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French wrestle with their conscience over goal cheat

Saturday November 21 2009

THE jubilant cheers of the French supporters leaving the Stade de France or watching on TV at home on Wednesday night were fading by the following morning.

Italy turns green for Irish tilt with old enemy

Saturday November 14 2009

When Ireland take on France in Dublin tonight and Paris on Wednesday, neutrals around the world will probably have a slight preference for Ireland the underdog -- the little green David against the giant blue Goliath. But for many Italians, certainly for Italian football fans, the backing for Ireland will be far more passionate.

Brian O'Driscoll: 'I'm trying to make amends'

Tuesday November 10 2009

IT'S 10 years since Keith Wood tapped me on the shoulder and pointed animatedly towards a young figure basking, porpoise-like, in the shallow end of the therapy pool at Clonakilty, where Ireland were "preparing" to play Australia in a World Cup pool game.

FRANCE UPDATE

Monday November 09 2009

  • Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)

Duffer on track for play-offs in boost for Trap

Friday November 06 2009

DAMIEN DUFF will return to training today with Fulham, and is determined to link up with the Ireland squad for next week's World Cup play-off with France despite the negative prognosis delivered by his club boss, Roy Hodgson.

A garda officer arrives at the scene of yesterday's protest by jarveys outside Killarney National Park

All hail conkering heroes as 2009 champs crowned

Monday October 26 2009

THEY stooped to conker. More than 200 fanatics of the old schoolyard game went head to head yesterday for a crack at the 2009 Irish Conker Championship title.

Brian O'Driscoll was revealed as the new face of the Irish League of Credit Unions. Photo: Getty Images

O'Driscoll and Umaga play Nice in first meeting since 'speargate'

Monday August 24 2009

It has taken 1,518 days, 50 and a half months and just 24 hours short of 217 weeks. But it has finally happened. Brian O'Driscoll has met Tana Umaga for the first time since the New Zealander's fateful tackle that ended the Irishman's Test series as captain of the 2005 British & Irish Lions, after just a minute of the 1st Test.

Nice introduction for Macken shows Leinster Academy graduate has talent to make the grade

Sunday August 23 2009

H e ended last season playing for Ireland's U18 Schools side and has only just been announced as a member of the Leinster Academy for the 2009/10 season.