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Cricket Ireland

# cricket-ireland - Monday 10 June, 2013

Batmen: the new documentary on Irish cricket’s giantkillers coming next week One To Watch This post contains videos

# cricket-ireland - Sunday 26 May, 2013

Amazing rearguard action saves Pakistan after Irish battle at Clontarf

Ed Joyce cracked a century for the underdog Irish against the former One Day world champions.

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

Ireland cricketer apologises for ‘offensive’ tweets on Thatcher death

Cricket Ireland said they would consider “appropriate disciplinary action” against John Mooney.

# cricket-ireland - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

Former Ireland cricketer in intensive care following fast food fracas

Kiwi all-rounder Jesse Ryder is reported to have suffered a fractured skull after he was set upon in Christchurch, NZ.

# cricket-ireland - Sunday 17 February, 2013

Wilson ready for a brand new start

After a year overshadowed by the death of his mother and of a team-mate, Ireland’s Gary Wilson is ready to hit the ground running in 2013.

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Paul Stirling flying through the air to save a 6 Tekkers This post contains videos

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Paul Stirling flying through the air to save a 6

It’s been a few good days for our Stirlo in Bangladesh.

# cricket-ireland - Monday 21 January, 2013

Ireland to host Pakistan in ODI series this summer

The internationals will take place on 23 and 26 May, Cricket Ireland announced this morning.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 3 January, 2013

VIDEO: Cricket Ireland relives 2012 with end-of-year montage Review This post contains videos

VIDEO: Cricket Ireland relives 2012 with end-of-year montage

The sport in this country is in “a very good place now”, according to coach Phil Simmons.

# cricket-ireland - Saturday 15 December, 2012

Mooney ready to shake off the shackles

Injury kept John Mooney on the periphery of Irish cricket’s successes this year, but the Dubliner is ready to come back even stronger in 2013.

# cricket-ireland - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

Here’s your ‘we want YOU for Santa’s army’ pic of the day

George Dockrell and Trent Johnston launched Cricket Ireland’s revamped season ticket scheme today.

# cricket-ireland - Friday 7 December, 2012

Cricket Ireland signs bumper new funding deal with ICC

An elite domestic competition structure is just one of the future plans to boost the sport in Ireland.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 6 December, 2012

Simmons won’t babysit Ireland’s wantaway stars

“Success is going to make your players noticeable,” Ireland cricket coach Phil Simmons says, but he’s confident he can keep his squad together.

# cricket-ireland - Monday 12 November, 2012

Simmons: Dubai win the highlight of 2012

Ireland cricket coach Phil Simmons singles out Ireland’s Twenty20 World Cup qualifier campaign as the high point of the year.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 25 October, 2012

Niall O’Brien seals Leicestershire switch

The Ireland international moves to Grace Road after six seasons with Northamptonshire.

# cricket-ireland - Monday 24 September, 2012

World T20: Porterfield backs himself to lead Irish challenge

Ireland and the West Indies meet in a Super 8 eliminator match on Monday afternoon in Colombo.

# cricket-ireland - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

As it happened: Ireland v Australia, World T20 Cricket

We had over-by-over updates as Ireland opened their World T20 campaign against Australia. It wasn’t the easiest morning…

Ireland have the depth to trouble Australia, says Porterfield

Phil Simmons’ side open their World Twenty20 campaign against Australia on Wednesday morning (11am).

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 18 September, 2012

Explainer: everything you need to know about the World T20 cricket tournament

Worried that your limited knowledge of limited-overs cricket will be exposed? Here’s everything you need to know to get you through the next three weeks.

World T20: No divided loyalties, insists ‘gun for hire’ McDermott

One of Australia’s all-time bowling greats, Craig McDermott is firmly in the Irish camp ahead of Wednesday’s World T20 showdown between the countries.

# cricket-ireland - Monday 17 September, 2012

Stirling, O’Brien star as Ireland grind out win

Ireland held firm at the death to beat Bangladesh by five runs in their final World T20 warm-up match.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 13 September, 2012

Ireland cruise past Zimbabwe in T20 warm-up

Ireland’s cricketers beat Zimbabwe by a comfortable 54 runs in Colombo on Thursday morning.

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 4 September, 2012

Former Aussie star Craig McDermott takes up Irish coaching role

The appointment comes at just the right time as Ireland’s cricketers prepare for the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 30 August, 2012

Irish quartet top cricket award shortlist

Ireland’s cricketers dominate the shortlist for this year’s ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year Award.

# cricket-ireland - Friday 17 August, 2012

Injured Mooney left out of World Twenty20 squad

The Notts County all-rounder faces three months out of action after fracturing his finger.

# cricket-ireland - Saturday 21 July, 2012

Twenty20: Porterfield laments narrow defeat

Despite a one run loss, the batsman vowed that Ireland would come out swinging this afternoon.

# cricket-ireland - Friday 20 July, 2012

We do things the hard way: Ireland vow to bounce back from Bangladesh disappointment

“We love losing the first game of a series and then clawing it back somehow,” says Gary Wilson.

# cricket-ireland - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

Blame it on the weather, man: Ireland v Afghanistan abandoned

The second ODI between the sides is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 10.45am.

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 3 July, 2012

Rained off: Ireland v Afghanistan stumped by the weather

Today’s one-day international in Clontarf has been rescheduled for tomorrow.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 21 June, 2012

Experienced Ireland hitting their peak, says Wilson

Ireland wicket-keeper Gary Wilson talks to TheScore.ie ahead of Saturday’s RSA Challenge against Australia in Belfast

# cricket-ireland - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

Stormont nears sell-out for Australia visit

Only a “few hundred” tickets remain for Saturday’s ODI between Ireland and Australia in Belfast.

# cricket-ireland - Monday 11 June, 2012

Phil Simmons names 13-man squad to take on the Aussies in Belfast ODI

Phil Simmons names 13-man squad to take on the Aussies in Belfast

Coach Phil Simmons has named Niall O’Brien in the panel, but says he has to work hard to displace Gary Wilson.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 26 April, 2012

# cricket-ireland - Monday 16 April, 2012

ICC limit 2019 Cricket World Cup to 10 teams

Ireland will have to compete against two test-playing nations to qualify for a spot at the 2019 World Cup in England.

# cricket-ireland - Sunday 8 April, 2012

The players’ story: how Ireland’s cricketers won the World T20 Qualifying Tournament

In their own words, Ireland’s cricketers tell their story.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 5 April, 2012

O’Brien hoping for another shot at English T20

“I’d love to be back there again this season, but I’ve just got to wait and see what happens.”

# cricket-ireland - Wednesday 4 April, 2012

Cash money: RSA extend Cricket Ireland sponsorship until 2015

RSA Ireland and Cricket Ireland have announced a “significant” expansion of their sponsorship agreement until 2015.

Taking one for the team: Sports Council budget reduced for 2012

The Irish Sports Council must continue to tighten its belt for the foreseeable future with a further €1.5million reduction on their budget.

# cricket-ireland - Friday 23 March, 2012

One step closer: Ireland set up T20 shootout against Namibia

Ireland are one win away from a place at the T20 World Cup after they beat the Netherlands by seven wickets this morning.

Follow Friday: It’s George Dockrell FF This post contains images

Follow Friday: It’s George Dockrell

Every Friday we point you in the right direction for some of the most interesting sportsmen on the Twitter.

# cricket-ireland - Thursday 22 March, 2012

Two wins away: Ireland lay down a marker against Canada

Paul Stirling hit a record-breaking half-century as Ireland made light work of Canada in Dubai this morning.

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