The Kilkenny man who let his feeling be known to the All-Blacks after scoring a famous try against them in the 1995 World Cup, has died. Gary Halpin (55), the Irish front-row forward, who also represented Ireland at the 1987 World Athletics Championship in Rome in the Hammer, passed away suddenly at his home in […]
There isgreat excitement in a corner of county Kilkenny today as a man with local roots has been picked to start for Ireland in this today’s Six Nations opener against Wales. Hugo Keenan, whose mother hails from Tybroughney in Piltown, has been selected at fullback for Ireland’s match in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium this Sunday afternoon. […]