Tag: Ireland

Pakistan cricket team leaves for Ireland-England tour

Sources say pacer Muhammad Amir was not accompanying the team LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team on Monday left for Ireland-England tour, where green shirts will play one...

Sarfraz explains why PCB dropped Fawad Alam

LAHORE: There is no truth in rumours that Fawad Alam was dropped due to either his batting technique or issues with the management, Sarfraz Ahmed...

Hasan Ali performs signature celebration on Wagah border

LAHORE: Hasan Ali amazed the crowd with his signature celebration at the Wagah border during the flag-lowering ceremony on Saturday. While the Pakistani soldiers at...

Shivering Europe hopes for weekend respite as deep freeze persists

PARIS: Europe's deep freeze, which has cost more than 60 lives over the past week, continued to wreak havoc early Saturday as the shivering...

Ireland, Britain to seek re-establishing Northern Ireland talks

DUBLIN: The Irish and British governments will seek a way to get talks on restoring Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government back on track and neither...

Italy captain tips Ireland to pip England

ROME: After playing both teams, Italy captain Sergio Parisse believes Ireland can end England's run of two successive Six Nations titles. The 34-year-old No 8...

Ireland to call abortion referendum in May

DUBLIN: Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May on liberalising its restrictive abortion laws, a highly sensitive issue in the traditionally...

Northern Ireland churches suspend handshake to curb ‘Australian flu’

BELFAST: A Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland has suspended the “sign of peace” handshake in its masses due to the risk of infection from a strain of...

Storm Eleanor causes flood damage on Ireland’s west coast

GALWAY: Homes and business on Ireland’s west coast suffered flood damage and 27,000 were still without electricity on Wednesday after Storm Eleanor brought heavy...

Teenage debutant Mujeeb helps Afghanistan rout Ireland

SHARJAH: Off-spinner Mujeeb Zadran became the first international male cricketer born in the 21st century as his four wickets helped Afghanistan thrash Ireland by...

Change course or risk Brexit chaos, Ireland warns Theresa May

LONDON: Ireland’s European commissioner has urged Theresa May to change her Brexitplans dramatically to prevent a mounting crisis over the Irish border from derailing...

Gerry Adams to step down in end of an era for...

DUBLIN: Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams, a pivotal figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said on Saturday he will step...

Meera’s mother, sister join PTI

IRELAND: The mother and sister of famoud Pakistan actress Meera have decided to join the Ireland chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Meera’s mother Syeda Zehra and...

Storm Brian batters Ireland, British coastal towns, buildings damaged

TENBY: Storm Brian battered towns in Ireland and along the western coast of England and Wales on Saturday, with gusts and high seas causing...

Three killed, 360,000 without power as freak storm hits Ireland

Dublin: Ireland was hit by what officials called an "unprecedented storm" on Monday that left three people dead, more than 300,000 customers without power...

Three killed, 360,000 without power as freak storm hits Ireland

  DUBLIN: Ireland was hit by an "unprecedented storm" on Monday that left three people dead, more than 300,000 customers without power and shut down...

Clinical Ireland sweep series with eight-wicket win

Ireland swept the two-match One-Day international series with a clinical eight-wicket win over United Arab Emirates, at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday...