A united Ireland is still a distant dream, with Brexit and the tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump creating huge ...

New hurling chief Willie Maher says expanding the game’s profile in the northern half of the island is his ‘north star’ The former Laois senior boss said: ...

Ward was brilliant in Paris last year and earned a 15s contract as a wing with Ulster. He has since played for Emerging Ireland and signed a new three-year deal with his province. Other 15s ...

The other provinces have nothing that can come close to competing with this system and it has left the national side skewed to a level never seen before. Take the central contract situation – Leinster ...

were pointless after the half-hour mark as the Sharks gradually reeled them in to badly damage the 12th-placed Irish province's play-off hopes. After just six minutes, Ulster had their first try ...

Ulster are in a similar position to Connacht - While Munster have fallen outside the playoff positions But the three other Irish provinces are in a worrying positions as the season hits crunch-time.

also live text commentary on the BBC Sport website Ulster fly-half Jack Murphy says that starting for the province and driving his side on is something he "relishes". The 20-year-old has ...

With it being his first time back since February, Cormac Izuchukwu was never likely to keep a low profile on Saturday evening, especially against his native province. He lasted 47 minutes and ...

On an evening which seemed to offer so much possibility, it was a crying shame that it had to end the way it did; the Sharks turning up their renowned power and Ulster’s lead crumbling away to dust.

Ulster head coach Richie Murphy welcomed the move to help the province close the "massive gap" to Leinster. "We don't have any central contracted players so we are not paying out for them so if ...