Ireland Women's Head Coach, Adam Griggs has named the team for the opening game of the Women's Six Nations against England in Energia Park on Friday 2nd of February at 5pm.

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.

The 2019 Guinness Six Nations and Women's Six Nations tournaments were launched in London today, with all 12 coaches and captains in attendance to kick two months of thrilling Championship action.

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

Iain Henderson's man-of-the-match performance for Ulster against Leicester Tigers came at a price, as a finger injury will sideline him for several weeks according to an Ulster injury bulletin issued this afternoon.

Following a scan, versatile forward Tadhg Beirne has been ruled out of the opening two rounds of Ireland's Guinness Six Nations campaign. Quinn Roux, who captained Connacht to victory in Bordeaux on Saturday, has been called up in his place.

The Ireland management team have included three uncapped players in a 38-man squad for the opening two rounds of the Guinness Six Nations. The defending champions host England on the opening weekend before heading to Edinburgh to face Scotland.

Luke McGrath is set to miss Ireland's entire GUINNESS Six Nations campaign after his injury during the second half of Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup win over Toulouse was confirmed as knee ligament damage. The scrum half has been ruled out for up to eight weeks.

The Ireland Men's team was the most watched sports team of 2018 on Irish television with over 5.5 million viewers across the 2018 Six Nations and GUINNESS Series.

Ulster and Ireland forward Iain Henderson underwent surgery on a thumb injury today which is expected to rule him of selection for approximately 10 weeks.

Jonathan Sexton added another individual honour to his list of accolades for the calendar year as he was announced as the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year at a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday night.

Ulster and Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale has been chosen as the 2018 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year. The 22-year-old had a terrific calendar year, scoring eight tries in ten Tests as Ireland won the Six Nations Grand Slam and defeated New Zealand on home soil for the first time.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has been announced as the Philips Sports Manager of the Year for 2018, receiving his award from Brendan Griffin, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, at a function in Ballsbridge this afternoon.

A precious Grand Slam - only the third in their history - was Ireland's prize after an attritional battle with old foes England, as first half tries from Garry Ringrose, CJ Stander and Jacob Stockdale saw the new NatWest 6 Nations champions end the tournament unbeaten.