The Latest Breaking News from Ireland

The 2026 Six Nations is just weeks away, and it promises to be another enthralling chapter in one of rugby’s most prestigious tournaments

Aki was dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad after being hit with a four-match ban for confronting match officials in Connacht’s URC defeat to Leinster

Bundee Aki will miss Ireland’s first three Six Nations matches, against France, Italy and England, for abusing match officials in a URC game

Aki is being investigated by the Irish Rugby Football Union.

The Connacht centre is alleged to have confronted match officials after his side’s URC defeat to Leinster

Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK a

Storm Chandra caused severe flooding across Ireland, with Dublin emergency services rescuing motorists from floodwaters. 30,000 people are without power.

In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly as Keane v McCarthy in Saipan, culminating in Keane’s departure from the Irish World Cup squad.

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