John Muldoon’s return to the West reawakens tribal memories

As the Pat Lam circus rolls into the Sportsground, Muldoon is savouring coming home

Ireland’s autumn of discontent continues with abysmal Georgia showing

Players looked unable to think on their feet as they huffed and puffed against minows

Ireland’s clash against Georgia will be an important audition

All roads point to an England-France ‘final’ as Autumn Nations Cup enters its endgame

Rugby Stats: Ireland have found bonus territory hard to come by against the best

Andy Farrell’s side look like they’ll need a bonus point win in Paris – it will be hard work

Tommy Bowe still on his game and alert to all possibilities

Former Lions, Ireland and Ulster winger has never been one to settle for the comfort zone

Quality of seminal Leinster-Munster semi-final clash still a cause of wonder

Nine of Ireland’s 10 most capped players ever were in the starting line-ups at a packed Croke Park

Karaoke on the Champs-Élysées: 20 years on from Brian O’Driscoll’s hat-trick in Paris

Rob Henderson speaks to Gerry Thornley about an unforgettable Paris afternoon

Owen Doyle: It’s time for referees to stop chatting and hand out punishments

Affability doesn’t always work while Eddie Jones’ rants need to be tackled

Giggles and outrage in the TV studios as Marler squeezes Jones’s crown jewels

It is unfortunate the groin-grab debate took place around International Women’s Day

Gerry Thornley: Wild reactions to this Ireland team as fickle as the wind

While we revel in the wins, too many people seem to delight in vilifying this team after defeat

TV View: Sunday Bloody Sunday . . . Not Bono’s fault but Boy, that was Bad

Inner left cheeks take a hammering as pundits try to get their heads around defeat

Crowning Glory: Three pivotal Ireland games at Twickenham

Andy Farrell's Ireland travel to the lions’ den on Sunday with the Triple Crown up for grabs

Gordon D’Arcy: Digging deep only recipe for Twickenham success

If Ireland do not match the home side physically, they are sure to be overwhelmed

Winning Triple Crowns: ‘Seeing Jack Kyle was a spiritual experience’

A history of Ireland’s wins throws up some mythical tales and unforgettable moments

Six Nations TV View: Nitty gritty, it wasn’t pretty as Andy Farrell era dawns

Postmortem the order of the day as ghosts of 2019 continue to reverberate

The Offload: Television backlash for Rory Best

Former Ireland captain criticised for Schmidt quotes, Nucifora review unacceptable

Joe Schmidt interview: The future remains a blank page

The exiting Ireland coach speaks about Irish rugby culture, his career, and the World Cup

Rugby World Cup: Wise old Earls has learned to channel nervous energy

‘My wife thought I was going to have a heart attack with the state I was in’

Murray backs Best to come good after Twickenham nightmare

‘Rory is an incredibly strong character. He’s leading this week incredibly strongly’

Gerry Thornley: Hemispheres take different routes to global collision in Japan

Six Nations left Ireland with plenty to ponder as they prepare for their warm-up games

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