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Kidney targets 'hard' Triple Crown

Victory over 'hungry' Scots would mark farewell to Croke Park with a trophy

O'Driscoll urges Ireland to adapt to laws

Brian O'Driscoll insists Ireland must adapt to the controversial new interpretation of the tackle law as soon as possible.

Earls too fast for beached Wales

Ireland 27 Wales 12: No comeback this time as another yellow card leaves Gatland's men high and dry in Dublin

Can Ashcroft put a spell on Pendle? Tories spend heavily in the Pennines

In the second part of his series on the Conservatives' top target seats, Brian Brady tests the mood of voters in Lancashire and the West Midlands

Niall Crozier: Take a Bowe Ireland, it is not over yet

Was Paris just a blip? Who can say with total conviction?

Ireland wary of under-fire England

Ireland coach Declan Kidney refuses to buy into talk of England's decline heading into Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham.

Ireland appeal Flannery ban

Ireland have chosen to appeal the six-week suspension given to Jerry Flannery for his dangerous lunge on France winger Alexis Palisson.

Kidney hands flame to Sexton to light up World Cup route

Irish coach drops fly-half O'Gara and makes three injury-enforced changes

Baby's bladder removed by mistake

A 18-month-old girl will need to use a catheter for the rest of her life after a botched operation in which 90 per cent of her bladder was mistakenly taken out by a surgeon, a disciplinary hearing was told today.

Flannery could face Six Nations ban

Jerry Flannery's participation in the RBS 6 Nations is under serious threat after the Ireland hooker was today cited for his dangerous lunge on France winger Alexis Palisson.

Ireland refuse to hit back as Parra labels them 'cheats'

Declan Kidney's men stay cool in face of scum-half's verbal attack as two heavyweights clash in Paris today

Spot treatment gave woman cancer, court told

A civil servant suffered cancer and kidney failure after taking pills sold by a Chinese herbal shop to clear up spots on her face, a court heard today.

Kidney saves cordon bleu recipe for France

Ireland 29 Italy 11

O'Driscoll calls for Ireland progress

Brian O'Driscoll will lead Ireland into tomorrow's RBS 6 Nations opener warning his team-mates they must continue to evolve if they are to retain their title.

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