Houdinis and clairvoyants converge on the city of love as the Rugby Europe Championship culminates in style.
Yes, Ireland's standards dipped, but the panic following their last-gasp loss to England is over the top.
The revolution in Irish rugby in the last decade and a half has transformed a squad of also-rans into a side other countries aspire to ape
Scotland international Andy Christie has signed a new long-term contract with Gallagher Premiership giants Saracens.
The 2007 Rugby World Cup proved a salutary lesson in how not to run a World Cup campaign, but Ireland have listened and learnt
The powerful Leinster centre has overcome a quiet disposition to make plenty of noise in Andy Farrell's Irish winning machine
Ireland's World Cup story is one of disappointment but out of quarter-final failures have come plans that have changed the game forever
A freak injury during the NPC stymied Zarn Sullivan's prodigious development.