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Ireland hope for Jamaica re-run

Cricket Ireland have a stated aim of reaching Test cricket by 2020. Such has been their success that they may be able to bring that target forward, but series like the one in West Indies have to be about more than just taking part

17-Feb-2014•Ryan Bailey

'A shame if none of the current team played Tests'

Niall and Kevin O'Brien talk about their formative years in Dublin and reflect on their contribution to the giant strides Ireland have made in recent years

07-Feb-2014•Interview by Jo Harman

Ireland's special relationship

With a bilateral series and an invite to play in the Caribbean's domestic 50-over competition, Irish cricket has again been leant a valuable helping hand by West Indies

02-Jan-2014•Ryan Bailey

Johnston's grand career ends quietly

Although Trent Johnston ended a seemingly eternal career with another title for a bulging associate CV, it was not the romantic swansong he must have fantasised about

14-Dec-2013•Ryan Bailey

How will the qualifiers fare in Bangladesh?

ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the Associates' chances in the first round of the 2014 World Twenty20

01-Dec-2013•Peter Della Penna

The team of the tournament

ESPNcricinfo's picks for the best eleven performers at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifer in the UAE

01-Dec-2013•Peter Della Penna

Need to perform with bat and ball

The Ireland captain's tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

30-Nov-2013•William Porterfield

Enjoying the highs of the T20 roller coaster

The Ireland captain's tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

20-Nov-2013•William Porterfield

Triumph over UAE on a windy day

The Ireland captain's tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

17-Nov-2013•William Porterfield

PNG gave us a wake-up call

The Ireland captain's tour diary during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

15-Nov-2013•William Porterfield

Chasing Test status

Can Ireland convince their up-and-coming stars that home is where the heart is?

05-Nov-2013•Tim Brooks

What more are Ireland supposed to do?

They have shown the ambition, drive and talent needed to earn Test status. But does the ICC have the vision to make it happen?

13-Sep-2013•Jarrod Kimber

How Ireland got their groove back

Cricket was played on the island as far back as the 1730s. How the game fell out of favour, and is now finding its feet again, is a tale and a half

13-Sep-2013•Jarrod Kimber

The future is green

They couldn't quite stick it to the old enemy, but hey, watching cricket in Ireland seems to be becoming cool

04-Sep-2013•Gary Murphy

Ireland past highlights future problems

The performances of Eoin Morgan and Boyd Rankin were reasons for Irish pride but defeat highlighted shortcomings in the team

03-Sep-2013•Ger Siggins at Malahide

The bat that died for Ireland

How the players involved a dismissal in a match played 123 years ago in Dublin found themselves figuring in the fight for Irish independence

03-Sep-2013•Liam Herringshaw

'I'd like to think I chirped KP out a couple of times'

Niall O'Brien on sledging batsmen out, the biggest six he's seen, and his two first-class wickets

15-Jul-2013•Interview by Jack Wilson

Ireland yearn for Test recognition

The top Associate team have big ambitions of playing five-day cricket, but without a clear pathway to the next level, their players are growing frustrated

03-Jun-2013•Ger Siggins

Clontarf goes to Karachi

Pakistani supporters outnumbering Irish fans at a game in Dublin - Whodathunk

27-May-2013•Gary Murphy

Give Ireland the chance they deserve

The ICC and Full Member nations need to encourage Associate teams like Ireland if the game has to thrive globally

02-Mar-2013•Alex Braae

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