Pic: INPHO/James Crombie Whatever about the sense of occasion which Saturday’s Connacht-Munster URC derby clash creates in front of more than 26,000 supporters at MacHale Park, the importance of ...

Amid the crush of 11 teams within seven points of each other from fifth to 15th, Connacht sit six places but just three points adrift of Munster in sixth. Basically, whoever wins this hugely ...

Craig Casey's try helped Munster to an 18-5 half-time lead in Castlebar Connacht (5) 24 Tries: Jansen 2, Blade, Ioane Cons: Ioane, Hanrahan Munster (18) 30 Tries: Ahern, Casey, Barron, Crowley ...

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park was in raptures with less than three minutes to go when Dylan Tierney-Martin dived over for what looked like a winning Connacht try, having trailed Munster by 18 ...

Bandon Grammar School captain Mark Whelton is tackled by Cormac McCabe of CBC during the Munster Schools Junior Cup final. "Mark Whelton is just a freak of a captain," said Bandon head coach ...

Fourteen-man Munster moved back into the play-off positions in the United Rugby Championship as they held on to beat an error-ridden Connacht 30-24 at a windy Castlebar. Ireland half-backs Craig ...

Hello and welcome to Castlebar, where Connacht are hosting Munster in an interprovincial clash with a difference today. The westerners have moved operations to Mayo's GAA heartland, MacHale Park ...

Actor and historian Leslie Goddard has returned to the Theatre at the Center stage in Munster to share this true account of the twin nautical disasters Jessop survived in vivid and fascinating ...

The province had to survive a nervy finale as Connacht came close to a comeback win, with a late Dylan Tierney-Martin try disallowed, although Munster were deserving winners in front of more than ...