Fans perform Haka on Grafton Street as excitement builds ahead of Ireland v New Zealand
Excitement is building across the country ahead of Ireland taking on New Zealand this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
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Andy Farrell feels Ireland are becoming better at handling pressure
Andy Farrell believes in-form World Cup hopefuls Ireland were previously plagued by an “inferiority complex”.
RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Ireland v New Zealand preview with Bernard Jackman and James Parsons
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and former New Zealand and Auckland Blues hooker James Parsons to look ahead to this Saturday's quarter-final between Ireland and the All Blacks.
Keith Earls: Ireland ‘completely different’ team to the one Joe Schmidt coached
Keith Earls insists in-form Ireland have eradicated habits instilled by Joe Schmidt ahead of a reunion with their former head coach in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.
Aaron Smith warns Ireland that New Zealand are a different beast to last summer
Scrum-half Aaron Smith insists New Zealand are a completely different team to the one defeated by Ireland in 2022 and dismissed talk of revenge ahead of a mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final.
'As Irish people, we can lack confidence' - Keith Earls
Only three of the Ireland squad have faced down the haka more than Keith Earls and the Munster winger is confident he can win his fitness battle ahead of Saturday's World Cup showdown with New Zealand (8pm).
All Blacks clash as much a mental battle as physical
Ireland convincingly beat Scotland on Saturday night to set up the double sided tale of revenge in a grudge match against the All Blacks this weekend.
Joe Schmidt: Ireland's greatest coach, before current one
Ian Foster has been relegated to the status of a mere frontman. As far as the Irish media is concerned, whether true or not, Joe Schmidt will be treated as the de facto New Zealand coach this week.