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Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...
Sean Sherlock announces 62 new Technology Innovation Development Awards

The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grants. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...
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Misbah urges Pak to improve game following surprise Ireland tie

Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy. Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, ...
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A Trap to snare new audiences Agatha Christies The Mousetrap is coming to Dublin. Will this very British whodunit translate asks Kate Holmquist who visits the London production

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Misbah urges Pak to improve game following 'surprise' Ireland tie

Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy.

Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, Sport24 reports.

Although Misbah urged his team to improve in all the batting, bowling and fielding formats, he praised Ireland for their performances, saying that even though the Irish needed almost 10 an over for the last 12 overs but they batted well and earned the tie.

According to the report, in contrast, Pakistan lost the advantage in a game they were almost winning until the last ball of the game, during which Pakistani bowler Mohammad Irfan dropped a crucial catch on O'Brien on 19, which ensured an exciting finish for Ireland.

However, Pakistani batsman Asad Shafiq said that such catches are a part of a game, adding that they were hoping for a tough encounter against Ireland as it would have been a good preparation for the Champions Trophy.

Shafiq, who took advantage and shared a second wicket stand of 188 with Hafeez, said that although he was pleased to get the highest score in the game, he was also disappointed at not earning a century. ...