Sean O Brien

Firearm was discharged by an Irish Army soldier at Portlaoise prison 34 years ago

Seen & Heard: Wetherspoon sale of Blackrock pub, and Cowen seeks inquiry into ESB

Leinster machine rolls on and remains standard-bearer for United Rugby Championship

Upheaval and season format against them but Connacht will aim to defy the odds again

Eamon Waters acquires Dawson Street scheme anchored by Davy Stockbrokers HQ

Props Michael Milne and Thomas Clarkson and centre David Hawkshaw awarded contracts

Only five times in modern British & Irish Lions history has it gone down to a third and final decider

‘For a small club in Ireland to have a gold, a silver and an Olympic bronze is just amazing’

28-year-old flanker has been given the freedom to build on his running game

Non-Test games provided focus and hope; it afforded the ‘dirt-trackers’ a little self-respect

Welsh winger initiated one of the British and Irish Lions’ greatest tries four years ago

Tighthead prop Conor Kenny leaves Sportsground for Newcastle Falcons

Home side hoping to build upon last-gasp victory over Connacht

The Leinster and Ireland openside has always been a quick learner in his career

The Sandy Park win is a long way down any list of great victories in the competition

Andy Friend optimistic his province can produce third win against a Premiership side

The clarity that Leinster displayed in the Pro 14 Final was down to superior coaching

Coach knows his side must avoid an arm wrestle against physical Tigers side

Pandemic could make it harder to develop stars from every corner of province

Andy Friend’s side lose out on chance of first win at Parc y Scarlets

Italy try to avoid worst ever season as Ireland and England audition for the Lions squad

Ireland’s progress as a rugby nation has stalled since 2018, we’re now ranked seventh