BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points from Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby's Six Nations squad.

Uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle is included in Ireland's Six Nations squad, replacing the suspended Tom O'Toole.

Northern Irish rugby referee Chris Busby is set to retire from officiating in the wake of comments made by Mack Hansen which ...

The IRFU ’s attempts to further develop frontrow forwards have led them to appoint Seamus Toomey as performance pathway scrum ...

Simon Easterby is interim head coach for Irelands Six Nations defence while Andy Farrell leads the British and Irish Lions in ...

The numbers of imported front-row players at the provinces, season on season for the last two decades, as previously ...

Some of the 11 players who were not in the squad at this point last year have been blooded in the intervening period ...

"Personally I’m hugely excited to work with a talented group and speaking to the players you can sense that they are up for ...

The IRFU has announced the appointment of Seamus Toomey as performance pathway scrum coach, a key new position introduced to aid the development of front row forwards across the provincial and ...

Robbie Henshaw doesn't believe there will be a fall-off when Simon Easterby takes over from Andy Farrell for the Guinness Six ...

Dan Sheehan's remarkable recovery from the anterior cruciate ligament injury has made him available to be part of Ireland's ...