It’s not the first time we’ve seen an Irish rugby lad on this show… UK reality show Love Island is set to return to the public’s TV screens on June 9. The cast has now been revealed just a few days before the new season airs, and there’s an eye-catching inclusion in the lineup. Former […]

10 months ago

Get the man off the auto-cue and it is comedy gold. Peter O’Mahony was in top form, in his role as Rugby Players Ireland chairperson, as the players body held their annual awards ceremony at the Clayton Hotel, in Dublin, on Wednesday. The Munster captain was joined at the event by teammate Jack Crowley, who […]

3 years ago

“I’m excited to see what we are capable of achieving together.” Caelan Doris held off stiff competition from two Leinster teammates and Connacht winger Mack Hansen to win the Bank of Ireland’s Men’s XVs Players’ Players of the Year 2023, this evening at a ceremony in Dublin.  The Mayo native, who has been an outstanding frontline […]

3 years ago

Two back-row stars enjoying outstanding seasons, for club and country. Josh van der Flier has been rewarded for a superb season, with Leinster and Ireland, after being named the Men’s XVs Players’ Player of the Year 2022 by his fellow players at the Rugby Players Ireland Awards. The award for Women’s XVs Players’ Player of the […]

4 years ago

“I tried to tell myself that I was on holiday and after (a while), I was like, ‘I need to go home!’“ Linda Djougang was only nine when she arrived in Ireland from Cameroon and went to live in Rush with her father. 15 years on and she is in contention to be named Ireland Womens’ […]

5 years ago

“They love their gym!” This time last year, Caelan Doris had 18 Leinster senior caps to his name and was looking on from afar as Ireland faced into another uphill battle at a World Cup. 12 months on and he is a go-to selection despite being part of a highly competitive Leinster back row batch. […]

5 years ago