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Dixon claims first title with late charge in St Omar Open
15.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
GOLF DIGEST: EUROPEAN TOUR: Seven years after picking up the silver medal for best amateur at the British Open championship, England's David Dixon captured his first European Tour title at the 108th attempt at the Saint-Omer Open yesterday.
Ireland
Sports
Donald forced to retire with injury
15.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
US OPEN DIGEST: ENGLAND'S Luke Donald's US Open ended sooner than planned, when he was forced to retire with an injured wrist on the 15th hole of yesterday's final round.
Ireland
Sports
Henry leads Irish challenge for Ascot glory
15.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
NEWS: THE BRILLIANT double classic winner Henrythenavigator will lead a dozen-strong Irish challenge into tomorrow's opening day of Royal Ascot and also carries the ringing endorsement of his trainer Aidan O'Brien into the St James's Palace Stakes.
Ireland
Sports
County dominate on all fronts
15.06.2008 23:27
ireland.com
CRICKET NEWS: IRELAND INTERNATIONAL Andre Botha enjoyed a dream two days with both bat and ball as North County continued their domination on all fronts over the weekend.
Ireland
Sports
Coakleys go forward
15.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
ROWING OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: IRELAND'S CAMPAIGN in the Olympic Qualifier in Poznan, Poland, got off to a very satisfactory start here yesterday, with both the men's pair and lightweight double moving directly into tomorrow's semi-finals.
Ireland
Sports
Hirvonen reclaims standings stop spot
15.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
MOTOR SPORT: MIKKO HIRVONEN reclaimed his spot at the top of the World Rally Championship standings as Ford secured a one-two finish ahead of Citroën's Sébastien Loeb in Turkey yesterday.
Ireland
Sports
Hair-raising odysseys in the land of What Might Have Been
15.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
TV VIEW: AS WE MADE our way from Auckland to Melbourne to Nowlan Park to Innsbruck to Salzburg to Donnybrook and on to Torrey Pines on Saturday, a trip that would have left a planet-threatening carbon footprint if not for the fact we never left the couch, "what might have been" increasingly became the theme of our journey.
Ireland
Sports
Nadal defeats Djokovic for title
15.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
SPORTS DIGEST: TENNIS: RAFAEL NADAL rubber-stamped his grasscourt credentials when he sneaked past Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-5 to win his first Artois Championship at Queen's Club in London yesterday.
Ireland
Sports
Midsummer day's dream a real picture
15.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
CRICKET BREAKING NEW GROUND: Emmet Riordan hears from a passionate cricket aficionado who has had the rare good fortune to realise a long-time fantasy in Co Wicklow.
Ireland
Sports
McNamara 'will not stop council talking to bid rivals'
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
DEVELOPER BERNARD McNamara has told Dublin City Council that his company will not prevent the authority from opening talks with rival bidders for two inner city housing projects.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
80% of business people optimistic despite downturn
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
FOUR OUT of five Irish business people are optimistic about their companies’ prospects, despite the slowing economy and credit crunch, a new survey shows.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
McCreevy to regulate credit rating agencies
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
BRUSSELS IS to unveil “targeted regulatory measures” for credit-rating agencies operating in Europe over the next few months in response to anger over their role in promoting the sale of complex structured investments.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Saudis may boost oil output
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
SAUDI ARABIA is considering boosting oil production to its highest level in more than 25 years to bring down record prices and ease political pressure from the US and other developed countries.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
Oil hikes could reignite Ryanair plan to take over Aer Lingus
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
BUSINESS OPINION: THE OUTLOOK for the airline industry is without a doubt pretty bleak. Just how bleak depends on your take on the price of oil, writes John McManus.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
THIS WEEK
15.06.2008 23:25
ireland.com
THE MAJOR news of the week on the financial scene is likely to emerge from the investment banks. Lehmans, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley all report quarterly figures and the markets are expecting much good news.
Ireland
Economics & Finance
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