South Africa seal ODI series after high-scoring clash with Ireland
Ireland make 301 but go down to 74-run defeat in Port Elizabeth
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Ireland go down to seven-wicket defeat against South Africa in ODI opener
Home side eased to comfortable win as Ireland’s total of 209 proved well below par
Bangladesh win final T20 clash to wrap up series win over Ireland
Tanzid Hasan’s unbeaten half-century guided the hosts to a comfortable eight-wicket win in Chattogram
Bangladesh level up T20 series with Ireland to set up decider on Tuesday
Ireland failed to defend 170 as hosts hit back to make it 1-1 in the best of three series
Harry Tector to the fore as Ireland take T20 win over Bangladesh
Matthew Humphreys takes career-best 4-13 in Chattogram
Ireland drawn against co-hosts Sri Lanka and Australia in Twenty20 World Cup
Ireland will based in Sri Lanka for their group games with Zimbabwe and Oman also in Group B
Bangladesh wrap up Test series win against Ireland in Dhaka
Ireland bowled out for 291 on final day with Curtis Campher making unbeaten 71
Earthquake stops play briefly as Ireland face uphill task against Bangladesh
Tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shakes Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka
Ireland suffer heavy defeat to Bangladesh in first Test match
Ireland go down by an innings and 47 runs in Sylhet as Bangladesh spinners on top
No Joy for Ireland as Bangladesh pile on the runs on second day of first Test
Bangladesh opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy makes unbeaten 169 as Ireland toil in the field in Sylhet
Cade Carmichael marks Test debut with half-century as Ireland take advantage of Bangladesh drops
Paul Stirling also makes half-century as Ireland finish the first day in Sylhet on 270 for 8
Sarah Keane appointed as new chief executive of Cricket Ireland
Keane, a former head of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, will move from Swim Ireland where she has been CEO since 2004
Kim Garth’s decision to declare for Australia pays off after sacrifices made all round
A lot has changed since Anne-Marie Garth played in a World Cup for Ireland and the elite women’s game her daughter stars in today
England too strong for Ireland as T20 series goes to script
Gareth Delany’s stellar knock of 48 not out averted a much lower total that did not prove enough
Ireland’s T20 match against England called off due to wet weather
No ball was bowled, as attention moved to the final match of series on Sunday
Ireland’s prospects of shocking England in T20 clash hinge largely on their bowling
Ireland would be forgiven for feeling wary of another barrage after Wednesday’s display by England
Salt peppers Ireland bowling attack to all corners of Malahide as England win first T20 clash
Ireland’s total of 196 proved a comfortable chase for visitors despite late wickets
Concerns about Ireland being undercooked as England’s cricket team comes to town
In a disappointingly barren summer, Irish team have not had a game scheduled since June
Ireland keen to evoke memories of ‘special night at the MCG’ when England visit
Ireland hosting a three-match T20 series over five days in Malahide
Hunter’s hundred helps Ireland to 179-run win over Germany
Opener scores second T20 international century as Ireland make it four wins from four in World Cup qualifier
Ireland prove too strong for Italy as they make it three wins from three
Gaby Lewis continues fine form with the bat before Arlene Kelly takes three wickets
Ireland start T20 qualifier event with 10-wicket win over Germany
Laura Delany took four wickets as Germany bowled out for just 62 in Rotterdam
Muneeba Ali’s unbeaten century helps Pakistan end Ireland’s winning run
Ireland’s nine-match streak of success comes to an end at Castle Avenue
Jane Maguire hits final ball for six as Ireland win series against Pakistan
Irish side won dramatic second T20 by four wickets in Dublin
Fine all-round display sees Ireland edge to 11-run victory over Pakistan in first T20
Orla Prendergast made fine contributions with bat and ball at Castle Avenue
Ireland continue their winning streak against Zimbabwe in first ODI
Skipper Gaby Lewis makes third half-century in a row against African side
Skipper Gaby Lewis stars with the bat again as Ireland wrap up T20 series against Zimbabwe
Lewis makes 87 off 50 balls and shares match-winning partnership of 131 with Orla Prendergast
