Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Australia are determined not to have a repeat of the 2013 fiasco

Kennelly: Aussie dream team won't be 'embarrassed'

Tadhg Kennelly says that Australia are determined to make up for the shambolic performance of the 2013 visitors when they face Ireland in Croke Park on Saturday.

GAA • 17 Nov 15

Joe Kernan has said the Irish game plan for the clash will involve moving the ball quickly

VIDEO: Kernan expecting skilful & fast Test clash

Manager Joe Kernan is expecting a skilful, high-tempo game when Ireland take on Australia in the International Rules Test at Croke Park on 21 November.

GAA • 12 Nov 15

Australia's Paul Duffield puts Bernard Brogan under pressure

Brogan: Ireland must keep cool under pressure

International Rules captain Bernard Brogan believes Ireland's poor return in front of the posts last year was down to players being wary of the different nature of the tackle and says the team are working to address that.

GAA • 12 Nov 15

Lee Keegan (L), International Rules manager Joe Kernan (C) and Conor McManus

Nine All Stars in Ireland squad to face Australia

Nine players from this year's All-Star selection feature among the 23-man squad for the upcoming International Rules Test against Australia at Croke Park on 21 November.

GAA • 11 Nov 15

Boss Joe Kernan with his Ireland captain Bernard Brogan

Kernan to announce Ireland squad on Wednesday

Ireland manager Joe Kernan will unveil his 23-man squad for this month’s International Rules Test against Australia on Wednesday.

GAA • 06 Nov 15

The 1984 Ireland team that played Australia in the first Test at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Matt Connor: Rules must be taken seriously

The International Rules series between Ireland and Australia can be a success if it’s taken seriously, according to football legend Matt Connor.

GAA • 31 Oct 15

Joe Kernan has managed his club, county, province and country in an illustrious career

Kernan happy with International Rules preparations

Ireland’s International Rules manager Joe Kernan has outlined the challenges that he and his charges face in the upcoming match against Australia, while also launching an impassioned defence of a game that inspires indifference in so many GAA fans.

GAA • 27 Oct 15

Bernard Brogan: 'To represent your country is not an honour that GAA people have very often'

Brogan proud to represent on International stage

Bernard Brogan is one of Gaelic football’s biggest stars and has won all the prizes on offer in the game, but says that pitting himself against the best AFL athletes on an international stage is still a huge honour.

GAA • 27 Oct 15

Bernard Brogan will lead Ireland as they bid to regain the Cormac McAnallen Cup

Bernard Brogan handed Ireland captaincy role

The GAA have confirmed that Dublin's Bernard Brogan will captain the EirGrid Ireland International Rules team in the upcoming series against Australia at Croke Park on 21 November.

GAA • 24 Oct 15

Luke Hodge (left) will once again feature for Australia

Australia reveal International Rules Test squad

Australia's team for next month's International Rules Test against Ireland has been named and the visitors have once again selected a star-studded squad.

GAA • 19 Oct 15

Ireland will face Australia on 21 November

RTÉ to broadcast International Rules match

RTÉ and GAAGO will broadcast the 2015 EirGrid International Rules match between Ireland and Australia in Croke Park on Saturday, 21 November.

GAA • 10 Sep 15

Joe Kernan paid tribute to the way Donegal evolved en route to winning the All-Ireland in 2012

Kernan: 'You don't need 15 men behind the ball'

New International Rules manager Joe Kernan believes that if teams “keep their shape” they can still manage to outwit the blanket defence.

Football • 01 Apr 15

Joe Kernan named International Rules manager

Joe Kernan has been confirmed as the new Ireland International Rules manager.

GAA • 01 Apr 15

Essendon play some of their games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Drug charges against Aussie Rules team dismissed

An anti-doping tribunal has thrown out drugs charges against 34 Australian Rules footballers who were swept up in a sweeping probe that has overshadowed the country's top-flight competition for more than two years.

GAA • 31 Mar 15

Ross Munnelly and the Ireland players sing the national anthem during the 2014 International Rules Test in Perth

International Rules Test confirmed for November

Ireland will host Australia in a one-off International Rules Test at Croke Park on Saturday, 21 November.

GAA • 17 Mar 15

Ireland managed just one over (point) in the entire first half, and that came from a free

O'Neill: International Rules Series alive and well

Amid continued uncertainty over the future of the International Rules Series, GAA President Liam O'Neill has given a strong endorsement to it remaining as part of the GAA calendar.

GAA • 23 Nov 14

Luke Hodge and Michael Murphy contest the ball

Ireland captain Murphy admits better team won

Captain Michael Murphy offered no excuses for Ireland’s defeat to Australia, admitting that the better team won.

GAA • 22 Nov 14

Ireland only managed seven points in the first two quarters

Elite Aussies too good for Ireland

Ireland lost their grip on the Cormac McAnallen Cup after a 56-46 defeat to Australia in the International Rules Series Test in Perth.

GAA • 23 Nov 14

Australia's Jobe Watson and Michael Murphy of Ireland

Result: Australia 56 Ireland 46

Ireland were beaten 56-46 by Australia in the International Rules Series in Perth.

Football • 22 Nov 14

Ireland currently hold the Cormac McAnallen Cup

IR preview: Aussies need to show up to save series

It’s that time of year again. The almost perennial discussion about the future of the International Rules series arrives. You’d almost forget there was a game on at all, writes Micil Glennon.

GAA • 22 Nov 14

Ireland captain Michael Murphy, GAA president Liam O'Neill, manager Paul Earley and vice-captain Aidan Walsh

Earley: Aussies will be up for Test

Ireland manager Paul Earley reckons that Australia are going to take November's international rules Test seriously after last year’s farcical second game.

GAA • 29 Oct 14

Michael Murphy will captain Ireland again after leading his side to victory last year

Murphy to captain Ireland in Australia

Ireland International Rules manager Paul Earley has named his 25-man panel for the upcoming Test against Australia with Donegal's Michael Murphy captaining the side for the second time.

GAA • 28 Oct 14

Ireland's Paul Divilly and Conor Cormack of Scotland

Price shines as Ireland take shinty series

Westmeath’s Eoin Price delivered a man of the match display as Ireland claimed the senior shinty-hurling series thanks to a 2-18 to 0-08 win over Scotland and a 38-31 victory overall at Pairc Esler in Newry tonight.

GAA • 25 Oct 14

Kevin Bartlett scored 21 of Scotland's 23 points

Bartlett the hero as Scotland beat Ireland

Scotland recorded their first home win in a senior shinty-hurling international since 2007 with a win over Ireland in the first of this year’s Test matches at Bught Park, Inverness.

GAA • 18 Oct 14

Australia and Ireland will meet in a one-off Test in Perth next month

Australia name strong squad for rules Test

Australia have named a 24-man squad - made up entirely of All Australian players - for next month’s international rules Test against Ireland in Perth.

GAA • 08 Oct 14