Several Ireland paid a surprise visit to their local clubs over the weekend, dropping in to meet the minis and inlcusion teams before heading back to the Ireland camp in Maynooth yesterday.

Head coach Adam Griggs is looking forward to the opening game of the Women's Six Nations in Energia Park on Friday, February 1st.

We caught up with the Ireland scrumhalf at the Ireland training camp in Portugal yesterday as the squad continue their preparations for the opening game of the Guinness Six Nations against England.

Connacht's Tom Farrell says he is 'honoured' to be named in the Ireland squad and he's enjoying learning the ropes at the Ireland training camp in Portugal this week.

Irish Rugby TV caught up with Caolin Blade at the Ireland training camp in Portugal this week. The Connacht scrumhalf has been working hard to 'get up to speed' as he acclimatises to life in the Ireland squad.

We caught up with the Ireland captain during a busy media launch of the Guinness Six Nations. He spoke about the squad training camp in Portugal as they prepare for the opening game against England.

Ciara Griffin spoke to us about the launch of the Women's Six Nations and the build up to the first game against England in Energia Park.

We spoke to the Ireland head coach as he prepares for his final Six Nations campaign.

The Ireland Under-19s, sponsored by PwC, kicked off their international season with a clash with the touring Australia Schools & Under-18 team at Energia Park on Saturday. Check out the Irish Rugby TV highlights from the game.

Watch highlights from Ireland's final match of 2018 as they hosted the 13th-ranked USA Eagles in the GUINNESS Series at the Aviva Stadium. Andrew Conway weighed in with a hat-trick of tries on a night that saw his Munster team-mate Sam Arnold make his international debut.

The IRFU have announced that Andy Farrell will become Ireland head coach after next year's Rugby World Cup. IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne and Performance Director David Nucifora speak about the decision to appoint Farrell as Joe Schmidt's successor in 2019.

IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora speaks about Joe Schmidt's decision to finish coaching after the 2019 Rugby World Cup 2019 and his enormous contribution to Irish Rugby. "The success has been so outstanding across so many different areas. Joe deserves a lot of credit for that and there's more to come hopefully," he said.

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne speaks about Joe Schmidt's decision to finish coaching after the Rugby World Cup in Japan, and the 'huge contribution' the New Zealander has made to Irish Rugby.

Head coach Joe Schmidt reflects on Ireland's eight-try 57-14 win over the USA in the final game of the 2018 GUINNESS Series at the Aviva Stadium.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look as Ireland defeated the USA 57-14 at the Aviva Stadium to finish the 2018 GUINNESS Series unbeaten.

Try-scoring lock Tadhg Beirne said 'it was a good shift in the end' as Ireland got the better of the USA, who made it a tough battle before falling to a 57-14 defeat at the Aviva Stadium.

Sam Arnold won his first cap for Ireland, coming on as a half-time replacement in their 57-14 GUINNESS Series win over the USA. He spoke to Irish Rugby TV about his debut and his journey to becoming an Ireland international player.

On the eve of the final game of the GUINNESS Series against the USA, Ireland captain Rhys Ruddock says the squad have a high standard to live up to following last weekend's epic win over New Zealand.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt and scrum half John Cooney, who comes in for his first start, spoke to the media at the team announcement press conference ahead of Saturday's GUINNESS Series game against the USA.

Ulster's Will Addison earns his third Ireland cap on Saturday having come off the bench against Italy and stepped in as a late replacement for Robbie Henshaw against Argentina. He previews the challenge the team will face from the USA.