Gaby Lewis’s 67 sets up six-wicket Ireland win over Zimbabwe in first T20
Skipper’s 49-ball innings steers her side to comfortable victory at Sydney Parade
Warren Deutrom to step down as Cricket Ireland CEO after 19 years
Under Deutrom’s leadership Ireland gained full member status of the ICC and earned Test status in 2017
West Indies beat Ireland by 197 runs to square up three-match series
Caribbean outfit wrapped things up with 16 overs still remaining
Rain halts play in Clontarf as West Indies come charging back
The rain-affected draw leaves the West Indies needing a win on Sunday just to level the three-match series
Andrew Balbirnie’s century helps Ireland secure massive 124-run win over West Indies
Tourists bowled out for 179 at Castle Avenue in opening game of ODI series
Ireland suffer double blow as Campher and Young ruled out of West Indies ODI series
Stephen Doheny and Jordan Neill called up ahead of Wednesday’s opening game in Clontarf
Sport Ireland seeks planning permission for national cricket centre
Facility would generate €93m tourism dividend over five-year period, application says
Ireland come up short by six runs against West Indies at Women’s World Cup qualifier
Ireland were chasing a target of 182 but were bowled out for 175 in Lahore
Ireland fall to Pakistan in opening match of Women’s World Cup qualifying
Irish side collapsed with the bat, losing their final five wickets for only 20 runs
Ireland lose ODI series to Zimbabwe after nine-wicket defeat in Harare
Ben Curran scores unbeaten century for home side after Ireland could only manage 240-6
Curtis Campher fires Ireland to six-wicket win over Zimbabwe
Ireland level series at 1-1 with one game to go.
Brian Bennett hits superb 169 to steer Zimbabwe to 49-run ODI win over Ireland
Five Irish batters made scores of 30 or more but nobody pushed on to match-winning score
Ed Joyce to step down as Ireland women’s head coach
Former Ireland international says he hopes to stay involved with Irish cricket in the future
Matthew Humphreys stars as Ireland beat Zimbabwe to win third successive Test
Bowler finished with second-innings figures of six for 57, while Andy McBrine completed the win
Matthew Humphreys spins Ireland towards victory over Zimbabwe
Ireland need three wickets on final day to make it three straight Test match wins
Andy Balbirnie half-century helps give Ireland the edge against Zimbabwe
Ireland had resumed their second innings at 83 for one
Barry McCarthy’s four-wicket haul puts Ireland in control against Zimbabwe
Ireland lead by 76 runs with nine second-innings wickets left
Andy McBrine left stranded on 90 as Ireland battle with Zimbabwe
Tourists were dismissed for 260 inside 57 overs in Bulawayo
Ireland beat Pakistan to make Super Sixes at Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup
Alice Walsh’s 31 from 19 balls prove key as Ireland secured a 13-run victory in a rain-shortened game
India wrap up women’s ODI series against Ireland with strong batting display
Jemimah Rodrigues’s maiden ODI century helps home side score 370-5 in Rajkot
Laura Delany’s late heroics help Ireland secure T20 clean sweep over Bangladesh
Delany struck three consecutive fours in final over to help the tourists over the line with a ball to spare
Promising juvenile cricketer caught with almost €5,000 of cannabis given suspended sentence
Schoolboy international Harry Archer (23) of Skerries has 13 previous convictions for drug and road traffic offences
Skipper Paul Stirling stars with bat as Ireland secure ODI victory over South Africa
Monday’s 69-run win in Abu Dhabi just the second over the Proteas in an ODI
Tristan Stubbs’s century secures big win for South Africa over Ireland in Abu Dhabi
Proteas win series 2-0 as Ireland concede 343 runs and are bowled out for just 169
South Africa beat Ireland by 139 runs in first ODI in Abu Dhabi
Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs dug South Africans out of trouble after promising start by Ireland
Ireland secure first win against England in 20-over women’s cricket at Clontarf
Orla Prendergast had hit career-best 80 from 51 balls but was bowled by Kate Cross off the last ball of 19th over, leaving Ireland needing seven runs from final six balls
Alana Dalzell hits winning runs to give Ireland dramatic first win over England since 2001
Match had been reduced to 22 overs per side after four-and-a-half hours were lost to rain
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