Ireland produced the first major upset of the World Cup with a 15-6 victory over Australia, pushing Ireland up to first place in pool C.
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/ 11 September 2011
Ireland laboured to a error-strewn 22-10 victory over an emotional and fiercly committed United States at a wet Stadium Taranaki on Sunday.
England ensured they set off for the World Cup on a winning note with a 20-9 victory over Ireland in their final warm-up match at Lansdowne Road.
Moody’s cut Ireland’s credit rating to junk on Tuesday, warning that the debt-laden country would probably need a second bailout.
US President Barack Obama has flown into Ireland to celebrate part of his heritage and bolster the confidence of a nation hard hit by economic woes.
Irish soldiers defused a bomb near Dublin overnight ahead of Tuesday’s historic visit by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.
Irish skipper Brian O’Driscoll has turned down an invitation to the royal wedding in order to prepare for Leinster’s European Cup clash with Toulouse.
Paul Stirling smashed an explosive century as Ireland posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in their last World Cup match.
JP Duminy’s sparkling effort helped propel SA into the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland on Tuesday.
SA can ensure their World Cup quarterfinal place on Tuesday, but just a few thousand fans are expected to dot Kolkata’s cavernous Eden Gardens.
England stayed on course for their first Grand Slam since 2003 on Sunday, defeating Six Nations rivals Scotland 22-16 in a scrappy encounter.
The West Indies staved off Ireland’s spirited challenge for a 44-run win in a Group B match at the Cricket World Cup on Friday.
Victorious Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Ireland had given his team a tough battle in their World Cup clash on Sunday.
Ireland’s sensational World Cup victory over England left Andrew Strauss’s Ashes winners battling to salvage their credibility on Thursday.
Kevin O’Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history off just 50 balls against England on Wednesday as Ireland recorded their greatest win.
Gary Moore, former star of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, has died in Spain. The Belfast-born guitarist was 58.
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/ 24 January 2011
Ireland’s crumbling government held crisis talks with opposition parties on Monday over their demands to bring elections forward to February.
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/ 20 December 2010
The European Central Bank (ECB) has expressed "serious concerns" that Ireland’s bailout package could affect the institution’s liquidity operations.
Ireland bailout has failed to restore confidence in the euro. <b>Jill Treanor</b> looks at what might be done to restore confidence in the currency.
The head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said on Thursday that the debt crisis in Europe should not be underestimated.
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen faced a backlash on Monday for agreeing the EU-IMF bailout for his debt-laden nation.
With its property wealth and optimism dissipated, the republic needs a future: its small but hardy technology sector could provide it.
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/ 27 November 2010
Ireland is poised to become the second eurozone country after Greece to seal a bail out but few expect the rescue to end a deep crisis.
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/ 22 November 2010
Ireland has agreed to minimise, merge or sell its banks as part of a European Union-International Monetary Fund bail out.
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/ 21 November 2010
New Zealand overwhelmed a battling Ireland side 38-18 on Saturday to stay on course for its third Grand Slam of the home rugby unions in five years.
New Zealand’s Richie McCaw and Mils Muliaina are set to become the most-capped All Blacks off all time against Ireland on Saturday.
Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for bailing out Ireland’s banking sector with the IMF.
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/ 7 November 2010
SA coach Peter de Villiers insisted his side could mount a successful defence of the World Cup with a game-plan based on their traditional strengths.
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/ 6 November 2010
SA put a miserable Tri-Nations behind them and ended a three-game losing streak against Ireland by surviving a stirring fightback in a 23-21 win.
If Peter de Villiers truly has the ability to lead the Boks successfully in New Zealand 10 months hence, now is the time to prove it.
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/ 5 September 2010
Skirmishes broke out at the first public signing for Tony Blair’s memoirs, with shoes and eggs hurled at the former prime minister.
Once the economic darling of Europe, Ireland’s fortunes have dipped — and its people are paying dearly for others’ greed.