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Erratic Irish slow to gel
12.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
CHURCHILL CUP Ireland A 49 USA 9THE FINAL margin of victory flattered Ireland somewhat in their opening Churchill Cup match yesterday. There was always going to be an element of ring rust in trying to mesh a scratch side together ostensibly on the back of a couple of weeks' training.
Ireland
Sports
England target scrum success
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ALL BLACKS v ENGLANDAN INJURY to fullback Mils Muliaina has forced the All Blacks to call for extra help ahead of tomorrow's Test against England at Eden Park in Auckland. Muliaina, who strained a hamstring in training on Wednesday, is still hopeful of playing but the selectors have called up uncapped Paul Williams, the son of former Test winger Bryan, as a precaution. Williams trained with the team yesterday.
Ireland
Sports
Players know Cody is always looking to the future
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
DESPITE FILLING a tape with quotes from two Kilkenny hurlers very little new information is gained. Tommy Walsh or JJ Delaney can hardly be accused of being uncooperative, and it is certainly not the line of questioning, it's just they have said it all before.
Ireland
Sports
Kilkenny prepare to embark on possible epic voyage
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
MOSTLY HURLINGKilkenny will prove too strong for Offaly as they begin their quest for the coveted three-in-a-row, writes John Allen
Ireland
Sports
Woods gets into his stride after bad opener
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
IN THE gloom of yesterday morning, before the sun managed to break through grey skies, Tiger Woods's first shot of the 108th US Open was the kind that had the medical doubters' outside the ropes sagely nodding their heads. It was a drive that pulled so far left of the fairway bunker it finished in rough so thick his only option was to hack back out onto the fairway. It was so unlike his normally aggressive self that you wondered if his dodgy knee would survive the day, let along the championship.
Ireland
Sports
Kakko sets the early pace
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
EUROPEAN TOUR NEWSPAUL McGINLEY refused to blame the tricky conditions for a disappointing opening round at the Saint-Omer Open yesterday. He laboured to a three-over-par 74 to finish six shots off the lead - held by Roope Kakko - on a miserably wet day in northern France.
Ireland
Sports
Ireland face old foes in qualifier
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
CRICKET NEWS IRELAND WILL take on old foes Scotland in their opening game of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Belfast at the start of August. Phil Simmons's side have been seeded number one, based on their one-day ranking, and will also take on Bermuda in their other Group A fixture.
Ireland
Sports
Impressive Power continues to press his Olympic claims
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
CYCLING COLUMNWITH TIME ticking down to the date when the two-man squad for the Olympic road race is announced, Ciarán Power has continued his push for a place by riding well in the Tour de Beauce in Canada.
Ireland
Sports
Irish sailing enters the dock
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
SAILING COLUMNWITH ONLY 57 days to go to the Olympic regatta Irish sailing enters the dock tomorrow for an appeal over one of its nominations and, as it was for Athens, it is the Star keelboat selection that is in deep water.
Ireland
Sports
Important test for Irish crews
12.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ROWING COLUMNWHAT A week in rowing - and what a week to come. After a chastening trip to the High Court, the sport now faces into the most important test since 21f the Athens Olympics.
Ireland
Sports
Babcock Brown shares plunge 28% in one day
12.06.2008 23:28
ireland.com
THE AUSTRALIAN investment bank that ultimately controls Eircom is facing a review of A$2.8 billion (€1.7 billion) in debt after a 28 per cent share price collapse in one day brought its market capitalisation to levels at which its banks can seek early repayment.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
20,000 IBM staff advised to use open software rather than Microsoft Office
12.06.2008 23:28
ireland.com
IBM HAS advised 20,000 of its technical staff to drop Microsoft Office in favour of productivity software from its Lotus subsidiary which adheres to open standards.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Lenihan commits to borrowing for capital projects
12.06.2008 23:28
ireland.com
THE REPUBLIC will borrow more money to fund capital projects as the economy slows, but the country is not in recession, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan said yesterday.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
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