Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By ED CARTY DNA analysis is being used in a bid to explain why huge numbers of salmon are dying off the coast of Ireland. Marine scientists have adopted...

ADARE, Ireland (AP) — Bradley Dredge had seven birdies in a 6-under 66 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the Irish...

Ireland failed to keep up its run of good results in the early legs of the Nations Cup season when finishing eighth of 14 teams in Madrid on Saturday. Though participation was designed mainly to...

With Brian Phelan an unshakeable tower of strength in midfield, the home side grew in confidence as the first half progressed, with Eanna MacSuibhne firing over some sublime long range scores and...

However, his disappointment may be eased by the chance to link up with the national squad ahead of the friendly clashes with Serbia and Colombia next week. Trapattoni revealed he had decided to call...

Ireland came from behind to draw 3-3 with Poland at the Abbey Hotel in Donegal and secure an 8-6 aggregate win from the second leg of the senior international series in...

New memorials marking the sites where dozens of people were murdered in the Dublin bombings of 1974 are to be unveiled today.The granite stone markers have been placed at the locations where three...

Captain William Porterfield led from the front to give Ireland victory in the Friends Provident Trophy as Warwickshire's miserable start to the season continued. The 23-year-old anchored the innings...

Leicestershire have named a squad of 12 for their trip to Belfast tomorrow to face Ireland at Stormont. The side is captained by former England International wicket-keeper Paul Nixon, and contains...

Padraig Harrington ended a 25-year wait for a home winner of the Irish Open last year - and Rory McIlroy is hopeful the overseas contingent can be repelled again at Adare Manor this weekend. Four of...

ADARE MANOR (Ireland), May 17: Jeev Milkha Singh survived a frustrating day on the greens that left him four-over 76 in the second round, to make the cut at tied 11th even as Shiv Kapur and...

Dublin - A new poll published Saturday shows a majority of two-to-one in favour of the EU Reform Treaty among Irish voters who have decided how they are going to vote in next month's referendum to...

England's Lee James, close to giving up golf and applying for a job as a postman last year, now finds himself with a chance to win the Irish Open at Adare Manor this weekend. After rounds of 69 and...

Richard Green of Australia posted a two-over par 74 to slip to two shots off the pace at the halfway point of the Irish Open on Friday.Green, who fired seven birdies and just one-bogey in his opening...

Comment & debate section. It was last updated at 00:04 on May 17 2008. You could be forgiven for thinking that there are only two political stories of any importance in the world right now - the...

Clarke, who won his first European Tour event in five years at the Asian Open three weeks ago, had a steadier five birdies against two bogeys for a share of fifth...

New Zealand golfer Gareth Paddison's consistent run on the European Tour came to an abrupt end on the opening day of the Irish Open at Adare Manor yesterday.Paddison, who made the cut in his previous...

A Donegal man who has had his sight restored after almost ten years of blindness says he hopes people in a similar situation will take hope from his experiences. Liam McNulty was blinded in a...

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Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said today that public and private sector workers must be reasonable in their pay demands.The largest public service union IMPACT say the benchmarking process in its current...

Jeev Milkha Singh overcame a disastrous third shot on the par-five last hole to return a brilliant six-under 66 in the first round, which powered the Indian to joint lead with Australia's Richard...

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A man has died in a house fire at Fethard in Co Tipperary. The blaze broke out in a semi-detached bungalow in the Fr Tirry Park estate in the early hours of this morning. The cause of the fire has...

London - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is due to give a speech to a political conference in Northern Ireland on Friday, the organisers said. Tsvangirai, who beat President Robert...

Bookmaker Ladbrokes has said profits in the first four months of this year are 13% ahead of the same period last year. In a trading update, it said gross win - the money taken in bets minus the...

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MALAYSIA had their chances but failure to make them count came with a heavy cost as they fell to a 3-1 defeat to Ireland in their Inter-Continental Cup Group A match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium last...

It also said earnings were up 21%, while it increased its number of broadband customers here by 24% to 80,000. New wave revenue, driven by broadband, networked IT services and mobility, rose by 13%...

Friday May 16 2008 . It was last updated at 00:00 on May 16 2008. Nobody could accuse Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh of having had a dull year so far - and eventful was certainly the way to...

Ryanair, today announced that it has written to the Department of Transport confirming that it has accepted the offer of the PSO contract on the Kerry – Dublin route and will commence operations on...

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Irish Construction: Numbers employed down 11.7% in March; 50% of building firms not building By Finfacts Team May 15, 2008 - 4:42: PM ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Four suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents were arrested Thursday in connection with a bomb attack that wounded an officer earlier in the week, police said. ...

London Irish skipper Bob Casey has been named captain of Ireland A for next month's Churchill Cup. The 28-year-old lock will link up with the squad after his involvement with the senior side's match...

Ireland beat Poland 5-3 in Donegal last night to take a two-bout lead into the second leg of the senior international series on Friday evening. Tyrone McCullagh, Willie McLoughin, Eric Donovan,...

The Omagh bombing civil trial has adjourned hearing evidence in Dublin. The trial will resume tomorrow at the High Court in Belfast. District Court Judge Conal Gibbons thanked the legal teams and...

BT Ireland says a strong performance for the full year to the end of March 2008 boosted by broadband growth By Finfacts Team May 15, 2008 - 2:24: PM ...

Investec Ireland, which is part of South African banking group Investec, has reported pre-tax profit growth of 38% to €33m for the year to March 2008. Its deposits grew by 17% and remained at...

A Dublin company which makes lunches to order for corporate clients has extended its 'virtual canteen' to schools in the capital. The web-based service facilitates lunch orders and payments via a...

) said Thursday that it expects first-half profit in 2008 to fall around 6% from a year earlier due to the weak global markets and the absence of the very high levels of bad-debt recovery it...

The Irish government is to send an aid package to help areas of China hit by Monday's devastating earthquake. About 10 million people in Sichuan province have been directly affected by the 7.9 quake...

Aer Lingus warns of uncertain outlook related to cost of fuel and slowing global economy By Finfacts Team May 15, 2008 - 9:18: AM ...

The CSO reported today that the number of Overseas Visits by Irish Residents increased by 13% to 7,713,000 in 2007 compared to 6,848,000 in 2006. The number of Overseas Visits by Irish Residents on...

President Mary McAleese has told the Church of Ireland General Synod that it is far from the whole truth to accuse churches of failing to do their utmost to challenge secretarianism. The President...

Irish whiskey fans are in for a treat with the release of a new 15-year-old which a Co Westmeath-based distiller claims is the world's oldest bottling of Irish grain whiskey. Single grain whiskeys...

New loans to homebuyers fell to €6.3 billion from €7.8 billion a year earlier, according to an Irish Banking Federation today. The number of loans fell by 25 per cent to 28,508. In response to...

Official figures show that the number of trips made by overseas visitors to Ireland last year was just over eight million, an increase of 4% on 2006. The number of trips abroad by Irish people...

Two suspicious devices were found in separate parts of Dublin last night, and both have been confirmed to be hoaxes and not viable. One suspect device was discovered under a van at Rutland...

Following a successful tribute event to club legend Pat Stanton last year, the Northern Ireland Hibs Supporters Club is hosting an event next month for another favourite, Arthur Duncan.It is hoped...

appointment as the Lions' head coach for next year's tour to South Africa is hardly a surprise, flagged up as it has been for months, but how they need a man who, more than anyone, personifies what...