Republic of Ireland

...were depressingly illuminating. They confirm that our political and economic classes are steeped in denial and hallucination. Yes, Mother Ireland has reverted to ancient delusional habits, and is sustained by illicit bottles of poteen around...

In this article: Ireland, Nationalism, Tax, Europe, Marxist, Revenue, Socialism, and 36th Ulster Division

The ICC board will discuss Ireland's proposal to become a Full Member when they meet in Dubai on February 10 and 11. Ireland are the world's leading associate team and announced their ambitions for Full-Member status, a pathway for Test...

In this article: Ireland, Caribbean, Bangladesh, Dubai, Jamaica, and UAE

...in the table of safest roads worldwide. The sharp drop in the number of deaths from car accidents in recent years has resulted in Ireland having a better ranking for safety than countries such as the US, Australia and Canada. However, a...

In this article: Ireland, Analysis Group, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada, Ireland, and Australia

Ireland's Number 8 Jamie Heaslip (L) scores the first try of the Six Nations rugby union match between Ireland and Italy. Photo: AFP IT WAS not the ritualistic slaughter expected or feared, but nonetheless this was a comfortable and...

In this article: Ireland, Brian O'Driscoll, Italy, Jamie Heaslip, Andrew Trimble, Leo Cullen, and Croke Park

...the UAE preparing for the tournament with a series of warm-up matches Left-arm spinner George Dockrell made a strong case for a place in the Ireland starting XI with 4 for 20 to help secure an 11-run victory against Canada at Sharjah. In a...

In this article: William Porterfield, Ireland, Sharjah, Kenya, and Afghanistan

...ticking over and finished with 16 points until his departure with 15 minutes to go, but it was a far from convincing afternoon for Ireland. They failed to maintain their authority up front and suffered as a result, showing only the odd...

In this article: Ireland, Rob Kearney, Italy, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Tomas O'Leary, Brian O'Driscoll, and Paul O'Connell

Navigation - link to other main sections from here Ireland eased into the defence of their Six Nations title on Saturday, breezing past Italy with a 29-11 victory in Croke Park that extended their unbeaten run to 12 test matches. Ireland...

In this article: Ireland, Six Nations, Tomas O'Leary, Ronan O'Gara, Jamie Heaslip, Italy, Croke Park, England, and France

...position of being at the peak of rugby in Europe and expectation is high. They are not quite sure how to handle it. By Keith Wood, former Ireland captain Published: 7:00AM GMT 05 Feb 2010 Champions: The party is over, and now the...

In this article: Ireland, Europe, Dog, New Zealand, France, and Australia

Ireland v Sri Lanka A, Associates T20 Series, Colombo Sri Lanka A 178 for 5 (Jayasinghe 41*, Cusack 2-43) beat Ireland 174 for 6 (O'Brien 59, Vidanapathirana 2-25) by five wickets Ireland powered to 174 for 6 on the back of a 104-run...

In this article: Niall O'Brien, Ireland, Alex Cusack, John Mooney, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Kevin O'Brien, and Boyd Rankin

...the current tour of Sri Lanka and has been advised a further three week's rest although scans have shown no fracture. Rankin is Ireland's leading pace bowler and he has yet to be replaced in the squad for the UAE tournament, which will...

In this article: Boyd Rankin, Ireland, Sri Lanka, UAE, and England