Thomas Ahern

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Ireland’s Ryan Baird celebrates his try with Charlie Ryan and Josh Wycherley in their defeat to New Zealand in the World Rugby U20 Championship. Photograph: Pablo Gasparini/Inpho
Ireland have much to be proud of from U-20 Rugby World Championship

Ireland U-20 17 New Zealand U-20 40 A remarkable season concluded with a typically robust and obdurate performance in the final match of the Under-20(...)

Ireland’s Ryan Baird celebrates his try with Josh Wycherley during the World Rugby U20 Championship seventh-place playoff against New Zealand in Rosario. Photograph: Pablo Gasparini/Inpho
Ireland show their battling qualities after early New Zealand blitz

Ireland 17 New Zealand 40 Ireland’s courage in adversity was once again evident but a slow start in which they conceded 26-points left them with too(...)

Ireland’s Brian Deeny in action in the U20 Championship. He replaces number eight Azur Allison for their final game. Photograph: Pablo Gasparini/Inpho
Ireland Under-20s side reshuffled for clash with Baby Blacks

Ireland v New Zealand, Old Resians Club, Rosario, 1pm (5pm Irish time) - Live on Eir Sport Ireland head coach Noel McNamara makes seven changes and (...)

Ireland’s Ryan Baird who received a red card for a high tackle against Australia, has avoided a suspension. Photograph: Pablo Gasparini/Inpho
Injuries make Ireland U20s’ Italian job even harder

Ireland Under-20 v Italy Under-20, CRAI, Santa Fe (2.30pm, Irish time, live on Eir Sport) Ireland’s injury woes continued with two of their stand-ou(...)

Ireland’s Iwan Hughes picked up a finger injury against England and has been ruled out of the tournament. Photograph: Inpho
Ireland Under-20s forced into changes for Australia
  • Rugby
  • June 7, 2019, 13:54

There are two enforced changes in the Ireland team to play Australia in their second game of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship on Saturday (kick-o(...)

Ireland U-20 players celebrate Cormac Foley’s try against England during the Six Nations victory in Cork. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Opening clash against England a defining test for Ireland

Ireland, the Under-20 Six Nations Grand Slam champions, travel to Argentina for the Junior Rugby World Championship without four of their starting tea(...)

Ireland’s Scott Penny is among four Grand Slam winners to miss the World Championships. Photo: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Four of Ireland’s Grand Slam heroes to miss World Championships

The Ireland Under-20 squad will be without outhalf Harry Byrne (hip flexor), flanker Scott Penny (shoulder), centre David Hawkshaw (ACL/MCL) and wing (...)

Leaving Cert history students were asked: “From Roosevelt to Reagan, would you agree that American presidents always acted for the good of America?” Photograph: iStock
Leaving Cert history: Popular topics and good choice of questions

Students and teachers alike were happy with the higher-level Leaving Certificate history paper, which examined popular areas of the course and offere(...)

Sean O’Rourke, Mary Curtin, Francis C Carty and Colm Boland who were awarded recipients of Life Time Membership of the NUJ at a ceremony in the GPO. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Lifetime membership awards presented by NUJ at GPO in Dublin

RTÉ broadcaster Seán O’Rourke has requested that, when the time comes, he is buried with a copy of the Connacht Tribune newspaper. Reflecting on his g(...)