Ireland recorded their fourth successive Intercontinental Cup one-day victory with a comfortable 56-run win over Canada in Dublin today.

England’s new-look one-day international side survived a nervy batting display and a dangerous cameo from their Bangalore conqueror Kevin O’Brien to beat Ireland by 11 runs in the RSA Challenge at Clontarf this afternoon.

Opening batsman Niall McDonnell is the only new face in a 14-man Ireland squad to face Pakistan in two one-day internationals later this month.

Ireland's exit from the World Cup was confirmed today after a below-par batting display saw them go down by 131 runs to South Africa in Kolkata.

JP Duminy's valiant 99 helped South Africa battle through a top-half batting failure against Ireland's disciplined bowling to reach 272 for seven in their World Cup Group B game at Kolkata today.

CAPTAIN William Porterfield rued the fact that Ireland did not put up a more imposing total as they went down to a five-wicket defeat to India in their World Cup Group B match in Bangalore yesterday.

Yuvraj Singh’s all-round performance guided India to a five-wicket victory over Ireland in their World Cup Group B match in Bangalore today.

PRIDE and World Cup ambition will be at stake for Ireland when they take on England at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium today (Live on Sky Sports 1, 9am).

IRELAND spinner George Dockrell admits the lure of Test cricket could one day tempt him to join the England ranks but for now his sights are set on beating Andrew Strauss’ side in Bangalore.

Ireland made an encouraging start to their World Cup campaign as they bowled out co-hosts Bangladesh for 205 in their Group B clash in Mirpur today.

TAKING issue with a single statement made by Enda Kenny regarding his view of Ireland as a “Celtic Christian nation”, Maurice Dockrell (Letters, June 17) says there is no place in Kenny’s Fine Gael for “liberals” like himself.

IRELAND coach Philo Simmons has kept faith with the squad which played in the ICC World T20 last month when naming his 13-man squad for the RSA Challenge ODI against Australia at Clontarf on June 17.

Teenage left-arm spinner George Dockrell has been omitted from Ireland’s 13-man squad for this month’s one-day international against Australia because he will be taking school exams.

IRELAND coach Phil Simmons has backed teenagers George Dockrell and Paul Stirling to be the backbone of the Irish team for years to come after their successful debuts at the ICC World Twenty20.

I REFER to the letter (Irish Examiner, January 27) from Maurice Dockrell complaining about Enda Kenny’s image of a “Celtic and Christian land”.