the tackle and the moments of the rugby year
Joanne O'Riordan: Women’s Barbarians grab chance to shine on big stage
Twickenham game in front of a record crowd showed what possibilities could lie in store
Rob Kearney interview: ‘There’s no bitterness leaving rugby. It’s been so good to me’
Ireland’s most decorated player will play final game of his career, lining up as Barbarian
Rob Kearney confirms Barbarians outing will be his last
Kearney’s confirmed retirement ends one of the most successful careers in Irish rugby
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland must retain courage and creativity against All Blacks
Both teams will make mistakes, the key will be who will respond better to them
Five of the best: Centurion Johnny Sexton’s best Ireland games in the eyes of his peers
Brian O’Driscoll, Rob Kearney and Joe Schmidt recall Sexton’s best days in green
Gordon D’Arcy: Few realistic pretenders yet to Sexton’s throne
If the current pecking order remains, Farrell will need the veteran outhalf for next World Cup
Mikey Kiely relishing the chance to help Ulster build on strong foundations
Renowned strength and conditioning coach played key role in Limerick’s rise to hurling supremacy
Ciarán Murphy: It seems Hannah Tyrrell made the right decision
Former rugby star played football like she was enjoying new-found sense of freedom
Leinster Rugby season preview: Strength ensures Cullen’s side remains the team to beat
Leinster machine rolls on and remains standard-bearer for United Rugby Championship
Road to Croker: Rob Kearney’s GAA pedigree
Word of mouth, by the numbers, Hennelly the hero for Mayo and more
Owen Doyle: Lions pay a high price for key blunders by Williams and Curry
Penalty call against Lawes harsh but butchered try-scoring chances lost it
Lions face a massive challenge to get back up after Boks boss second Test
Despite all the off-field shenanigans, on it the world champions were utterly dominant
Gerry Thornley: Eight great Leinster wins in Europe that trump Exeter comeback
The Sandy Park win is a long way down any list of great victories in the competition
Landmark achievement within Devin Toner’s long reach
The 6ft 11in secondrow grew up wanting to fit in but soon learned to be as big as he is
Six Nations: Hugo Keenan can take comfort from seventh outing in Irish shirt
The Irish fullback’s kicking was average and it is the work in progress part of his brief
Rugby player Rob Kearney and Voxpro founders back Snack Farm
Former Leinster full back also joining the company as its director of wellbeing
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