In his first press conference as the new Irish cricket coach in April, John Bracewell admitted he had coveted the job long before Phil Simmons left for the West Indies.

Ireland meet The Netherlands in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier semi-finals at Malahide today still haunted by the memory of Bangladesh 2014.

Cricket Ireland are “hopeful” a new national team coach will be in place for the showpiece one-day international against England at Malahide on May 8.

Before the World Cup, Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom said that it would be a "failure" if Ireland missed out on the quarter-finals.

Cricket Ireland has condemned the “contemptuous” mocking of World Cup star John Mooney in a Zimbabwean newspaper.

India's imperious start to the World Cup continued with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland in their Pool B encounter at Seddon Park in Hamilton.

To Ireland cricket fans, no country is the source of as much envy and vexation as Zimbabwe.

Ireland arrived in Canberra as one of only three teams to have a perfect record in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. 

Ireland World Cup cricketer John Mooney hopes that his new invention will help prevent deaths like that of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

Four years ago, John Mooney flicked James Anderson to midwicket to complete Ireland’s stupendous run chase against England.

When O’Brien walked out to bat in Bangalore during the 2011 World Cup, Ireland needed 222 runs to win in 27.4 overs and England’s fielders were already going through the motions.

Ireland intend to take their giant-killing knack to the next stage at the World Cup, by qualifying for the knockout rounds in New Zealand and Australia.

All-rounders John Mooney and Darren Sammy both admitted Level 1 offences for swearing audibly during Ireland’s World Cup win over West Indies in Nelson on Monday, and were fined 30% of their match fees.

Ireland have won their opening World Cup match, defeating the West Indies by four wickets in their Pool B match in Nelson.

Cricket: Ireland batsman Andy Balbernie believes his team-mate Ed Joyce’s experience could be crucial at the World Cup, which gets underway this weekend.

Niall O’Brien’s unbeaten 80 guided Ireland to a hard-fought three-wicket win over Scotland in the tri-series in Dubai.

The Garda Ombudsman Commission has published a document which says there is no evidence that any of its employees leaked a confidential internal report.

John Mooney hit 96, but the Ireland all-rounder’s brilliant innings was in vain as Scotland won the third and final one-day international at Malahide by eight wickets.

Ireland held off a determined Scotland fightback to secure a three-wicket victory in yesterday’s second one-day international at Malahide.

Two investigations into the GSOC bugging affair have left many questions unanswered, including who leaked the report, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

A report commissioned by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) into the recent leak of confidential information has failed to establish any individual responsibility "either on the part of an employee of GSOC or any other party".

Those who came to the Mardyke’s Richard Beamish Grounds to celebrate 140 years of Cork County Cricket Club were duly transported back in time, albeit only by 15 years, as former West Indies star and now Ireland coach, Phil Simmons stole the show.

If you want to know how tough it is to keep a club going year after year, through good times and bad, all you have to do is look at Cork soccer’s challenges for your answer.

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It is hard to conceive of a more damning indictment of former justice minister Alan Shatter, the dysfunctional Department of Justice, or of the Garda Siochána, than barrister Seán Guerin’s scathing report on their cavalier handling of, and failure to properly investigate, allegations of wrongdoing brought to light by whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe.

Sacked Confidential Recipient Oliver Connolly, the Garda Commissioner, the Garda Ombudsman, and former Northern Ireland police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan, are being invited to make submissions to a special Oireachtas committee review on Garda oversight.

The difference between last week’s big story — Pantigate — and this week’s — the alleged bugging of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission’s (GSOC) office — is about 100 yards.

The reporter who broke the story that the offices of the Garda Ombudsman have been bugged says that it looks like staff members there may have had their emails "compromised".

You may not know this but a legendary figure within Irish sport retired yesterday. Trent Johnston’s career in the green shirt came to a fitting end with a 122 run victory over Afghanistan in Dubai.

Ireland moved top of ICC World T20 Qualifying Group A with a tense five-run win over the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.

Eoin Morgan hit a superb century against his native Ireland to ensure his adopted country England avoided embarrassment in the RSA Challenge one-day international in Dublin.

England are struggling after losing four early wickets in their pursuit of 270 in the RSA Challenge one-day international against Ireland in Dublin.

Ireland qualified for the 2015 World Cup following a dramatic clash with Holland in Amstelveen which saw the Dutch score 12 runs off three balls.

Ireland qualified for the 2015 World Cup following a dramatic tie against Holland in Amstelveen.

IT’S easy enough to understand why Cricket Ireland is so upset with international player John Mooney’s comments about the death of Margaret Thatcher, despite his subsequent apology.

An Irish cricketer has apologised after tweeting that he hoped Margaret Thatcher’s death had been “slow and painful”.

Ireland's cricketers recorded the highest total in their 158-year history to remain in total control on the second day of their InterContinental Cup clash against the UAE in Sharjah.

Cricket Ireland have awarded 17 central contracts for the coming season.

Max Sorensen has been rewarded with an 'A' contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2013 season.

All-rounder John Mooney is out of Ireland’s squad for the next month’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka due to a fractured finger.

After almost a decade-long absence, top-class cricket returns to Cork this weekend with The Mardyke scheduled to host the first game of the new RSA Inter-Regional Series tomorrow between North and South.

Ireland kept their ICC World Twenty20 qualifying campaign on track at the expense of Scotland, with a 17-run victory in Dubai.

Ireland hammered the United States by 64 runs to win their third match in a rowat the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier in Dubai.