Dan Sheehan
IrelandathleteMaleb. 19976.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Dan Sheehan is an emerging talent in Irish rugby, playing as a hooker for the national team and Leinster Rugby. His dynamic playing style and ability to contribute both in set-pieces and open play have made him a standout player. Sheehan's contributions in the 2025 Six Nations have been instrumental, particularly in providing width and pace to Ireland's attacking play, which has been crucial to their successful campaign so far.
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Dan Sheehan is an Irish writer who works remotely for the website Literary Hub and is married to Téa Obreht.
‘Gun violence in US schools is something we thought about a lot’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-08-09
Captain Dan Sheehan was perfectly within his rights to ask Berry where was the yellow card.
Luke Jacobson not receiving a red card for reckless tackle was a shocker of a call – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-20
Ireland captain Dan Sheehan acknowledged the quality of the All Blacks.
All Blacks take down Ireland at home
Taiwan· 2026-07-19
Dan Sheehan ran with real oomph here.
All Blacks beat Ireland with plenty to spare at Eden Park fortress – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-18
Dan Sheehan is named as captain for the match.
Jimmy O’Brien to start over Jamie Osborne as Andy Farrell names team – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-15
Dan Sheehan was involved in a controversial disallowed try during a match against Australia.
I’m not sure what Sheehan was trying to achieve after his disallowed try – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-06
Dan Sheehan collecting the Lansdowne Cup as they extended their record-winning run.
Ireland hang on at the death to beat the Wallabies in Nations Championship thriller – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-04
Captain Dan Sheehan highlighted Gibson-Park’s try as important for the team's resolve.
Andy Farrell beams with pride over Ireland’s effort in hard-fought win in Sydney – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-04
Dan Sheehan had an ultimately disallowed try.
Australia v Ireland rugby Test: Wallabies player ratings
Australia· 2026-07-04
Dan Sheehan scored a crucial try for Ireland.
Ben Donaldson misses late kick to hand Ireland victory – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-04
Dan Sheehan is the captain of the Ireland team.
Wounded Wallabies to unleash ‘unbelievable’ centre pairing – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-04
The Wallabies owe Ireland captain Dan Sheehan one for his horrible clean out on Lynagh during the British and Irish Lions series last year.
It is time Australian rugby started to throw some punchesAustralia· 2026-07-04
Dan Sheehan captains the side from an unchanged front row.
Jamie Osborne gets the nod to fill James Lowe’s boots for Ireland against Australia – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-07-02Dan Sheehan will lead the tour in Caelan Doris’s absence.
Caelan Doris and Tommy O’Brien ruled out of Ireland’s opening Nations Championship games – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-20
Dan Sheehan had shoulder and knee concerns after being taken off during the quarter-final.
Leinster monitoring several injury concerns ahead of URC semi-final against the Stormers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-01
Dan Sheehan suffered knee and shoulder knocks.
Leo Cullen kicks for touch on James Lowe’s Leinster future – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-31Dan Sheehan scored the first try for Leinster in the match.
James Lowe makes statement with two tries as Leinster maul Lions to set up Stormers semi-final – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-31
Dan Sheehan returned to the starting XV after working his way to full fitness.
Andy Farrell is getting Ireland ready for the 2027 Rugby World Cup – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-26
Dan Sheehan scored a try that was set up by a kicking duel.
Ireland are the worst team in the Six Nations, according to rugby’s new metric – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-25
Dan Sheehan scored, incredibly, his 14th Six Nations try.
Defensive discipline and work ethic keep England on the back foot – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-23
Dan Sheehan scored a try after a good quality kick chase.
Five things we learned from the Six Nations weekend – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-22
Dan Sheehan produced a big game for Ireland.
Twickenham win ranks up there with the great days of Andy Farrell’s Ireland reign – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-22
Dan Sheehan was an omnipresent figure across a variety of duties during Ireland’s historic Six Nations win over England.
Ireland performance against England ‘right up there with one of the best we’ve had’, says Dan Sheehan – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-22
Dan Sheehan plunged over for the bonus-point try.
Five-try Ireland blow England away on record-breaking afternoon at Twickenham – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-21Dan Sheehan scored a crucial try for Ireland.
Tournoi des six nations : l’Irlande enfonce une piètre équipe d’Angleterre
France· 2026-02-21
Dan Sheehan is mentioned in the context of the Irish scrum's performance.
Ireland’s lack of ‘scrum culture’ and how it can be fixed – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-21
Dan Sheehan is also retained from last week for the match.
No room for Sam Prendergast as Andy Farrell makes five changes to side to face England – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-19Dan Sheehan is likely to be retained in the starting lineup.
Andy Farrell set to prefer Jack Crowley at 10 for Ireland’s Six Nations game against England – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-18
Dan Sheehan enjoys bus trip before the game and shares his thoughts on the team's morale.
Dan Sheehan enjoys bus trip before Rob Kearney, Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony jump ship – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-16
Dan Sheehan is noted as an experienced player in the scrum.
Andy Farrell rebukes ‘keyboard warriors’ over criticism of Sam Prendergast and Jack Crowley – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-16