Dublin: Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations due to a shoulder issue, rugby chiefs announced on Friday. The 24-year-old Leinster player sustained the injury during the first half of last weekend’s 30-24 defeat to France in Paris. “Unfortunately Ronan Kelleher has been ruled out of the […]
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Ryanair to hire 2,000 new pilots on Covid recovery
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair unveiled plans Monday to hire more than 2,000 additional pilots as it navigates a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The pilots will fly Ryanair’s planned new fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which are aimed at cutting costs, fuel consumption, noise and CO2 emissions, the Dublin-based carrier added in a statement. […]
Ireland’s low-tax economy can survive OECD reform: experts
Far-reaching global tax reforms are reaching fruition and on the face of it, Ireland has most to lose after the small European economy threw open its doors to US multinationals. On Thursday, 130 countries endorsed an outline agreement by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which groups 38 wealthy nations, to level up […]
Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin
Polish police said Monday they were investigating a fake bomb threat that forced a Ryanair passenger plane travelling from Dublin to Krakow to make an emergency landing in Berlin. “We were notified by the Krakow airport that an airport employee received a phone call saying an explosive device had been planted on the plane,” said […]
Campbell 179, Hope 170 set record ODI opening stand as West Indies crush Ireland by 196 runs
Between those two moments, separated by two days, Ireland bowled 62.1 overs, conceded 463 runs, and failed to take a single wicket. The bulk of those 463 runs — 365 of them — came on Sunday, as John Campbell and Shai Hope put on the biggest opening partnership in ODI history. They came within seven […]
England overcome batting collapse to beat Ireland by four wickets
Tom Curran and Ben Foakes put together an unbeaten 98-run partnership to help England beat Ireland by four wickets in a one-off one-dayer in Malahide on Friday. Chasing 199 to win, England slipped to 101 for six as Ireland’s 19-year-old debutant bowler Josh Little made the most of seaming conditions to claim 4-45. However, wicketkeeper-batsman […]
Afghanistan smash world record T20 score of 278-3
Afghanistan on Saturday scored a world record T20 international score of 278-3 as they demolished Ireland in the Indian city of Dehradun. Hazratullah Zazai hit an unbeaten 162 off 62 balls with 16 sixes another record and 11 fours in a free hitting innings. Ireland made 194-6 to lose by 84 runs, their second straight […]
Brexit talks in crisis over Irish border ahead of crunch summit
Last-ditch talks between London and Brussels’ chief Brexit negotiators failed to agree a draft divorce settlement on Sunday, still blocked on the issue of the Northern Irish border just days before a make-or-break European Union summit. Britain’s Brexit pointman Dominic Raab made an unannounced trip to the EU capital for talks with his opposite number […]
Abuse scandals loom over pope’s landmark Ireland visit
Pope Francis faces calls to take tougher action against abuse as he visits Ireland this weekend — a country where multiple scandals have badly damaged the image of the Catholic Church. The pontiff arrives on Saturday for his first visit to this former bastion of Catholicism, which was last visited by a pope in 1979 […]
Ireland tipped to repeal abortion ban by a landslide
Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland’s historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe. Friday’s vote to repeal a ban in this traditionally Catholic country was predicted to win by a two-thirds majority. An Irish Times poll of 4,000 said the […]