Ireland were knocked out of the ICC World Twenty20 at the Super Eight stage after a rainy no-result to their Group D shoot-out with England last night.

ENGLAND scraped unimpressively through to the ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight stage after a rainy no-result to their Group D shoot-out with luckless Ireland last night.

England were indebted to their Dublin-born middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan's 45 for helping them set a moderately testing target, which duly became irrelevant between the subsequent Providence downpours.

TWO British Home Office experts yesterday concluded that injuries sustained by cattle dealer Ritchie Barron in his mystery Co Donegal roadside death nearly seven years ago were most likely the result of a road accident.

Two British Home Office experts today concluded that injuries sustained by cattle dealer Richie Barron in his mystery Co Donegal roadside death nearly seven years ago were most likely the result of a road accident.