Tadhg Beirne

John O’Sullivan runs the rule over Ireland’s performance in the first Test defeat at Eden Park

Larkham, van Graan and Ferreira all know defeat spells their last involvement with the province

Munster forward sidelined since the Six Nations due to a thigh injury

For Munster the URC is their sole chance to end a decade without silverware

All-Ireland semi-final in the Aviva Stadium on the cards if Leinster and Munster prevail

Coach says his side have momentum and confidence generated by successive wins

Head coach thrilled Munster fans will travel in big numbers to the Aviva Stadium

Trip to play Ulster on Friday the eighth of 10 games in succession

Toulouse win sees them travel to take on Munster in Dublin while Leinster are also away

Two wingers having big seasons with O’Brien in line to join Hansen in Ireland colours

Munster duo forced to withdraw having come down with gastroenteritis problems

Big lads in Limerick are now choosing hurling instead of Munster rugby

Haley, Zebo and Kleyn could return for trip to Sandy Park

A win for Munster in URC encounter would be timely with Champions Cup tie coming up

Carbery, Kilcoyne, Murray and O’Mahony all in line for duty in front of Thomond Park faithful

McFarland picks Ireland internationals for tour while Jenkins returns for Munster

Five Irish players included, nine from the winning French team, and Maro Itoje

Improvements identified by secondrow ahead of crunch summer New Zealand tour

John O’Sullivan hands out the marks to Andy Farrell’s side from the Aviva Stadium

Conor Murray try completes comfortable victory to secure first silverware won on home soil since 2004

Prospect of Triple Crown will keep players’ focus on Scotland and not on Paris outcome

Towering Trinity and Leinster secondrow earns early call-up to Ireland squad

Canberra-born prop was seeing his parents for the first time in two-and-a-half years

Andy Farrell will not look past challenge of Scotland on final weekend

Ireland head coach names a settled XV with a number of players returning from injury

A fast start and scoring early is our best chance of beating England

Ireland and Munster secondrow still showing the self-belief that resurrected his career

Italy’s presence should not be guaranteed if they cannot be competitive

Visitors ended the game with 12 players on the pitch after early red card

Johnny Watterson hands out the marks to Andy Farrell’s side at the Aviva Stadium

Tadhg Beirne, Jimmy O’Brien, and Rowan Osbourne all saw service with the Kildare club

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with ‘The Irish Times’ sports team

Munster forward went from Leinster exile to sure fire international after reviving career

Andy Farrell’s side favourites to reignite championship bid when Italy come to Dublin

Battling second-half comeback comes up just short in Stade de France cauldron

Henshaw and Henderson return to the replacements bench for Paris trip

Ireland and France share similar playing styles with one or two points of difference

Both England and Scotland have been serial offenders in this aspect for too long

He may no longer be front of house in the back line, but he brings order and composure

Farrell facing some difficult selection calls with Henderson and Henshaw back in the mix