Event: America's Cup

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<p>The Ben Ainslie Racing America's Cup team in action on their T1 foiling AC45 catamaran; teams pay around €100m to participate in the prestigious event. Credit: Mark Lloyd/Lloyd Images</p>

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Hosting the America's Cup: Can Ireland afford the prestigious sailing event?

The experiences of Valencia and Auckland make for compelling reading when it comes to deciding whether Ireland should host the America's Cup

<p>If Ireland is successful in its bid to host the America's Cup yacht race in 2024, an upfront fee of €9m is expected to be paid. Picture: Carlo Borlenghi/Sea&See</p>

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America's Cup may cost €9m upfront if Ireland's bid wins

<p>The last time the America's Cup was staged in Europe, it was held in Valencia in Spain, with 2.5m people travelling to watch it. </p>

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America's Cup could be worth millions to Cork if Irish bid successful

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Cork's bid to host prestigious sailing competition in 2024 to be discussed

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Watch Team New Zealand's catamaran capsize spectacularly in the America's Cup

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Ireland proposed as future hosts for Switzerland's defence of America's Cup

IRELAND is bidding to host yachting's prestigious America's Cup following the success of the Swiss-based Alinghi off the coast of New Zealand at the weekend.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2003

Alinghi tactics switch puts wind up rivals

A LAST-MINUTE strategy switch at the start of yesterday’s third America’s Cup race gave Alinghi of Switzerland the edge they needed to beat defending champion Team New Zealand around the course for a third straight time.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2003

New Zealand faces make-or-break defence bid

A BATTERED Team New Zealand faces a make-or-break challenge today when it confronts Switzerland's Alinghi for the third race in defence of America's Cup, trailing 2-0 in the best-of-nine series.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2003

New hull has America’s Cup in a stir

AMERICA’S Cup holders Team New Zealand stole the limelight from challengers Alinghi and Oracle BMW Racing, when they revealed a radical new hull design at an unveiling ceremony yesterday.

Wed, 08 Jan, 2003

Oracle ends OneWorld's America's Cup hopes

SAN FRANCISCO’S Oracle raced to victory over OneWorld of Seattle yesterday for the right to take on Switzerland’s Alinghi for a place in the America’s Cup next year.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2002

Swiss yacht cruises to challenge final

SWITZERLAND’S Alinghi yesterday qualified for the finals of the challenge round of yachting’s America’s Cup by defeating American rival Oracle on the Hauraki Gulf.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2002

Ship of fools

THE BOATS, if these computer-sculpted splinters can be called watercraft at all, are utterly charmless.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2002

America's Cup jury to hear calls for yacht's expulsion

AN AMERICA’S CUP jury will meet today to hear a New York Yacht Club request that Seattle’s OneWorld Challenge be expelled from the premier sailing event for breaches of sportsmanship and fair play.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2002

Nine syndicates challenge holders of America’s Cup

NINE syndicates from six countries will fight for the right to challenge the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the present holders of the America’s Cup, for the 31st edition of the sailing competition off Auckland.

Wed, 25 Sep, 2002

America’s Cup teams try to peek under rival skirts

IT used to be the sea breezes on distant tree boughs that gave the first clues of impending drama at the America’s Cup, but now the early excitement comes from the competitors’ efforts to peek under their rivals’ skirts.

Fri, 13 Sep, 2002

Yachting: America's Cup winner killed by pirates

Double America’s Cup winner Peter Blake has been killed by pirates in the Amazon, his race sponsors said today.

Thu, 06 Dec, 2001