Podcast: After Leinster’s signing of Jordie Barrett, is it the dominant province flexing their muscle, or an unfair benefit of the IRFU paying their best players via national contracts? Listen to the discussion here with Gordon D'Arcy and Nathan Johns

irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-c…

We are delighted to be the first country to launch a new #BrainHealth Service in partnership with World Rugby

The initiative has been developed to support former elite players who have concerns about their brain health.

#MoreThanAPlayer
rugbyplayersireland.ie/launch-of-iris…

Chanced my arm and asked Oisin McConville if I could come Wicklow training ahead of their game against Kildare. He gave me full access - team meeting, video session, anything I wanted. Great to get a look behind the curtain of an intercounty set-up.

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Fantastic piece 👏👏

The first person ever to run the entire length of Africa. Mission complete🫡

A break from PhD research on Walter Osborne to paint a portrait commission. One or two final touches but otherwise putting a fork in it.

Bravo 👏👏

In a nutshell.. we over-coach our players

#ProjectAfrica Day 343-349

Day 343: 75.7km
Day 344: 75km
Day 345: 75km
Day 346: 75.5km
Day 347: 34.7km
Day 348: 85.4km
Day 349: 81km

Total raised for The Running Charity Sandblast £543,986

Here we go. Crossed the border from Algeria to Tunisia last night marking the 16th and…

The Counter Ruck: How Leicester inspired Leinster’s drive to the top

Shane Jennings joins @gordonwdarcy and Nathan Johns to talk through the history between Leinster and Leicester ahead of their European clash this weekend.

irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-c… via Irish Times Sport

The 2nd one is the killer

#ProjectAfrica Day 337-342:

Day 337: 70.7km
Day 338: 69.8km
Day 339: 72.6km
Day 340: 28.9km
Day 341: 76km
Day 342: 74.6km

Total raised for charity: £350,537

9 days out. For so long the finish line has felt like some mystical event happening very far into the future so it’s…

Seeing as it is Easter Family Fun Day in ⁦Lansdowne FC⁩ tomorrow we thought we’d let Peter from Family Guy do the #ail team announcement vs ⁦City of Armagh RFC⁩ ⁦The Club Scene Podcast⁩ ⁦Irish Rugby⁩ #since1872

Seriously what the fuck

Ability to mark the ball inside the 22m line from a restart, promoting attacking options

🙌🤞 my man Mike Bubbins

Easier after the fact TBF

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I'm focusing on hiring a Founding Solutions Engineer to work directly with me on our highest-priority integrations.

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What was the best try over the weekend’s rugby BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) and any standout skills??

Our selection for this weeks crucial #ail game vs ⁦Ballynahinch RFC⁩ Stranger Things have happened than Shane knowing he wants to see ⁦Lansdowne FC⁩ play this weekend ⁦Irish Rugby⁩ ⁦The Club Scene Podcast⁩ #since1872

Congratulations to now DOCTOR! Hannah Baker for her PhD on Sarah Cecilia Harrison. Fascinating research and a significant addition to our knowledge and understanding of the Irish art world in the early twentieth century, Hugh Lane and the Dublin Municipal Gallery of Modern Art.