15 minutes after the rain came to halt play in the one-day international between Ireland and England, all 9,000 seats at Malahide Cricket Club were empty and the groundstaff had already begun the clean-up.

When Ireland face England in today’s Royal London one-day international at Malahide, the familiar face of a favourite son will be 5,000 miles away in Delhi.

Cricket Ireland chose John Bracewell as the new head coach “because he gets us and he gets Test cricket’, according to high performance director Richard Holdsworth.

Cricket Ireland will appoint New Zealander John Bracewell as their new head coach in the next few days. He will replace Trinidadian Phil Simmons, who left in March to become head coach of the West Indies.

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.

Ed Joyce says a “new voice” may help freshen up the Irish cricket team following Phil Simmons’ appointment as head coach of the West Indies. 

Ireland coach Phil Simmons is poised to become the new boss of the West Indies.

As he trudged off at Malahide on September 12, having scored a 31-ball six in a one-day international against Scotland, Andy Balbirnie might have dwelled upon a sense of missed opportunity.

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. 

The Ireland cricket team begin their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign against the West Indies on Monday and their intention is to be a lot more than plucky underdogs.

Former Australia paceman Brett Lee has agreed a short-term deal to act as Ireland’s bowling coach in the build-up to the World Cup.

The ICC Cricket World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand next month and Ireland's cricketers left today for a training camp in Sydney ahead of the tournament.

Cricket World Cup: Coach Phil Simmons is confident Ireland can qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup next month.

Tourism Ireland were today announced as sponsors of the Ireland cricket team for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.

The cricket world is in shock today following the death of Phillip Hughes, at the age of 25.

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.

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.

World Twenty20 champions Sri Lanka eased to a 79-run victory over Ireland in the first of the two-match RSA Insurance one-day international series in Dublin yesterday.

Ireland will host Sri Lanka for the first time in 35 years after it was announced they would meet in a two-match one-day international series in May.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons has agreed a two-year contract extension that will see him remain in charge until the end of the 2015 domestic season, Cricket Ireland has announced.

Ireland's T20 Cricket World Cup qualifier with Italy in the middle of the Abu Dhabi desert has been abandoned due to rain.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons believes cricket has gone from strength to strength in the country since his side’s stunning World Cup win over England.

Former Ireland captain Trent Johnston is to retire from international cricket in December.

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

Cricket Ireland has confirmed that a two-match one-day international series with Pakistan will take place in May.

Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the last eight of the Twenty20 World Cup were dealt a huge blow last night when it emerged some players had developed stomach illnesses.

Ireland were today struck by illness in the camp on the eve of their do-or-die World Twenty20 clash with the West Indies.

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.

Ireland have announced they will play a three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh in Belfast next month.

Ireland’s cricketers got their ICC World Twenty20 qualification campaign back on track with an empathic 10-wicket win over Kenya.

CRICKET Ireland (CI) have outlined an ambitious plan to become a Test-playing nation by 2020, in an attempt to prevent their top players declaring for England.

Cricket Ireland have launched an ambitious set of initiatives aimed at fulfilling their dream of becoming a full Test nation by 2020.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI was yesterday named Philips Manager of the Year after guiding the Republic of Ireland to a major championships for the first time in a decade.

Ireland have secured another one-day international date (ODI) with Australia at Stormont next summer.

IRELAND’S cricketers kept on course for automatic qualification for the 2015 ICC World Cup with a 56-run victory over Canada in the RSA one-day international at Clontarf yesterday

CRICKET IRELAND chief executive Warren Deutrom admits the board are putting in place contingency plans should coach Phil Simmons quit before the end of the year.

IRELAND have named a full-strength squad for next Thursday’s one-day international against England at Clontarf.

IRISH cricket chiefs have hailed the decision to allow the national team the opportunity to compete in the 2015 World Cup.

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 all-rounder Andre Botha has announced his international retirement.

Ireland coach Phil Simmons has added his voice to the growing condemnation of the International Cricket Council’s “despicable” decision to exclude associate nations from the 2015 World Cup.

ED JOYCE has returned to the Ireland Cricket squad for the World Cup.