| Germany U21 2-1 N Ireland U21 | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:05:55 AM by Blog57 Team | | Ten-man Northern Ireland put in a brave display in the U21 friendly defeat near Leipzig on Tuesday. The visitors took a 10th minute lead when Portsmouth's Daryl Fordyce headed in from Jamie Mulgrew's cross. Jerome Boateng levelled five minutes later and Kevin Schindler scored the winner in first-half stoppage time. Rory McArdle wasted a good chance for NI before Tottenham midfielder Kieran McKenna was sent-off for two yellow cards on 72 minutes. Matthew Hazley went close for N Ireland in the 38th minute, showing good skill to advance into the Germany half only to blaze a shot over the bar. McArdle should have equalised on 65 minutes but headed wide in front of an open goal. Northern Ireland U21 boss Roy Millar could not hide his disappointment following the defeat.... | |
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| | | New Innovative Medicine, ACOMPLIA (rimonabant) Now Available in ... | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:29:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | DUBLIN, Ireland, November 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi-aventis Ireland Ltd. announced today, that ACOMPLIA(R) (rimonabant20mg/day), is available from today, 1st November 2006. ACOMPLIA(R) is the first in a new class of drugs that targetcardiometabolic risk factors such as abdominal obesity, insulin resistance,cholesterol and elevated triglycerides(i). It is licensed for use as anadjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of obese patients (BMI greaterthan or equal to 30kg/m2), or overweight patients (BMI >27kg/m2) withassociated risk factors, such as type 2 diabetes or dyslipidaemia(1). .... | |
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| | | Northern Ireland Sanchez dreaming of EURO 2008 | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 3:05:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | When the Irish Football Association last month offered a £1 million bonus to the Northern Ireland national team as an incentive for qualifying for UEFA EURO 2008, it was a promise that few expected to see them ever compelled to honour. After all, save for one memorable recent win over England, this tiny football nation - the smallest ever to compete in a FIFA World Cup™ prior to Trinidad and Tobago's involvement at Germany 2006 - has done little over the past two decades to suggest that a return to the heady days of Spain 82 or Mexico 86 was possible, never mind likely. Infamously, there was even a run of 1,298 minutes without a goal, spanning fully 15 matches under former coach Sammy McIlroy, and though this sequence was halted in Lawrie Sanchez's first match in charge, the fact that match ended in a 4-1 defeat to Norway understandably served to dampen any sense of enthusiasm.... | |
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| | | Republic of Ireland Robson cleared to resume Ireland duties | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:05:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ireland's national football adviser Bobby Robson has been medically cleared to resume his duties and will complete his two-year contract, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said on Tuesday. The FAI said the 73-year-old former England manager, who has undergone surgery twice this year and missed Ireland's last four games, will link up next month with national coach Stephen Staunton and the Ireland squad. "I am delighted that Sir Bobby is now fit to resume his duties," FAI Chief Executive John Delaney said in a statement after meeting Robson in England. Staunton said it would great to have Robson back. "Myself and the players look forward to linking up with Bobby next month for the B international against Scotland and the Euro 2008 qualifier against San Marino," he said.... | |
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| | | Out of Ireland: Priests left home for a new frontier | | Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 7:07:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | DUBLIN, IRELAND In many of South Florida's Catholic churches, the pastor's Irish brogue is as much a fixture as the altar and the crucifix. For more than 200 years, Ireland exported priests and nuns all over the world to serve the island's emigrants who sought work in the United States, Canada and Australia and to convert new believers in Africa and Asia. .... | |
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| | | European Religious Leaders Gather in Northern Ireland | | Posted Sunday, October 01, 2006 7:07:52 AM by Blog57 Team | | By The Universe's Ireland Correspondent Sean Ryan: Religious representatives from 54 different countries gathered last week to celebrate Mass in Belfast. The Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Giuseppe Lazarotto, led worshipers in the service at St Peter's Cathedral in the west of the city. They were in Northern Ireland for the five-day General Assembly of Catholic Justice and Peace Commissions. Delegates were considering what Europe can learn from the church's role in conflict in Northern Ireland. Bishop Patrick Walsh and the President of the gathering, Auxillary Bishop of Trier in Germany Leo Schwarz, were also present. Speaking at the Mass Bishop Walsh claimed: "This cathedral and this parish has suffered greatly during our years of conflict. "Years of violence in this parish and this cathedral have left scars.... | |
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| | | Momentum with US as Ireland braces for Ryder Cup tee-off | | Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 3:07:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | STRAFFAN, Ireland (AFP) - Europe's best golfers will tee off on Friday as favourites to claim an unprecedented third straight Ryder Cup win over the United States. But on the eve of the 36th transatlantic match it was the Americans who appeared to be heading into Friday's opening fourballs with that elusive quality of momentum on their side. Since touching down in Dublin on Monday, Tom Lehman has scarcely put a foot wrong and there seems little doubt that the US captain has achieved the two key goals he set himself after taking on the job: turning 12 talented individuals into a genuine team and making sure Tiger Woods is fully engaged in the task ahead. His European counterpart Ian Woosnam has not had a bad build-up week but it has been notable how successful Lehman has been in attracting attention to the harmony and common focus he believes he has established in his team.... | |
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| | | Ireland's tax regime endorsed by EU | | Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:19:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland has welcomed the ruling by the European Court of Justice in the Cadbury Schweppes case published today. The ECJ has ruled that businesses are entitled to set up in countries such as Ireland which have a favourable tax regime. It has ruled that attempts by other countries - in this case the UK - to tax Irish profits arising in multi-national groups of companies will be illegal under European Community law, except in exceptional circumstances. .... | |
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| | | Dell to delay 10-Q filing | | Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2006 9:05:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | MANHASSET, N.Y. ? Dell Inc. will delay filing its Form 10-Q for its fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4, 2006, due to questions raised in connection with the previously announced informal investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the company's accounting and financial reporting practices. An audit committee of Dell's board of directors is also conducting an independent investigation. The investigations have indicated the possibility of misstatements in prior period financial reports, including issues relating to accruals, reserves and other balance sheet items that may affect Dell's previously reported financial results. The company is working with the audit committee and Dell's independent auditors to determine if restating prior period financial reports will be necessary.... | |
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| | | Germany and Ireland don't look back ahead of Euro qualifier By ... | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 9:11:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | By Jens Mende, Stuttgart, Germany- Germany kicks off its Euro 2008 qualifying campaign against Ireland on Saturday, trying to blend a World Cup nostalgia with a new challenge. The game takes place in Stuttgart where the team secured third place at the World Cup less than two months ago amid a national euphoria. But it is also the start of a new era, with victory a must on that day and next Wednesday in San Marino despite the injury-related absence of all World Cup central defenders. "There is no change in our ambitions. We want to get out of the starting blocks well in the double header. We want the six points," said coach Joachim Loew. "We must look ahead and not look back. We must have new aims, approach new tasks and develop a new motivation. The upcoming games could be tests of patience." Captain Michael Ballack, who returns from a hip injury, agrees.... | |
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