Tag: Ireland

‘Game of Thrones’ puts Northern Ireland on the map

BELFAST — Giants, dragons and vengeful queens have for generations populated Northern Ireland's folk tales. Now, such creatures are visiting the land in a...

Netherlands stun rivals to qualify

BANGLADESH- Netherlands pulled off one of the best chases in Twenty20 cricket, chasing 190 in 13.5 overs to break the hearts of their opponents Ireland...

Paralyzed woman in Ireland loses right-to-die case

A 59-year-old woman in Ireland paralyzed with severe multiple sclerosis has lost her court fight against the nation’s ban on assisted suicide, reports the...

Violent Belfast flag riots flare again

At least eight police officers have been injured as rioting broke out in Belfast in the latest flare of violence in Northern Ireland. Tensions have...

Low turnout as Ireland votes to improve children’s rights

Ireland has voted to amend its constitution to improve children's rights, giving the state greater powers to intervene in cases of abuse and neglect,...

World T20 gets new water to stop stomach bug

World Twenty20 organisers have changed the bottled water supplier and called in food inspectors to check the spread of suspected gastro virus at the...

Pakistan women take tri-series after close wins over BD

Pakistan beat Ireland at YMCA and Bangladesh at Railway Union yesterday to win the Women’s ODI Tri-Series before the last match is played. Ireland...

Mortaza leads Bangladesh to series sweep of Ireland

Mashrafe Mortaza produced a fine all-round display as Bangladesh completed a 3-0 Twenty20 series sweep of Ireland with a dramatic last-ball victory at Stormont...

Ireland’s Taylor retains world title

Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor will battle for a historic Olympic gold as the world number one after she claimed her fourth consecutive lightweight...

22 wickets fall in one day in Kenya

Twenty-two wickets fell in just one day on Sunday as Kenya and Ireland clashed in a four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup game. Ireland were dismissed in...

Kenya promise high-level security for Ireland

Cricket Kenya on Thursday promised high-level security for Ireland during a four-day Intercontinental Cup and two one-day internationals starting next week. The fixtures, which...

Irish end finals curse to reach Euro 2012

The Republic of Ireland ended years of frustration by reaching their first major finals since the 2002 World Cup as they qualified for Euro...

Ireland wary of complacency in Euro endgame

Euro 2012 qualifying enters its endgame on Friday with Portugal facing a tough assignment in Zenica and the Republic of Ireland in Tallinn hoping...

Second night of riots in Northern Ireland

A second night of rioting erupted in Northern Ireland at the height of the Protestant marching season, with two police officers briefly set on...

Pakistan beat Ireland in WC Snooker

Pakistan got off to a great start after shocking Ireland by 3-2 on the opening day of the World Cup Snooker Team Championship in...

Pakistan beat Ireland to clinch UCD 4-Nation Hockey Cup

Pakistan have won the UCD 4-Nation Cup after defeating Ireland in Dublin. Pakistan won the match by two goals that were scored by Suhail...

Pakistan down Ireland to reach final

Pakistan beat Ireland in a fast paced final pool game of the UCD four Nations Cup. Pakistan started at pace and got on the...