It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Jamison Gibson-Park and Ireland: This review can only start at Allianz Stadium, such was the level of Irish Six Nations devastation wreaked on hapless England. … Read more
Following an entertaining round three of the 2026 Six Nations, here are five things we learnt from Ireland, Scotland and France’s victories. Ireland’s demise grossly premature Down, out, too old and heading for a Twickenham battering. Or that’s what many thought and predicted as Andy Farrell’s men entered round three of the Championship sporting the … Read more
Now that the dust has settled on a Six Nations weekend that saw Ireland stun England, Wales go close against Scotland and France win again against Italy, here’s our Team of the Week. The backs 15 Jamie Osborne (Ireland): A commanding presence in a vital aerial battle gets Osborne the shirt as he crossed for … Read more
Ciarán Kennedy Reports from Twickenham STUART McCLOSKEY, FOR so long the man who couldn’t force his way into Test contention, is now Ireland’s Mr Reliable. It’s tough to single out individual performances after such a complete team effort by Ireland in Twickenham yesterday, but once again, the Ulster centre stood out with a series of … Read more
IRELAND STUN ENGLAND: Murray Kinsella and Ciarán Kennedy react from Twickenham The 42 Power points: scrum battle could be crucial in England v Ireland clash The Guardian ‘I like where the road leads, if we can get there’ – Tadhg Furlong insists Ireland moving in the right direction RTE.ie More questions than answers as Ireland squad struggle to … Read more
Former referee Nigel Owens says that Hollie Davidson was let down by TMO Ian Tempest during the Six Nations clash between Ireland and Italy. This, after Italy’s Louis Lyangh was denied what he deemed was a perfectly legal try that was ultimately ruled out for a forward pass by Tommaso Menoncello. The incident occurred in … Read more
Protest planned at FAI headquarters over Ireland’s Nations League matches against Israel The Journal Israel match would be ‘stain on Irish soccer’, Dáil told RTE.ie Stephen Bradley: ‘Some things are bigger than football. Genocide is most definitely one of them’ The Irish Times Indo Sport podcast: Eamon Dunphy on Taking A Stand | Ireland v Israel The Irish Independent … Read more
Nigel Owens says that Dan Sheehan was correctly penalised for attempting to dive over Italy’s defence during the Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium. The Ireland hooker got away with the action during the 2025 British and Irish Lions Test against Australia but conceded a penalty during the round two fixture last weekend. From … Read more
Bono warns against Irish ‘high horse’ as U2 release song for murdered Palestinian activist The Journal ‘What a week to be a U2 fan.’ Dan Hegarty reviews the Days Of Ash EP RTE.ie ‘Days of Ash’ review: Unlike recent forgettable singles, this EP truly feels like U2 pulling together The Irish Independent ‘U2 – Days of Ash’ New … Read more
Nigel Owens says that Craig Casey was correctly yellow-carded for his tackle on Lorenzo Cannone during the Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium. The Ireland scrum-half spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin after he made head-on-head contact with the Azzurri number eight during the first half of Andy Farrell’s side’s 20-13 victory. The incident … Read more