Public health not a luxury, says alcohol group

5 February 2012, 7:48 pm

Government ministers raising objections to plans to scrap alcohol sponsorship for sports and arts events have been told by Alcohol Action Ireland: “Public health is not a luxury.”... Read More »

Europe Sizing up Cheltenham defence

5 February 2012, 4:34 pm

For the second Sunday in succession, it would seem that events in Ireland ticked another box in the "Cheltenham bankers" column. Seven days after Hurricane Fly showed that his grip on his two-mile hurdles crown is not for prising, Sizing Europe presented his own persuasive case ahead of the defence ... Read More »

Heaven's bread for Wales as Irish feast on crumbs

5 February 2012, 4:31 pm

Ireland 21 Wales 23:AS ANTI-CLIMACTIC starts go, this was Ireland’s worst for some time. Rather than take the momentum from an opening day win into Paris next Saturday with the good feel of redemption for events in Wellington, they suffered a third successive defeat to the Welsh for the first time... Read More »

Day of 'Double Demba' for Villa as Ireland has words with McLeish

5 February 2012, 4:29 pm

Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 1: ASTON VILLA became the first league team to suffer defeat by “Double Demba”. After falling behind to Demba Ba’s opener, Alex McLeish’s side travelled home cursing the spectacular manner in which Papiss Demba Cisse had marked his Newcastle United debut with a winner... Read More »

Galway, Ireland

5 February 2012, 4:05 pm

During a number of ceremonies held at Cathal Brugha Barracks in Dublin on Thursday and Friday, 2,000 new citizens swore fidelity to the Irish Nation.... Read More »

Ireland 21-23 Wales

3 February 2012, 12:31 pm

Wales stage a thrilling late comeback to launch their Six Nations campaign with a stunning victory over Ireland in Dublin.... Read More »

Kentico Recognizes Discover Ireland as the Site of the Year 2011

3 February 2012, 12:12 am

Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, has announced the Kentico Site of the Year 2011 Award winners. The Discover Ireland website, implemented by Kentico Certified Partner Tibus, was chosen as the global winner of the contest.Nashua, New Hampshire, USA ... Read More »

Cricket Ireland welcome report

2 February 2012, 4:47 pm

CRICKET:CRICKET IRELAND has welcomed the findings of an independent report commissioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) into its own governance that recommends loosening the criteria for countries to gaining full member status.... Read More »

CIE Tours International Celebrates 80 Years as Top Choice for Travel to Ireland

30 January 2012, 11:58 am

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ireland continues to earn high marks as one of today's hottest and most intriguing travel destinations, drawing more than one million visitors from North ...... Read More »

Ireland flies high on leasing industry’s wings

24 January 2012, 5:27 pm

This week the world’s aviation finance community gathers in Dublin.... Read More »