McGrath says 'shackles were off' after 11-point half-time deficit

Joyce 'disappointed' but says blooded players gained valuable experience

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce explains his disappointment particularly in his side's first-half performance in Tralee and details injuries led way to new players gaining valuable experience

Bench boost rescues Ireland in thriller against Italy | Six Nations Highlights

Highlights of Ireland's 20-13 win over Italy in the Six Nations

McGrath says 'shackles were off' after 11-point half-time deficit

Man of the match and last-minute two-point scorer Shane McGrath said at half-time improving their conversion rate was the goal

Ben O'Connor says Cork play "on the edge"

Cork manager Ben O'Connor reflected on his side's victory over Tipperary where both teams finished with 14 men

Tipp win doesn't change Munster challenge - Fitzgibbon

Man of the match Darragh Fitzgibbon says Cork won rest on their laurels after their seven-point win over Tipperary saying it has no bearing on the challenge of the Munster championship

Comerford opens Ireland's campaign at Olympic Winter Games

Dublin's Cormac Comerford finished in 34th position in the men's downhill on Saturday afternoon

Highlights: France 36-14 Ireland

Ireland were heavily beaten in their opening Six Nations match

Team Ireland chief Nancy Chillingworth talks logistics behind managing Ireland's Winter Olympians

Team Ireland head Nancy Chillingworth discusses the uniqueness of the Winter Olympics and trying to meet the logistical challenges

Thomas Maloney Westgaard talks Galway links as Winter Olympics set to begin

Thomas Maloney Westgaard drawing on experience as Winter Olympics set to begin with opening ceremony

Doris backs Prendergast to stand up to France challenge

Caelan Doris defends Sam Prendergast ahead of the Six Nations opener with France on Thursday night and reveals advice he has been giving to inexperienced players in the group as Ireland captain.

Stockdale returns as Farrell names team for Paris

Surprises aplenty in the Ireland team for their Six Nations opener, with Jacob Stockdale and Cian Prendergast named to start in Paris on Thursday night

Dupont on Ireland challenge

France star Antoine Dupont talks to RTÉ Sport ahead of Six Nations

Ireland camp on Six Nations

Andy Farrell and Caelan Doris look ahead to the Six Nations

Paul Flynn calls for 'cop on' around rules decisions

On Allianz League Sunday, former Dublin man Paul Flynn discussed the controversial decision that went against Armagh in their clash with Galway on Saturday.

McGeeney criticises ref's 'shocking' breach call

Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney was strongly critical of a three-man breach decision that went against his side and ultimately proved pivotal in their Allianz Football League defeat to Galway on Saturday evening.

Champions League highlights: Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho came back to haunt Real Madrid with a stunning 4-2 Benfica victory that saw the Spanish giants miss out on automatic qualification.

Champions League highlights: Paris St Germain 1-1 Newcastle United

PSG and Newcastle both head for the play-off stage after a 1-1 draw in Paris.

Champions League highlights: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty

Arsenal beat Kairat Almaty to top the Champions League group stage standings with a 100% record.

Champions League highlights: Liverpool 6-0 Qarabag