15 May, 15:38
Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar TD and Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip today launched the GUINNESS Mid-Strength Irish Rugby Gathering which is set to attract hundreds of teams to a one day festival of Sevens, Tag and Touch rugby in Dublin on Saturday, August 17.
10 May, 20:09
Ulster number 8 Nick Williams spoke to Irish Rugby TV after he was crowned the Hibernia College IRUPA Players' Player of the Year at the awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week.
10 May, 20:07
Irish Rugby TV spoke to IRUPA CEO Omar Hassanein at the IRUPA awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week, discussing what is 'a very exciting night' for the rugby community which offers 'a chance to acknowledge players who have excelled amongst their peers'.
10 May, 08:00
Craig Gilroy's try against Argentina on his Ireland debut won the IRUPA VW Try Of The Year award this week. We spoke to the young Ulster winger about his whirlwind season.
9 May, 15:12
Former Leinster and Ireland winger Denis Hickie was inducted into the IRUPA Hall of Fame this week. Irish Rugby TV spoke to the Dubliner about his award, his transition into the 'real world' and how he sees Irish rugby now.
30 Apr, 10:36
Joe Schmidt gave his first press conference as Ireland head coach live on IrishRugby.ie on Monday afternoon. Check out the highlights from the Aviva Stadium.
30 Apr, 09:24
Joe Schmidt gave his first interview as Ireland head coach to Irish Rugby TV. From the Ireland dressing room in the Aviva Stadium, Schmidt spoke about his pride in being appointed and how he would love to see Brian O'Driscoll stay on for another season.
29 Apr, 20:06
Joe Schmidt Leinster's two-time Heineken Cup-winning supremo, spoke to the press after he was confirmed as the new Ireland head coach at a media conference in the Aviva Stadium.
29 Apr, 15:24
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said that it was very clear that Joe Schmidt was 'the outstanding candidate for the Ireland head coach position', following the Union's search to find a successor to Declan Kidney.
11 Apr, 23:58
The Ireland Under-19s played their French counterparts in Montargis recently. Despite converted tries from David Johnston and Ross Molony, the Irish youngsters fell to a 20-14 defeat. Check out the match highlights.
4 Apr, 09:58
A late drop goal denied the Ireland Under-19s a comeback win in an exciting game against England at Donnybrook on Wednesday. Check out the Irish Rugby TV highlights.
30 Mar, 09:05
The IRB website interviewed Ireland Women's Sevens coach Jon Skurr before the squad's debut in an IRB Women's Sevens World Series event - this weekend's Guangzhou Sevens in China.
21 Mar, 07:00
Jeannette 'Jetty' Feighery spoke to Irish Rugby TV this week about the success of the Grand Slam and the positive impact it can have for the Women's Sevens squad as they prepare for the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend.
20 Mar, 20:00
Ireland Women's head coach Philip Doyle spoke to Irish Rugby TV about just how momentous winning the Grand Slam is.
20 Mar, 07:00
Ireland Women's team manager Gemma Crowley chatted to Irish Rugby TV at the Grand Slam homecoming in Dublin Airport on Monday. Gemma spoke about the campaign being 'a dream come true' and how she hopes it will encourage more young girls to take up rugby.
20 Mar, 06:00
Ireland's Grand Slam-winning captain Fiona Coghlan brought her squad and their trophy home to a heroes' welcome on Bank Holiday Monday. Irish Rugby TV spoke to Fiona about the Italy match and their clean sweep of Six Nations wins.
19 Mar, 17:44
Beating France was like a 'video game', but the Grand Slam win over Italy was 'more like chess' said Ireland's pocket rocket Lynne Cantwell on her return to Dublin with the victorious Ireland Women's squad.
17 Mar, 17:38
Highlights of the Ireland Women's historic Grand Slam-clinching win over Italy in difficult conditions in Parabiago, Milan. The girls in green completed a clean sweep of Championship victories as Niamh Briggs kicked them to a 6-3 success.
15 Mar, 09:52
Speaking ahead of Ireland's final RBS 6 Nations match against Italy, second row Mike McCarthy said: "It's the last game and we really just want to finish on a high. The onus is on the players to close these games out. We've prepared well and hopefully we'll finish strongly this weekend."
15 Mar, 09:43
Flanker Sean O'Brien says the Ireland squad have travelled across to Italy with confidence, boosted by a positive week of training, as they look to end the 2013 RBS 6 Nations with a victory at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
