Michael Glennon

RTÉ Sport Journalist

18 October 2025; Caspar Gabriel of Leinster during the Interprovincial "A" Rugby Championship match between Leinster A and Munster A at Ollie Campbell Park in Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Gabriel and Sheehan set for first Leinster caps

Leinster look set to hand senior caps to out-half Caspar Gabriel and Bobby Sheehan, brother of Ireland hooker Dan, against Zebre at Aviva Stadium tomorrow.

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18 October 2025; Jack Crowley of Munster and Sam Prendergast of Leinster during the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

McMillan: Crowley 'deserves' shot against All Blacks

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan believes Jack Crowley couldn't have done any more to further his claims on the Ireland out-half jersey in Saturday's "audition" against Leinster.

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18 October 2025; Jack O’Donoghue of Munster after the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Munster make seven changes for Connacht clash

Munster have made seven changes to the side that beat Leinster last weekend for Saturday's BKT URC clash with Connacht at Thomond Park.

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SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA - 2 August 2025; James Ryan, Tadhg Furlong and Jack Conan of British & Irish Lions after the third test match between Australia and the British & Irish Lions at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. (Photo By Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via

Look at Beirne - Conan dismisses Lions malaise theory

Jack Conan has dismissed the theory that the Ireland players could be suffering from a post-British and Lions malaise following Leinster's underwhelming display against Munster.

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26 July 2025; Hugo Keenan of British & Irish Lions celebrates after scoring his side's fifth try during the second test match between Australia and the British & Irish Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Steve Christo/S

'Frustrated' Keenan targeting New Year return

Leinster and Ireland full-back Hugo Keenan is targeting a comeback in the New Year and admits sitting on the sidelines is becoming very frustrating.

Rugby • 22 Oct

18 October 2025; Munster players celebrate after the United Rugby Championship match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

'Can we back it up?' - Munster eye up Connacht

Fresh from their statement victory over defending champions Leinster, Munster have quickly turned their attention to another interprovincial derby against Connacht on Saturday.

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20 October 2025; Tadhg Beirne during a Ireland Rugby media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Beirne: 'Age is just a number until it isn't'

Arriving relatively late to the international set-up, Tadhg Beirne now finds himself among the elder statesmen in the Ireland squad.

Rugby • 23 Oct

14 September 2025; Ireland players line up before the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 quarter-final match between France and Ireland at Sandy Park in Exeter, England. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Rugby Writers of Ireland awards shortlists announced

The shortlists for the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland awards have been announced with the British and Irish Lions and Ireland's Women's rugby team among those nominated.

Rugby • 22 Oct

20 October 2025; Jamison Gibson-Park during a Ireland Rugby media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Gibson-Park: World Cup countdown is on for Ireland

Scrum-half Jamison Gibson says Ireland are starting a new chapter this autumn with the 2027 World Cup the "carrot" at the end of their journey.

Rugby • 22 Oct

5 November 2016; Ireland players, including captain Rory Best, centre, face the New Zealand 'Haka' ahead of the International rugby match between Ireland and New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago, USA. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

All Blacks Chicago clash 'perfect' for Ireland focus

Ireland's latest clash with the All Blacks is the "perfect" game to focus the minds, says assistant coach John Fogarty, who has no concerns that many of the players are too lightly raced.

Rugby • 21 Oct