Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Graham Ford will not be part of the series

Ford will not travel for Afghanistan matches

Ireland head coach Graham Ford will miss the upcoming T20 International series with Afghanistan to recover from injury, with assistant coach Rob Cassell taking over for the series.

Cricket • 26 Feb 20

Blow to Ireland as assistant coach Cassell set to leave

Ireland Men's assistant head coach and national fast bowling lead, Rob Cassell, will leave his post in the coming months to take up an opportunity within a franchise team in the Indian Premier League.

Cricket • 23 Jan 20

Cricket Ireland forced to downgrade Test over finances

Cricket Ireland has announced that financial constraints have forced next May's planned home Test against Bangladesh to be downgraded to a T20 international and the cancellation of the August T20 series against Afghanistan.

Cricket • 16 Dec 19

Andrew Balbirnie made his international debut in 2010 and has appeared 123 times for Ireland

Balbirnie new Ireland captain as Porterfield steps down

Andrew Balbirnie has been confirmed as Ireland's new Test and One-Day captain, succeeding the long-serving William Porterfield.

Cricket • 08 Nov 19

Kenealy calls time on Ireland career

Ireland's Amy Kenealy has announced her retirement from international cricket after an 11-year career.

Cricket • 04 Nov 19

Can Ireland start packing their bags for the T20 World Cup in Australia?

Ireland qualify for T20 World Cup

Ireland have qualified for next year's T20 World Cup finals in Australia.

Cricket • 27 Oct 19

Bray's Ed Joyce retired from the game in 2018, just a week after featuring in Ireland's historic first Test match against Pakistan

Joyce to lead Ireland forward in a permanent capacity

Ed Joyce has been appointed as the permanent head coach of Ireland's women's cricket team on a two-year contract.

Cricket • 18 Sep 19

Ireland can look forward to three more games in England

Ireland set to play three ODIs with England next year

Ireland will play a three-match One-Day International series with England in September next year.

Cricket • 21 Aug 19

Hamilton has left his contract with Cricket Ireland early

Hamilton departs as Irish women's cricket head coach

Ireland Women's cricket head coach Aaron Hamilton is set to leave his role and return home to his native Australia after four years in charge.

Cricket • 17 Jun 19

A late burst of runs from Ireland pair Mark Adair and Kevin O'Brien were not enough to set up a win

Windies beat Ireland with record run chase in Malahide

The West Indies won the fourth Walton Tri Nations series game, beating Ireland by five wickets in Malahide to register their second consecutive win over Graham Ford's side.

Cricket • 11 May 19

The Ireland-Bangladesh ODI has fallen victim to the weather

Ireland's ODI match with Bangladesh rained off

The Ireland-Bangladesh Tri-Nations series ODI has fallen victim to the weather, with persistent rain in Malahide forcing the abandonment of the match.

Cricket • 09 May 19

Six women cricketers awarded professional contracts

Cricket Ireland has confirmed the first six recipients of professional contracts for women cricketers ahead of a busy summer schedule for Aaron Hamilton's side.

Cricket • 07 May 19

William Porterfield leads Ireland into battle against England on Friday

Porterfield primed to take on top-ranked England

William Porterfield senses a real opportunity for Ireland as they take on England in Friday's one-day international at Malahide.

Cricket • 01 May 19

Ireland have six games upcoming against Afghanistan

Ireland assessing security situation ahead of ODI games

Cricket Ireland says it is monitoring the security situation between India and Pakistan in advance of their ODI series against Afghanistan, which begins on Thursday.

Cricket • 27 Feb 19

Ireland beaten by Afghanistan in thriller

Afghanistan defeated Ireland by five wickets in the first T20I in Dehradun in a thrilling match defined by two record-breaking mid-to-lower-order recoveries.

Cricket • 21 Feb 19

Ireland in action at last year's ICC Women's World T20 match against Australia

Ireland's women to take the show on the road

Ireland will take on the West Indies, Zimbabwe and Scotland in a busy year for the national side, ahead of a T20 World Cup qualifying campaign in late summer.

Cricket • 18 Feb 19

Ireland limited the Netherlands to 182-9

Poynter hits six with final ball to give Ireland win

Ireland's wicket-keeper Stuart Poynter struck a miraculous six over mid-wicket off the last ball as Ireland won its final encounter of the T20I Quadrangular Tournament against Netherlands at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.

Cricket • 17 Feb 19

Ireland beaten by Scotland after batting collapse

Captain Kyle Coetzer powered Scotland to a six-wicket victory over Ireland as they got their first win over the Oman Quadrangular T20 series.

Cricket • 15 Feb 19

More top level matches is now the wish for the women's side

Joyce: Going professional must involve the right plan

The awarding of professional contracts by Cricket Ireland is just the first step in allowing the women's game to compete on an equal basis with the top nations, according to former international Cecelia Joyce.

Cricket • 19 Dec 18

Paid to play - part-time contracts will be offered next year

Cricket Ireland announce part-time contracts for women

Cricket Ireland are to offer professional contracts to women for the first time.

Cricket • 19 Dec 18

Ireland have lost all their matches so far

Joyce calls for better quality of games for Ireland

Isobel Joyce believes Ireland need to be exposed to top-level competition on a more regular basis following three defeats in as many matches at the Women's World Twenty20.

Cricket • 16 Nov 18

Cricket Ireland are looking at a restructure

Cricket Ireland deny redundancies will be made today

Cricket Ireland are today meeting with their development officers to discuss a strategic plan that could see their six roles deleted as part of a restructure.

Cricket • 26 Oct 18