A series of concussions forced Ireland rugby captain Caelan Doris to confront anxiety, emotional repression and inherited trauma. What followed was a reckoning that changed how he lives, leads and listens
Captain praises uncapped young forward Edwin Edogbo as team tunes up in Portugal
The Ireland coach and captain Caelan Doris are unfazed by the squad’s injury profile and painful lessons from November Tests
Victory over Bayonne provided further evidence of province’s ability to win tight battles
Doris says epic win over La Rochelle will stand to team later in Champions Cup
Past pain should ‘catapult us forward’, says Leinster captain
Rieko Ioane expected to make debut from the bench against depleted English team
Caelan Doris refutes the idea that past World Cups increasingly weigh on successive Irish sides
Rugby needs to do so much more to enlighten a baffled public as to why a retreating scrum concedes so many penalties
Referee Matthew Carley rolls with decisions made in the opening minutes, even if they don’t apply by the hour mark
There were positives, but head coach only has a little over two months until Six Nations starts
The latest instalment in Ireland’s rivalry with all-conquering Springboks will surely ignite the Aviva
Irish captain believes Saturday’s final Test match of the year will define the side’s November campaign
Andy Farrell’s side put in their best performance of the autumn campaign ahead of clash with Sprongboks
Australia skipper hails Caelan Doris, who in turn praises ‘indefatigable’ Aussie Fraser McReight
The Ireland captain excelled in Ireland’s victory over Japan, omnipresent in their better moments
Head coach said team were flat and lacking ‘bite’ in the first half
Follow all the action from the Aviva Stadium in the second of the Autumn Internationals
Caelan Doris and Jack Crowley had impressive games in Autumn International Test
Ireland captain made the most of his time away from rugby to return physically and mentally stronger
Andy Farrell has refreshed the match-day 23 with eight players who did not feature last week
Head coach keen to put disappointment of All Blacks defeat behind him at first opportunity
Andy Farrell makes eight changes from the team that lost to New Zealand in Chicago
Jacob Stockdale expected to play left wing, with fellow Ulsterman Nick Timoney in line for a start
Everything you need to know about the Autumn International game in Chicago
McCloskey preferred to Bundee Aki as Andy Farrell names team for Test, with the All Blacks making three changes
Ireland captain has been out of action since Leinster’s Champions Cup defeat to Northampton in May
Positive news for the likes of Jack Conan and Craig Casey, who had been doubts through injury
‘We must keep on chasing evolution, understanding, and getting better as a group’
Joe McCarthy won’t be available for first block of Leinster games while Caelan Doris could return in November
The forward on Ireland’s preparations for the tournament and how the team aim to have fun while getting the job done
Teacher poaching rows and claims of ‘unsustainable’ wages are part and parcel of a highly competitive private tuition sector
Province’s ability to keep climbing off the canvas after agonising setbacks shows an admirable inner strength
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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