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Thursday 1 October 2020
The New Zealander originally undertook the role on a short-term basis.
We’ll always have Paris (and Jacob Stockdale intercept tries).
Fans, family, and a Minister were at the Shelbourne to greet the Six Nations champions.
Who is a must-have in your best XV of the past 15 matches?
The 21-year-old has set a new bar for Irish tries in a single season.
Wales and Scotland claimed narrow wins to edge their way up the standings.
There was a lot of second half work to do, but Ireland put the winning scores on the board nice and early in Twickenham.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
126 kilos and still capable of the lightest of touches.
We went minute-by-minute through Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day bid for glory in Twickenham.
How closely have you paid attention to this week’s sporting headlines?
We spoke with two Englishmen familar with the difficulties of the final hurdle in a Grand Slam chase about what can go wrong.
The Leinster lock has seemed destined for an Ireland jersey for most of the nine years since he watched an epic Grand Slam decider in Cardiff.
‘I don’t think we would be uninspired by a 3-0 victory, because we know what’s at stake.’
The South African will run the line at Twickenham on Saturday despite aiding England’s preparations this week.
Rob Kearney and Peter O’Mahony are cleared to play despite sitting out training early this week.
The England coach has paired up Saracens in both the second row and at half-back
Ireland’s record in London since 2010 could even make a lack of experience an advantage.
Sean Cronin isn’t going to argue against the notion that Joe Schmidt is the best coach in the game right now.
Cian Healy and Johnny Sexton got through their respective extra work in the scrum and goal-kicking on top of the field session.
The Leinster flanker injured his ACL on the opening day of the Six Nations and admits a wince at the brilliant performances of Dan Leavy in his absence.
The scrum-half watched Rory Best and Rob Kearney from a safe distance as they won a Grand Slam nine years ago, this weekend he intends to help them do it again.
Dylan Hartley looks set to return as he returned to running today.
Ireland have always maintained they were taking this Championship ‘one game at a time.’ Now that one game carries historical implications.
Watching Noel McNamara’s men hasn’t been good for the heart, but they’ve fought long and hard enough to stay in the hunt for silverware.
Liam Williams was hooked at half-time by Warren Gatland, who cut a frustrated figure throughout Wales’ five-try win.
All the parts are in place for Ireland to reclaim the title after two years of English dominance.
The powerful Munster number eight ran in two of Ireland’s four tries.
The stalwart of Ireland’s second row echoed Bryan Mills as he prepares to get to grips with Scotland.
The Kiwi set about dismantling the relevance of ball-in-play time statistics after Warren Gatland’s assertion that Wales would have beaten Ireland if the ball were alive for longer.
Iain Henderson and Tadhg Furlong have both shaken off hamstring injuries, but only the tighthead has forced his way back into the starting line-up.
The Championship and a Grand Slam are becoming increasingly real possibilities, but Joe Schmidt’s squad are maintaining a short-term focus.
The Munster scrum-half showed off his impressive goal-kicking again in the win over Wales, but he feared he had suffered serious injury minutes earlier.
The tighthead missed out on the win over Wales with a hamstring complaint.
Keith Earls knows the weight that comes with a 13 jersey for Ireland, but it has become easier to slip new talents into the outside centre channel.
The Edinburgh flanker was suspended for three months for alleged cocaine use.
The Munster flyer has enlisted the help of the mentalist to ensure his mind is functioning at optimum levels.
Ireland’s Kildare training base remains coated in thick snow after last week’s severe weather.
The Connacht lock is working hard to stay involved in Ireland’s Six Nations setup and hopes to achieve ‘something special’ in the weeks ahead.
The England head coach says ‘everything is more difficult’ for England.
The disciplinary committee decided that Wilson’s offence was ‘reckless, light and fleeting’.
TODAY IS THE first day of the government’s new Stay and Spend Scheme, aimed at encouraging people to spend in hospitality sectors in the coming months.
These sectors have been hit severely by Covid-19, and the scheme will see taxpayers able to avail of up to €125 back in tax credits from spending at pubs, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs and related businesses until the scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
However, to avail of the scheme you must have an income tax or USC liability against which the tax credit can be set. This means that the likes of some pensioners and the unemployed are not eligible.
And the scheme will only apply to businesses that have registered for the scheme (a full list is here).
So, today we’re asking you: Will you make use of the Stay and Spend Scheme?
Poll Results:
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Professor Kathleen Lynch argues that a class divide is feeding injustice into our education system.
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