“There’ll be loads of Irish there, but the French don’t wish you bad. They’re just looking for a good game and they’re just excited to see a good match,” he says. “The French are just very supportive ...

DAN SHEEHAN paid tribute to France star Uini Atonio after he was forced to retire following a heart attack. Atonio, 35, ...

Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan says there is "confidence" in the players still available for Thursday's opening Six Nations match against France in Paris.

Perched on the bench next to Tadhg Furlong, Dan Sheehan could only watch, gut wrenched by the familiar feeling of a fate out of your hands. Plenty of times the pair had sat together exhausted yet ...

DAN SHEEHAN knows that the outside view is Ireland are not the force of old – but he insisted the ambition and “endless talent” inside the camp remains the same. Andy Farrell yesterday ...

While the Irish rugby bubble was caught up in the news of Bundee Aki's citing and suspension last Wednesday, opponents France ...

As Dan Sheehan is named captain of the Ireland team for their match in Chicago, all eyes are on the Dublin hooker, who has long proven to be a vital part of any team. By his side and rooting for him ...

Eight days after the elder Sheehan took the field in Paris, Lansdowne man takes on Scots in front of a home crowd ...

The hype around the hybrid player so championed by South Africa does not seem to have taken root in Ireland. Steve Borthwick, the England head coach, has readily embraced the concept – deploying No 8 ...

Uini Atonio was one of the most prominent common denominators for so many deeply disappointing days in Dan Sheehan’s career. That’s why it was all the sweeter any time Sheehan got one over on Atonio, ...

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman on this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast as we give our instant reaction to the Ireland squad for the opening rounds of the Guinness Six Nations.