Claire Daly, a unique woman
Lynch’s book is set in Dublin in a near-future version of Ireland. It tells the story of the struggles of a mother of four who tries to save her family from dictatorship. There are no paragraph breaks in the novel, which is Lynch’s fifth. Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan, who chaired the five-member judging panel, called […]
Thursday’s incident, which police said is not believed to be terrorism-related, saw a man armed with a knife attack the victims outside the school, according to media and witnesses. Witnesses described how one man had been disarmed, and Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said a suspect had been arrested. Superintendent Liam Geraghty later told the media […]
Jaques scored 94 runs in 88 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes, while Hain scored 89 runs in 82 balls, as England scored 334-8 after being invited to bat. Teenage leg spinner Ahmed recorded impressive figures of 4-54 as Ireland were all out for 286 in 46.4 overs. Phil Salt was […]
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah continued to impress in his first international series in 11 months as he produced another stellar performance against Ireland in the second Twenty20 International, helping his team win the series with one match to spare. Bumrah missed last year’s ICC T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship final in June […]
Dublin took two wickets to beat Ireland by two runs in a rain-affected first Twenty20 international in Dublin on Friday. Chasing a target of 140, India scored 45 for no loss in six overs and although Craig Young took two wickets in two balls, they were still little ahead on the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, when a […]
Mushfiq then shared a 25-run partnership with Taijul Islam (nine from 13 balls), which ended due to the leg before wicket of Josh Little in the penultimate over. Shoriful Islam (four off three balls) eased the pressure with a four off his first ball to leave five runs for Bangladesh in the final over with […]
“The top-order batsmen need to take responsibility. But unfortunately we could not get off to a good start. It was our duty to build partnerships but we failed to do so. Hope we learn from mistakes. Hope We’ll have one.” Complete game in the next match and we will move on,” he added. Bangladesh have […]
The first One Day International (ODI) between Bangladesh and Ireland ended in no result as rain washed out 17 overs of play in the second innings and did not allow play to resume at the Country Ground in Chelmsford, England on Tuesday. Mushfiqur Rahim’s 70-ball 61, along with 44 from Najmul Hossain Shanto and 27 […]
When asked if TSM was demanding exorbitant money for broadcast rights, Ishtiyak said, “They didn’t ask for more than normal. They asked for 10-15 percent more than other foreign chains. BCB chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, who is in London for the series, told Prothom Alo that the board had asked Cricket Ireland to find […]
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha was disappointed with the team’s poor preparation ahead of the Ireland series and said that if the team had known in advance about the poor schedule of the series, they would not have turned up to play. Although this is the home series of Ireland, it is taking place in […]
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday, one of the biggest winning margins in Test history and the biggest ever by a South Asian country. In what was Ireland’s biggest ever defeat, the visitors were all out for 168 on the third day at a hot and humid Galle International […]
“It’s emotional, it’s a very proud day for our family and for Ireland,” Blewitt, 43, told AFP. “Ballina is very special to him.” Biden’s lineage is never far from his lips, leading to accusations among Northern Irish unionists that his trip to the Emerald Isle is a campaign move ahead of his re-election. “The relative […]
Bangladesh won their first Test on home soil in three years, registering a seven-wicket win over Ireland in the second session of the fourth day of the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. First-innings centurion Mushfiqur Rahim scored an unbeaten 51 off 48 balls, while Mominul Haque remained unbeaten […]
Bangladesh 49 runs away from victory