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England Expects, Ireland Expectorates: Frank McNally on our most intense sporting rivalry

In their own words: Ireland’s rise to a world rugby powerhouse

Donald McRae talks to players past and present ahead of the start of the Six Nations

Willie John McBride awarded CBE in UK new year’s honours

Former Ulster and Ireland captain one of six from North awarded CBE in queen’s honours

Time to recognise uncapped Irish internationals who tackled the Pumas

The first time that the IRFU handed out caps for games against Argentina was in 1990

The offload: TG4 pundits need to pitch up

Go for entertainment or cold blooded inquisition. Anything else is painful viewing

Rugby must deal with ‘derogatory’ behaviour - Rape Crisis Centre

Chief executive says calls for Jackson and Olding to be reinstated are a ‘shame and a pity’

Sporting Obituaries 2017: Remembering those we lost

From Ryan McBride to Willie Duggan to Jimmy Magee and many more along the way

Celebrated hotelier known for love of Antrim and horse racing

Moira O’Neill obituary: Born December 23rd, 1923 – died August 15th, 2017

Sean O’Brien fully locked and loaded for All Blacks decider

Ireland and Lions backrow: ‘This is the biggest game I’ve ever been involved in’

What history teaches us when Lions tours go to a decider

Looking back at the 10 times when the series was still alive going into the final game

How bloody challenge has become part of Lions folklore

Softening up of the tourists has not been exclusively confined to warm-up games

Ireland still chasing home win over New Zealand after epic 1973 draw

Ex-players recall incidents from match that was played in troubled times 43 years ago

Ireland v England: Where history can be won or lost

Six Nations clashes with the ‘auld enemy’ are always epic battles where winner takes all

Roddy L’Estrange: Shock of snub for McIlroy knocks Vinny’s crew for six

Burly busman and his buddies try to fathom a great sporting injustice

Ex-Ireland and Lions outhalf Jack Kyle remembered at service

Willie John McBride: ‘He was just one of the great men of this world, I am just proud I had him as a friend’

The Times We Lived In: Calm before storm of controversial clash

Published: January 10th, 1970Photograph: Jack McManus

Rory McIlroy still a home bird at heart

Sponsoring a £1 million cancer care centre in Newcastle, Co Down means a lot to the world’s number one golfer

‘A melee on a football pitch isn’t that big a deal – most people enjoy one every now and then’

Last week was Armagh’s chance to set the tone and bully a team with a load of young lads on it

Kurtley left kicking himself as Sky’s pride in the Lions goes nuts

Sky look like they want to employ every former rugby international ever

Willie John in his underpants, puffing on his pipe, hotel lobby destroyed, hotel manager apoplectic . . . it’s the Lions on tour

Beds and decorum out the window par for the course in the old amateur tour days

Rugby union fighting for its share of competitive Australian sports market

Rugby league, Aussie Rules, cricket and soccer all vying for the attention of the sports-mad public ‘Down Under’

Maturing Mike Phillips is still playing on the edge

The scrumhalf is a more rounded figure than the one who took the field four years ago

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