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Should Ireland play Test cricket?
Outgoing ICC chairman Greg Barclay recently questioned the financial wisdom of Irish Test cricket. Was he right?
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Nathan Johns
Delany delivers at the death
Former captain rides her luck to power Ireland to a 3-0 T20 series win over Bangladesh
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Nathan Johns
Ireland finally find their mojo
Five games into their tour of Bangladesh, Ireland click with a complete performance to secure another T20 series victory in Asia
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How to cure a case of the drops?
Leah Paul's career-best knock sees Ireland cling on to win the first T20 despite a fielding collapse for the ages
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Nathan Johns
Do Ireland look ready to qualify for a World Cup?
A difficult week in Bangladesh, culminating in a 3-0 series defeat, has set back Ireland's upward trend
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Nathan Johns

November 2024

Improved Ireland fall again to Bangladesh
Bangladesh chase Ireland's total of 193 to win by five wickets and take a series-clinching victory in Dhaka
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Nathan Johns
When do Ireland's collapses become terminal?
A record 154-run defeat to open the tour of Bangladesh adds to Ireland's all or nothing year in 2024
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Nathan Johns
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Potential bias in the media - does it matter?
Recent evens in other sports present an interesting comparison with cricket's broadcast culture
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Nathan Johns
Are the interpros fit for purpose?
If players and fans are losing faith, where does Ireland's professional domestic structure go from here?
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Nathan Johns

October 2024

Mailbag part 2 - Fabled flights + Ireland's talent drain
Your questions answered at the conclusion of Ireland's home summer
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Where are Ireland's fast bowlers?
As world cricket continues to look for more pace, how can the Irish system produce more speedsters?
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Nathan Johns
Mailbag part 1 - Josh Little, Euro Slam and WWE rumbles
Answering your questions after Ireland's home duties for the 2024 season came to an end with two wins out of five against South Africa
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