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Bush version of global food crisis only partly true
12.06.2008 23:32
ireland.com
Subsidies for the poor could help solve the problem the world finds itself in, writes Chris Patten
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Moments and events that define our lives
12.06.2008 23:32
ireland.com
Life it seems is just one rite of passage after another, from adolescence to death, writes Ailish Connelly
Ireland
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Home from home is a ramshackle fortress in Afghanistan
12.06.2008 23:32
ireland.com
A SOLDIER'S DIARYThe tides of war have washed over Sangin, our Afghan home for the next six months, writes Lieut Paddy Bury
Ireland
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Watch out for monster mutts who can be seen from space
12.06.2008 23:31
ireland.com
THE MAGPIEGERMANY'S NATIONAL team has hit a speed bump in the Euro 2008 football championship but back in the Fatherland, there's total carnage further down the pecking order.
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An Irishman's Diary
12.06.2008 23:31
ireland.com
THE MORE we hear about Giovanni Trapattoni, the more interesting his tenure as Irish soccer manager promises to be. His enthusiasm is infectious. His personal stretching routine is highly impressive. And now comes the exciting news that he believes football players can improve their skills by listening to Mozart, which he regrets so few of them do ac , writes Frank McNally
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Memorable triumph for classy Croatia
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
Croatia 2 Germany 1PERHAPS NOW England just might get around to forgiving Steve McLaren. The side that eliminated McLaren's England from Euro 2008 with that 3-2 win at Wembley in November last night struck an even heavier blow when defeating tournament favourites Germany 2-1 in their second first round game in Klagenfurt.
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Kerry start title defence without Donaghy, Young
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
GAELIC GAMES CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 NEWSALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Kerry begin the defence of their title without 2006 player of the year Kieran Donaghy and under-21 captain Killian Young. Both players have been named among the substitutes as Kerry face Clare in Sunday's Munster football championship semi-final in Killarney.
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'Unknown' Hicks upstages the stars
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
GOLF US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPTHE EXAMINATION, as the USGA perceive it, is to test all facets of a player's game. Driving. Iron play. Putting. It's designed to expose weaknesses, so that - ultimately - the best player will emerge as champion. That's the theory.
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Late penalty keeps Austria in tournament
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
Austria 1 Poland 1AN INJURY-TIME penalty by Ivica Vastic earned co-hosts Austria a dramatic 1-1 draw with Poland in Vienna last night.
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Van Basten taking nothing for granted
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
WHILE WE Irish were fondly remembering that famous 1-0 win over England in Stuttgart on its 20th anniversary yesterday, the Dutch have been getting worked up about the fact that on Wednesday week two decades will have passed since they won their one and only major international title.
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Swiss resigned to their sad fate
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
THE CAR horns were being sounded in celebration again around Zurich last night, with Croatians taking over where the Turks had left off late on Wednesday night in the wake of the dramatic late victory over hosts Switzerland.
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Del Piero set to return for Italy
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
ALESSANDRO DEL Piero is back. As Italy prepare to get their Euro 2008 campaign back on the road in the wake of that traumatic 3-0 drubbing by The Netherlands in Bern on Monday night, Italian coach Roberto Donadoni seems ready to turn to one of Italy's most famous footballing sons.
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Dark horses shed light on German frailties
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
THE CHANCES of a minnow football nation repeating the heroics of Denmark in 1992 and Greece four years ago have receded considerably after seeing the initial form and condition of four of the "Big Six" (Croatia hardly fit into the minnow category since reaching the semi-final of France '98. Last night proved they carry the "Dark Horse" monicker ever so well).
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Ireland poised for last hurrah
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
AUSTRALIA v IRELAND Gerry Thornley talks to defensive coach Graham Steadman who remains confident of of a positive Irish performance at the Telstra Dome
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