Gerry Thornley
Irish Times
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‘The stuff of dreams’: Ireland set up Grand Slam showdown with England on St Patrick’s weekend
Sexton on verge of making his last Six Nations game one to cherish as fourth Slam beckons for Ireland → Read More
Scotland v Ireland: Sexton and Russell provide a compelling subplot to Murrayfield showdown
Ireland’s outhalf remains unbeaten in head-to-head meetings but his highly influential Scottish counterpart is enjoying his best Six Nations campaign to date → Read More
Scotland v Ireland: Irish team look better equipped to cope with demands of big Six Nations occasion
Head coach Farrell hails Murray’s temperament as Ireland brace themselves for a tough Test in wintery conditions → Read More
Scotland v Ireland: Andy Farrell set to welcome back raft of frontliners for Murrayfield clash
Ireland side could be close to full strength for match against Gregor Townsend’s in-form Scots → Read More
‘It will be a pretty emotive day’: James Ryan braced for a high-stakes Scotland v Ireland showdown
Irish lock aware of Scotland’s attacking threat ahead of what could be a special day → Read More
Gerry Thornley: Vintage tournament sees Ireland face a Scotland side in their Six Nations pomp
Would it feel a little disappointing if Farrell’s side became champions before finale with England? → Read More
Leinster look to make in 19 straight wins as they head to Edinburgh
The last eight meetings between these two have all been won by the home side → Read More
Scotland v Ireland: Paul O’Connell delighted with return of ‘hungry’ frontliners ahead of Murrayfield trip
Tadhg Furlong, Jamison Gibson-Park, Johnny Sexton and Robbie Henshaw all took part in open training session → Read More
Brian O’Driscoll: Ireland have got to think about winning the World Cup
Ireland’s most-capped player believes we will beat Scotland in the Six Nations but admits he will ‘never escape’ bringing the wrong dog home from the vet → Read More
Ryan Baird a man in a hurry to make his mark for Ireland
Leinster forward wants to make up for lost time and impressed against Italy → Read More
Ireland v Scotland: Farrell’s team need to be at their strongest for Six Nations crunch match
Among the expected returnees, Farrell will be hoping Henshaw and Ringrose are able to resume their centre partnership for the final two key games → Read More
Leinster confirm Leo Cullen contract extension as talks held with Leon MacDonald for assistant role
Former Leinster and Ireland secondrow has been the province’s head coach since August 2015 → Read More
Six Nations: Ireland hoping to be back to almost full strength for key Scotland clash
Farrell says he shares Crowley’s desire to entertain as he looks ahead to high-stakes clash at Murrayfield → Read More
Patchy Ireland pull through in Rome as Italy provide stern test of credentials
Ireland had the bonus-point wrapped up by half-time but 25 misses tackles kept the game alive → Read More
Six Nations: Craig Casey’s chance to shine latest chapter in heart-warming story of resilience
The Munster scrumhalf has always seemed destined to break into the Irish squad ever since his star turn when playing in the 2019 Under-20 Six Nations → Read More
Italy v Ireland preview: Andy Farrell may take a leaf out of England’s book in bid to rule Rome
Changes in personnel and a mixed forecast could see a more pragmatic Irish approach on Saturday → Read More
Gerry Thornley: Ireland fans’ ambivalent attitudes to Johnny Sexton still seem curious
The Counter Ruck: The Counter Ruck: the Irish captain joined Claudia Scanlon on the Late Late Show to speak about epidermolysis bullosa → Read More
Italy v Ireland: No Roman holiday for Farrell’s side as they face resurgent Azzurri without Sexton
Six Nations 2023: Coach will find out on Saturday if Ireland are now better equipped to cope with a different outhalf → Read More
Six Nations: James Ryan warming to role as Johnny Sexton’s heir apparent
Secondrow will captain Ireland for the seventh time when they face Italy and has clearly assumed the role of Sexton’s heir apparent → Read More
Italy v Ireland: Ross Byrne and Craig Casey set for first Six Nations starts in Rome
Iain Henderson in line to replace Tadhg Beirne with backrow set for a reshuffle → Read More