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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Ireland's former coach Adrian Birrell has been selected to coach an all-star European line-up in a fixture against MCC at Lord's on June 7 http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/295566.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/295566.html Wed, 23 May 2007 10:42:17 GMT Adrian Birrell warned that Ireland's cricket administrators that they need to take radical steps to ensure that their top players are available for future international engagements http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/291405.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/291405.html Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:28:51 GMT Ireland's incredible World Cup journey comes to a conclusion in Grenada, when they take on the tournament's mystery men, Sri Lanka, whose controversial selection policy resulted in a thumping defeat in their last match against Australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/291036.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/291036.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:01:46 GMT Adrian Birrell, the Ireland coach, will look to his Australian-born captain Trent Johnston to fight fire with fire when the World Cup debutants clash with Ricky Ponting's defending champions in Barbados on Friday http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/290090.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/290090.html Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:08:42 GMT For Ireland it is another opportunity to justify their place in this leg of the competition while for South Africa the 'preparation, our mental training is the same it would have been for any other game of the Super Eights' http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288572.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288572.html Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:37:23 GMT Dileep Premachandran catches up with Adrian Birrell, the Ireland coach, on the eve of their match against South Africa http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288571.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288571.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:42:13 GMT Ed Joyce, who starred for Ireland when they qualified for the World Cup, hopes his inside knowledge of the team will give England an edge when they meet Ireland in Guyana on Friday http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/287717.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/287717.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:24:37 GMT The feel-good bubble had to burst sometime http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/287000.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/287000.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:09:15 GMT There was absolutely nothing perfunctory about this Irish win http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285833.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285833.html Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:27:27 GMT The sudden spurt of interest in cricket in Ireland will push the side to perform creditably against Pakistan http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285653.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/285653.html Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:01:31 GMT Phil Simmons has been confirmed as Ireland's next coach and will take over from Adrian Birrell, who steps down after the World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/281572.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/281572.html Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:24:12 GMT Sometimes it helps to have friends in high places and Ireland's preparations for the World Cricket League in Nairobi next week have certainly benefited from having a coach who hails from South Africa http://www.espncricinfo.com/worldcricketleague/content/story/277275.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/worldcricketleague/content/story/277275.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:37:29 GMT Adrian Birrell, the Ireland coach, has told the Irish Cricket Union (ICU) that he will be taking the option of ending his contract following the World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/243045.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/243045.html Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:05:29 GMT The ICC's Winter Training Camp has been about more than simply improving players from the six Associate countries to have qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/229396.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/229396.html Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:18:07 GMT Ireland are considering offering key players semi-professional contracts as they gear up for a key 15 months which culminates in the 2007 World Cup http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/229388.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/story/229388.html Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:20:26 GMT