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The Ireland team huddle as they listen to the Rose of Tralee in 1987. Photograph: Inpho/Billy Stickland
RWC moments: God Save the Rose of Tralee

The late Con Houlihan, a son of Castle Island – he insisted on that spelling – came up with many wonderful lines during his time as Ireland’s premier (...)

Anti-Brexit demonstrators outside the gates of Downing Street in central London this week. People who argued more-or-less politely now scream about treason and betrayal. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
Now is not the time for an Irish Border referendum

The spectacle at Westminster this week has been compelling: by turns horrifying, occasionally hilarious and – to most Irish people, switched on to Bre(...)

Bandsmen march during the annual Twelfth of July parade in Belfast. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
What elements of Britishness would be incorporated into a united Ireland?

It can be debated whether it is helpful to be talking now about a future united Ireland. However, when such a central figure in Ulster unionism as Pe(...)

Ireland’s Andrew Porter, Jonathan Sexton, Tadhg Furlong and James Ryan celebrate victory over the All Blacks in 2018. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
In their own words: Ireland’s rise to a world rugby powerhouse

“It just wouldn’t happen today,” Willie John McBride says on a rainy morning at home in Ballyclare as he explains the vast differences between the gle(...)

The match report in The Irish Times the day after the Colours match had been marred by trouble. Photo: The Irish Times archive
Punches, kicks and mass brawls: The 1977 colours match had it all

The 1977 colours match between Trinity and UCD was just a few minutes old when UCD hooker and Ireland international John Cantrell took a hefty punch t(...)

Munster’s Andrew Conway: “Good timing got me in again [to the Ireland team] in November. But that’s what rugby is. You have to take your opportunities when they come.” Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Andrew Conway now delivering on his considerable potential

Everything changed on March 18th. England in Dublin. Number 23 arrived into a hectic fray for cap number one. Eight long seasons after his Leinster de(...)

John Robbie in action for Ireland. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
John Robbie: 2023 World Cup can be catalyst for change in South Africa

“I’m here 36 years,” says the man who still sounds like he’s from Greystones. “I’m very much a South African now.” John Robbie lacks the ability to (...)

Billy Holland: “I grew up with my father being involved with Munster, I love Munster and Irish rugby and everything it represents.” Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Billy Holland: relishing chance to follow in father’s footsteps

Who doesn’t love a good family story on Test week? Particularly about a son finally following in his father’s controversial footsteps. The Hollands a(...)

Accounts just filed for Goldman Sachs Ireland Finance show that it made a profit of $1.7 million in 2015, up from $700,000 in the previous year. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Irish arm of Goldman Sachs sees profits double

Profits at an Irish arm of global investment bank Goldman Sachs more than doubled last year as the company continued to unwind its structures here. (...)

Gordon D’Arcy and Aoife Cogan at the Ireland Funds Annual Fundraiser in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, where the former Irish Rugby International was honoured. Photograph: Collins
Gordon D’Arcy honoured for charity work at Ireland Fund dinner

For the first time in 16 seasons Gordon D’Arcy will not be involved in the Six Nations rugby championship this weekend. Instead, he was honoured yest(...)

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