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Is it time to separate the women’s Six Nations from the men’s?
- Rugby
- August 20, 2020, 06:30
World Rugby and the Six Nations have confirmed that they are exploring separating the men’s and women’s Six Nations tournaments, as part of a planned (...)

Sporting milestones: The day Ireland cooked New Zealand’s goose in Marcoussis
- Rugby
- May 1, 2020, 07:00
In February the tweeters among them came alive. Not about rugby or to remember Marcoussis. One by one they sent love to their former coach over in Con(...)

Girls and women in sport: ‘Forget the glass ceiling, take off the roof’
- Health & Family
- July 30, 2019, 17:01
Recent Wimbledon finalist (and seven-time champion) Serena Williams’ frank comments about the perception of women in sports sum up what many female at(...)

The Offload: A shameful week for rugby
- Rugby
- April 15, 2019, 09:27
The archaic male committee system Imagine Ailis Mardon-Egan was a man. Her new name could be Phil Orr, Nick Popplewell or Cian Healy. Leinster looshe(...)

Sevens rugby the IRFU’s key priority for women’s game
- Rugby
- October 23, 2018, 06:30
Lower ambitions is the clear IRFU message in their Women in Rugby – Action Plan 2018-23. Objectives for the Six Nations up to 2023 is one title c(...)

UL Bohs the cream of the crop again
- Rugby
- April 21, 2018, 19:44
UL Bohemians 15 Old Belvedere 0 UL Bohemians captain Fiona Hayes lifted the Women’s All-Ireland League trophy for a second year in a row after the ta(...)

Niamh Briggs returns for Ireland's clash with France
- International
- February 3, 2018, 08:00
Preview: Ireland v France Stade Ernst Wallon, 8pm Live RTÉ Let’s start on a positive note: Niamh Briggs is back. The former Ireland captain, and fu(...)

Jenny Murphy needed a break from rugby, so she took up boxing
- Rugby
- January 12, 2018, 06:00
Before unveiling Jenny Murphy’s new sporting life as a boxer, see Australian rugby’s landmark shift toward sporting equality. The ARU, along with inco(...)

IRFU rejects RTÉ offer of prime time slot for women’s rugby
- International
- November 14, 2017, 01:00
The Ireland women’s team must play their home Six Nations matches on Sunday in Donnybrook despite RTÉ offering prime time slots Friday or Saturday nig(...)

Wales put Ireland out of their World Cup misery
- International
- August 26, 2017, 17:46
Ireland 17 Wales 27 Tom Tierney’s tenure as Ireland women’s head coach has ended but the 40-year-old is not unemployed. “I’m a rugby coach by profes(...)