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Weis needs knee surgery after sideline hit

AP — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:05:45 +0000

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis expects to undergo surgery in the next few days after tearing ligaments in his left knee when an Irish player was blocked into him during a punt return late in the second...

Weis on crutches after getting hit on sideline

AP — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:29:21 +0000

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis injured his left leg during the Michigan game when an Irish player was blocked into him during a punt return late in the second quarter.

Guinness to build new brewery west of Dublin

AP — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:03:59 +0000

Irish beer giant Guinness is going back to its country roots.

Biden, in Pa., lauds blue-collar roots in Scranton

AP — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:14:40 +0000

Sen. Joe Biden, campaigning in his boyhood town of Scranton with his 91-year-old mother Monday, gave voters a short course on the political climate as he grew up, saying that “to be Irish was to be Catholic was to be...

Britain, Ireland receive report on IRA command

AP — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:04:58 +0000

The British and Irish governments received an expert report Monday on the recent activities of Irish Republican Army commanders, an issue overshadowing efforts to sustain a power-sharing government in Northern...

Official: 3 Western women killed in Afghan attack

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:43:39 +0000

A militant ambush south of Kabul targeted a U.S. aid organization’s vehicle Tuesday, killing an American, a Canadian and an Irish national, Afghan officials...

Officials: 3 Western women killed in Afghan attack

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:25:48 +0000

Afghan officials say a militant ambush has killed three women from a U.S. aid organization _ an American, a Canadian and an Irish national.

Ireland Qualify for Twenty20 World Cup in England!

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:30:48 +0000

By Shreyas Bhide Amongst the many news stories such as India beating Sri Lanka, South Africa scoring a Test serieswin, Gilchrist calling for cricket’s inclusion in 2020 Olympics, Vaughan and Collingwood’s resignation, Kevin...

Drug smugglers get record sentences in Ireland

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:31:32 +0000

A trio of English cocaine smugglers who were caught after putting the wrong fuel into their boat received the longest drug-related prison sentences in Irish history Wednesday.Martin Wanden, 45, and Perry Wharrie, 48, received 30-year terms,...

Norman clings to lead at blustery British Open

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:25:25 +0000

Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry couldn’t have picked a better place to be on Saturday. Anywhere but Royal Birkdale. A fearsome wind sweeping off the Irish Sea turned the third round of the British Open into a test of survival, the only goal to...