Indoor Bowls: Clean sweep for Ireland.(Sport)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ...IRELAND swept the boards in the World short mat bowls championship...of a clean sweep. Nevertheless, it couldn't stop another Ireland final - with Campbell and McSloy taking the honours. The...though the Irish lost a count of five on the 12th end. Ireland were pipped for a place in the final by the English ...

Shamrocks for a savvy shipmate Casey often spoke of Ireland's glory -- and...

The Boston Globe;  November 15, 1998 ;     700+ words ...TRALEE, Ireland -- It was 40 years ago this spring in...Hawaii, that I had my first encounter with Ireland. A man who had never been there told me...legend under it. "Erin go Bragh" meant "Ireland forever" Casey said, and counseled me...

Green is good. (economic expansion in Ireland)(Europe's Tiger Economy)

The Economist (US);  May 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ...IN 1987 incomes in Ireland, measured by GDP per head, were just 63% of Britain's. Ireland was one of Europe's poorest countries: poorer...longer. On the same measure, as chart 1 shows, Ireland's economy has surpassed Britain's and now stands...

Ireland: Ireland and the World

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Ireland and the World INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ireland in its Constitution affirms its attachment to the ideal...morality. In line with the provisions of the Constitution Ireland' s foreign policy is based on a conviction that Ireland...

The Changing Face(s) of Ireland.

Policy Studies Journal;  December 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The Ireland of Old and the Ireland of Today Ireland is a study in contrasts, or so it might seem to those more familiar--or fascinated--with its past than its present. There is the Ireland of legend and song, the Ireland that produced W. B. Yeats...

Soc: Facts and figures for Spain v Ireland

AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 15, 2002 ;     363 words ...00-00-0000 Soc: Facts and figures for Spain v Ireland YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 15 Reuters - Facts...Cup second round match between Spain and Ireland: Match venue: Suwon, South Korea Match...Coaches: Spain - Jose Antonio Camacho Ireland - Mick McCarthy World ranking : Spain...

Secrets of the Celtic tiger: act two; Ireland achieved a stunning economic...

Issues in Science and Technology;  June 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Ireland's brilliant catch-up strategy of the 1990s offers important...that want to build a modern technology-based economy. But Ireland is not growing complacent. It knows that a decade of steady...recruiting foreign investment hardly guarantees future results. Ireland is now supporting R & D activities ...

Ireland a land of economic extremes, U.N. says

Charleston Gazette;  July 19, 2004 ;     699 words ...DUBLIN, Ireland - From millionaire-row mansions to heroin-hit welfare projects, Ireland has become one of the most prosperous but unequal...Human Development Report for the first time placed Ireland among the top 10 developed nations, moving it...

Ireland Inc may have to prove itself on the world stage all over again.

Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  July 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Ireland Inc may have to prove itself on the world stage all over...surprised if she had received a call from Narnia. Dublin, Ireland? she kept repeating in a tone of wonder. Okay, back then...getting through, but she would not have known that. To her, Ireland was a kind of mythical place. Old IDA hands will ...

Ireland an the Euro.(Statistical Data Included)

European Business Journal;  March 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Ireland's enthusiasm for membership of the European Community and...outstanding economic success. This article traces the stages of Ireland's participation in the European construction. The first year of the euro has gone well despite fears of problems if Ireland was in and Britain out. Alongside the ...

Ireland has found gold at rainbow's end

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ...DUBLIN, Ireland -- Here's something you probably didn't know: Ireland today is the richest country in the European Union after...higher than that of Germany, France and Britain. How Ireland went from the sick man of Europe to the rich man in...

Ireland's eastern promise becomes thing of the past as Russians find...

Scotland on Sunday;  September 8, 2002 ;     633 words ...RUSSIA 4 IRELAND 2 ANOTHER quiet day at the office for...campaign and the Roy Keane extravaganza, Ireland needed to avoid defeat in their opening...In the Lokomotiv Stadium last night, Ireland instead suffered their worst competitive...

Cricket: New onus on Ireland.(Sport)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  June 7, 2000 ;     700+ words ...IRELAND'S two one-day internationals against Zimbabwe at Clontarf...tourists have tended to be exhibition matches, but because of Ireland's first round exit in the NatWest Trophy and the poor weather...against the Zimbabweans take on new importance. Next up for Ireland is the Triple Crown and, just two ...

Celtic Tiger Ireland: free and easy?(irish writing today)(portrayal of...

World Literature Today;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE IRELAND of Anne Haverty's novel The Free and Easy (Chatto & Windus, 2006) is not the Ireland of green fields and country quaintness, or the Ireland of poverty and famine--images often called to...

IRELAND A SPECIAL WELCOME IS OUT THIS YEAR FOR MUCH-NEEDED US TOURISTS

The Boston Globe;  March 15, 1987 ;     700+ words ...Ireland of the Welcomes will be welcoming indeed for American travelers...birthrate all currently among the highest in Western Europe, Ireland has serious economic woes. A massive infusion of tourist...one for American travel to Europe, it was less bad for Ireland than most other western European countries. ...