Rugby

May

May 2026

legacy

'The legends are coming in' - Ireland to honour their heritage

15 May

1.3k

2

Team news

Leinster make 13 changes for Ospreys

15 May

5.8k

38

Team news

One change for Ireland, with 30,000 tickets sold for Scotland clash

15 May

1.2k

2

Rugby

Ireland's Nations Championship kick-off times confirmed

15 May

2.9k

6

Leinster

'You're treating it like a very big game every game' - O'Brien keen to nail his place

15 May

2.3k

8

Best of the best

Energia All-Ireland League award winners announced

14 May

2.5k

0

red card

Ulster's Henderson set to miss Challenge Cup final through suspension

14 May

3.3k

17

Stand up and fight

'You have to respect that emotion appears to be just part of the DNA in this neck of the woods'

14 May

4.1k

13

Rugby

Boks prop Ntlabakanye hit with 18-month drugs ban

14 May

2.9k

Boost

Crowley back for Munster as Barron has red card overturned

Updated 14 May

4.4k

18

On The Dotted Line

Leinster hooker John McKee joins Scarlets

14 May

3.7k

14

Team news

Ulster rotate for Glasgow URC clash ahead of Challenge Cup final

14 May

2.7k

11

Rugby

Finlay Bealham returns for Connacht's must-win clash with Edinburgh

14 May

2.8k

14

Michael Lowry

'It's hard to park': Ulster try to shut out Challenge Cup final with full focus on Glasgow

14 May

1.5k

7

Role Models

Monaghan: Ireland want to give young fans 'memories for a lifetime'

14 May

577

0

go again

'You can just hope those experiences will stand to us' - Leinster's Euro vision

14 May

1.9k

1

success

'A season like no other' - MU Barnhall celebrate trophies across the club

The partnership between the club and Maynooth University has been increasingly productive.

Murray Kinsella

13 May

2.4k

5

suftum

Sexton has 'full confidence' as Ulster fight on two fronts and target URC play-offs

13 May

2.2k

10

fresh start

Munster sign Jack Aungier from Connacht on two-year contract

13 May

4.9k

14

Setback

Blow for Ulster as Stuart McCloskey set to miss Challenge Cup final with injury

13 May

2.3k

6

naughty step

Japan suspend head coach Eddie Jones for verbally abusing officials

13 May

4.8k

10

49m

SUAF

O'Donoghue: McMillan's plans inspired me to sign new deal with Munster

13 May

2.1k

14

schedule

Ireland's fixtures confirmed as 2027 Women's Six Nations takes new 'Super Saturdays' format

13 May

935

1

Milestone

Parsons ready to embrace another record-breaking day for Ireland

13 May

1.2k

0

Momentum

Record-breaking Aviva game highlights surging popularity of the Ireland Women's rugby team

Sunday’s clash with Scotland could be just the latest step to becoming a more central part of the Irish sporting landscape.

Ciarán Kennedy

12 May

3.1k

14

Controversy

'I welcome any review' - McMillan welcomes Munster Rugby review

12 May

3.4k

32

on the whistle

Karl Dickson to take charge of Leinster's Champions Cup final

12 May

5.3k

44

59m

Sanction

Ex-Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze gets 11-year ban after doping scandal

12 May

3.0k

Rising

Connacht appoint Mullen as Lancaster's new backs coach

Updated 12 May

11.3k

13

Testing times

Munster Rugby confirm independent governance and organisational review

12 May

3.4k

Appointment

All Blacks add former World Cup-winning coach Henry as selector

12 May

1.7k

3

production line

'It's not reported on a lot' - Nienaber hails Leinster's ability to produce homegrown players

12 May

4.2k

26

Record Breakers

'We can't believe we're actually getting to finally play here'

12 May

1.2k

0

IN FLOW

Connected, confident Connacht prove too good for Munster

Ben Murphy’s nine-phase score showed how dangerous the westerners are.

Murray Kinsella

11 May

2.8k

4

race for the eight

The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the URC's final regular-season round

11 May

5.8k

22

Done Deal

Thaakir Abrahams leaves Munster to sign for Bulls, while Diarmuid Kilgallen extends deal

Updated 11 May

7.6k

37

Injury Update

Jordan Larmour and Tommy O'Brien back for Leinster but Will Connors ruled out for season

11 May

3.8k

20

66m

Previous Articles

12

The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie