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Ireland 2nd in Florida 2007-03-22 11:24:29 The Irish showjumpers finished second behind Canada in the Nations Cup in Wellington, Florida
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managed two double clear rounds, one from the US-based Darragh Kerins on 'Orlando', the other from Cian O'Connor on 'Irish Independent Echo Beach'.At the same venue Cian O'Connor finished in the WEF Challenge Cup, while Conor Swail claimed runner-up spot in the Medium Tour Final.
Live on RTE 2007-03-22 11:24:29 Bernard Dunne's upcoming bout against Yersin Jailauov of Kazakhstan is to be shown live, online, on rte.ie/sport on Sunday. If he defends his European superbantamweight belt successfully, then he will be on course for a shot at the World title.
Adventure racing 2007-03-23 17:16:48 An Irish team is currently taking part in the World Series qualifier Bimbache Extrem in Andalucia, Spain. Teams from all over the world are competitng in the race which will conclude tomorrow.You can follow the action on the Bimbache Extrem website Read more:Adventure
Turnbull wins costs 2007-03-23 17:16:48 Gareth Turnbull will be refunded his costs by the Irish Sports Council. Wrongly accused of taking banned substances last year he has since cleared his name>/a>, but at a substantial cost to himself. The announcement was made at the press conferance surrounding the publication of the Sports Council's Anti-Doping Report for 2006
Connacht team named 2007-03-23 17:16:48 Connacht face Leinster in the Magners League on Sat. and have named
their team with Gavin Duffy named at full back.Don't forget that there is a Connacht fan meeting before kick off. Read more:Connacht
Lansdowne gets planning permission 2007-03-23 17:16:48 To the relief of many, I'm sure, An Bord Pleanála have given the green light to the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road. Although An Bord Pleanála have imposed 27 conditions in approving the plans, they are not expected to pose problems for the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union who will share the stadium.FAI chief executive John Delaney said: "We are delighted that An Bord Pleanála has supported Dublin City Council's decision to grant permission for the new stadium. Link Read more:planning
Ulster V Munster 2007-03-24 23:48:12 Magners League Munster
travelled up to Ravenhill with an understrength team yesterday, after Declan Kidney decided to rest the majority of his international stars. Ulster
were at pretty much full strength, and so were expected to win. They needed to win, and ideally to secure a bonus point, in order to maintain the pressure on Leinster, the league's leaders.And at half time Ulster were well on their way towards that fourth try, with 3 scored for a half-time lead of 21-3 points.
Leinster V Connacht 2007-03-26 08:00:17 Magners League: Michael Cheika picked a full strength Leinster
team to face Connacht
at Donnybrook on Saturday evening, with the exception of Brian O'Driscoll who was unavailable due to injury. While Connacht made four changes
Ireland V Wales 2007-03-26 08:00:17 Euro 2008 qualifiers: The Irish soccer team played their first home game in Croke Park on Saturday, needing a win to have any chance of progression in this competition. But more than that, needing a satisfactory performance to get the fans and media back on side after recent displays.And in the end, despite the pundits dismay over Doyle's appearance on the bench, Ireland
did just about enough to keep them ticking over, with a 1-0 victory. The manner of the victory may not have been impressive, but it is the result that counts.JL calls it a hallow victory and he is probably correct. Read more:Wales
NHL 1A results 2007-03-27 07:47:17 Cork 1-17 Wexford 0-18 Waterford 4-27 Down 1-7 Offaly 1-16 Clare 1-16 Read more:results
NHL DIV 3 results 2007-03-27 07:47:17 Div 3ASligo 2-9 Louth 1-7 Donegal 6-15 Leitrim Div 3BRoscommon 4-20 Cavan 2-4 Fermanagh 0-11 Longford 0-20 Linkplugins/newsfeed.cgi?
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Weekend results 2007-03-27 07:47:17 Div 1 - LinkBelfast Harlequins 14 Buccaneers 12Dolphin 12 UL Bohemians 19Galwegians 14 Dungannon 10Garryowen 39 Blackrock College 5Shannon 26 Lansdowne 17St. Mary's College 15 Ballymena 13Terenure College 27 Clontarf 39UCD 21 Cork Constitution 28Div 2 - LinkYoung Munster 28-12 U.C.C.Thomond 6-5 GreystonesSuttonians 8-13 Old CrescentMalone 31-33 Dublin UniversityHighfield 25-23 BarnhallD.L.S.P. 22-16 Co. CarlowClonakilty 12-9 MidletonBective Rangers 18-36 Old Belvedere Read more:results
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NHL Div 2 results 2007-03-27 07:47:17 Div 2AWicklow 5-13 Armagh 0-8Laois 4-17 Meath 2-5Derry 5-18 Carlow 1-13Div 2BWestmeath 2-19 Mayo 0-11London 1-10 Kildare 2-12 Read more:results
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Three rounds more than enough 2007-03-27 07:47:17 Bernard Dunne successfully defended his European title against challenger Yersin Jailauov in front of a sold-out Point on Sunday night. The win was the 23rd straight win of the Neilstown man's professional career. Read more:Three
USA v Munster 2007-03-28 23:48:04 In August Munster
rugby will play the USA in Chicago. The Munster squad will feature senior members not on the Irish squad, and is the first example of the strategic partnership between USA Rugby and Munster Rugby. In other news for Munster rugby they have announced that Toyota is to extend the present sponsorship deal until 2010.In addition to the basic sponsorship fee, Toyota will still take account of bonus payments based on performances in the Heineken Cup. The deal also includes sponsorship of the Munster under-20 side.Link
Setanta Cup results 2007-03-28 23:48:04 In Group 1 Derry City played Linfield at the Brandywell where two late goals meant that both teams shared the points on offer. Final Score: Derry City 2 -2 Linfield.Garry Beckett and Pat McCourt were the goalscorers for Derry, while Aidan O'Kane and Mark Dickson were on target for Linfield.In the other match in this group Drogheda proved too strong for Glentoran and stay in second place after their 2 nil win. Aidan O'Keeffe and Tony Grant were the goal scorers, while Glentoran's Jason Hill was sent off for two bookable offences.In Group 2 St Patrick's Athletic put five past Dungannon Swifts. A result which guarantees St. Pat's a spot in the semis. The goals were scored by Anto Murphy, Mark Quigley, Sean O'Connor, Alan Kirby, and Stephen Brennan.The other Group 2 match also saw quite a number of goals, and unfortunately for Portadown, all seven goals were scored by Cork City. Roy O'Donovan secured a hat-trick, with the other goals coming from Denis Behan(2), John O'Flynn, and J Read more:Setanta
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Stan names tea 2007-03-28 23:48:04 Euro 2008 qualifiers: Steven Staunton has named his starting line-up to face Slovakia in tomorrow's vital match at Croke Park. With Robbie Keane suspended due to two yellow cards Reading’s Kevin Doyle will start, as will Celtic’s Aiden McGeady. Stephen Hunt, who played less than 20 minutes of the last match but made a bid impression, will not start, despite being a fan favourite.
Ballindenisk Horse Trials results 2007-03-30 08:48:07 via The Eventing Blog: Michael Ryan, with Dances With Wolves, won the Ballindenisk HorseTrials
. This is the first leg of the Bluegrass Superleague. Read more:results
NHL 1B: Armagh V Dublin 2007-03-30 08:48:07 Dublin were looking to extend their unbeaten run, but Antrim proved too strong, under the lights at Casement park. Final Score: Antrim 1-13 Dublin 0-12 Read more:Dublin
Ireland V Slovakia 2007-03-30 08:48:07 Euro 2008 qualifier: Finally, something to smile about as the Republic of Ireland
managed not only to win against Slovakia but to put in a decent performance too. So is this the start of an improvement or a one-off flash in the pan?Final Score: ROI 1 - 0 Slovakia.Paul McShane: Growing into a wonderful prospect for Ireland. Some key tackles, such as to deny a goalscoring opportunity for Jakubko, when he also put his head in the firing line. Wonderfully brave. Never put a foot, or head, wrong. 9 Link
Planning ahead 2007-03-30 08:48:07 The timetable for the Six Nations 2008 has been revealed. Ireland will kick off competition by hosting Italy on 2 February, and will finish up away to England.Link Read more:ahead
Extended squad for Munster 2007-03-30 08:48:07 Declan Kidney has named a 28 man squad for Munster
's Heineken Cup quarter-final against Llanelli Scarlets. Munster will be without Paul O'Connell, broken thumb, who has warned that Llanelli will be dangerous. Anthony Foley, John Kelly and Anthony Horgan all make returns from injury. Read more:Extended
Healy scores again 2007-03-30 08:48:07 As is becoming almost expected Northern Ireland's David Healy
was on form again last night, scoring two goals in NI's win over Sweden. Moving them to the top of Group E.David Healy, who scored two wonderful goals, is surely headed for better things. He scored a hat-trick against Liechenstein on Saturday but, strangely, has only scored eight times for poor old Leeds United this season. He plays his international football without fear and with enormous amounts of guile. If I was a Premiership manager looking to take a speculative gamble on a player from outside the top flight this summer, there are worse players that I could bet uponLink Read more:scores
Cheika names squad 2007-03-30 08:48:07 Michael Cheika has named the Leinster squad to take on Wasps in this weekend's Heineken Cup quarter-final. "This isn't a game we expect to win, because you can't expect anything in life. This is a game we want to win."LinkBoards.ie thread
First Div: Dundalk V Athlone 2007-03-31 16:49:02 This eircom league match saw 8 goals in all as Dundalk hit the net six times in all. In reply Athlone Town could only manage two goals. This result means that, with 4 wins out of 4, Dundalk move 5 points clear at the top of the table. Read more:First
Preview: Ireland V England 2007-03-31 16:49:02 Cricket: So cricket isn't the biggest sport here in Ireland
. Our team is made up of amateurs on extended leave from their jobs, while others have quit in order to compete at the world cup.Kenny Carroll gave up his job as a postman in October to play cricket. He has been at home for about three weeks in the last six months. Our opening batsman William Porterfield has taken a year out after just graduating from his studies.LinkAnd lets not forget that their are some English players are well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the Irish team.But ahead of this Super Eight match Ireland are confident in their abilities, and fired up by their underdog status. Here's wishing them well. Even if very few of us understand the rules Read more:Preview
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