Paul O'Connell's sympathy for Portugal only went so far. After watching the Ireland rugby team he's nursing thrash Portugal by a record 106-7 on Saturday, the stand-in coach admitted he felt sorry for ...

Negotiating horribly wet conditions in Tbilisi, O’Connell’s new-look Ireland team had to get through plenty of dirty work and ...

Temperatures soared above 30 degrees in Magilligan, Co Derry, the first time the milestone had been reached in Northern ...

Ireland tight-head prop Tom Clarkson has been added to the British and Irish Lions squad as front-row cover ahead of the ...

Live text commentary of Portugal versus Ireland in an international test match at the Jamor National Sports Centre in Lisbon.

It’s 58 years since the ‘Lisbon Lions’ were born after Celtic’s 2-1 European Cup final win over Inter Milan, and while the ...

Ireland will give first caps to Shayne Bolton, Alex Kendellen, and Hugh Gavin against Portugal in Lisbon. Interim coach Paul ...

Rampant Ireland ran in 16 tries as they crushed tier-2 Portugal 106-7 in Lisbon on Saturday, the biggest victory in their 150-year history and also their first time beyond 100 points.

Ireland achieved a historic 106-7 victory over Portugal, marking their largest win margin and first time scoring over 100 ...

Ireland ran in a record-breaking 16 tries in a one-sided 106-7 rout of Portugal in Lisbon to register their biggest Test win ...

Ireland captain Craig Casey urges players to make most of Lisbon opportunity S Ronan O'Gara: Armchair generals - how Gibson-Park and Russell put Lions in box seat ...