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Man sentenced to life in prison for brutal rape and murder of Irish vet in Wales (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:34:17 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Clive Sharp (46) has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for the rape and murder of County Offaly vet Catherine Gowing, in Wales.

Will President Barack Obama's State of the Union Speech be like a scene from the movie "Outlaw Josey Wales"? (IrishCentral)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:01:32 PST

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Ireland coach Declan Kidney urges caution after opening day win in Wales (IrishCentral)

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:32:50 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland rugby coach Declan Kidney has moved to dampen talk of a Grand Slam after Saturday’s Six Nations win in Wales.

Clive Sharp pleads guilty to murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing in Wales (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:02:43 PST

By: DARA KELLY

A British man has pleaded guilty to murdering Irish vet Catherine Gowing, who was reported missing last October in Wales.

Catherine Gowing -- murdered Irish woman’s body identified in Wales (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:49:56 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Welsh police have confirmed that a body they found is that of Irish veterinarian Catherine Gowing who had been missing for more than three weeks.

Man charged with murder of missing Offaly veterinary Catherine Gowing in North Wales (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:28:20 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Welsh man Clive Sharp has been charged with the murder of Offaly woman Catherine Gowing, in North Wales.

Man arrested in Wales in case of missing Irish woman Catherine Gowing (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:10:48 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Police in North Wales have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of 37-year-old Irish woman Catherine Gowing, from Birr, County Offaly.

Walk on water from Wales to Ireland a washout - Man-sized hamster wheel sinks in the Irish Sea - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:15:18 PDT

Chris Todd in his hamster wheelChris Todd was a man on a mission READ MORE

Wales defeat Ireland 23-21 in rugby international (IrishCentral)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:14 PST

A last minute disputed penalty gave Wales victory over Ireland at the Aviva StadiumIreland led from a Tommy Bowe unconverted try but Stephen Ferris was harshly penalized in the last minute and Wales scored from the resultant penalty kick by HalfpennyIrish hooker Rory Best had scored a converted try for Ireland to give them an undeserved half time lead in the Six Nations rugby clash with Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin Ireland were outplayed for most of the first half but the Best try gave them a somewhat fortunate lead READ MORE

Declan Kidney looks to youth ahead of opening Six Nations fixture against Wales (IrishCentral)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:08:03 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has added new blood to his Six Nations squad ahead of Sunday’s opening fixture against Wales.

No one does Christmas quite like the Irish Rep in NYC - ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:41:08 PST

By: CAHIR O'DOHERTY

Dylan Thomas was a brilliant unruly Welsh genius with such a keen eye for the homespun beauty of his little town of Glamorgan that his poetry still retains all its power to take your breath away.

The Rugby World Cup 2011: Why Ireland Couldn't Make it to the Final (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:13 PDT

With the highly anticipated final of the Rugby World Cup ahead this weekend between France and New Zealand, many Irish fans will look back at this year's tournament as a landmark of successThe team's victory over Australia, by all means, was historic However, as far as the tournament itself goes, it had no major effect once Ireland were knocked out by Wales in the quarter finalsDuring that victory against the southern hemisphere side, Ireland's pack was dominant and led by a monstrous effort from every forward involved READ MORE

Irish referee with French connections sends off Wales captain in Rugby Word Cup (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:15:17 PDT

Irish referee Alain Rolland is at the heart of a major controversy after sending off Welsh captain Sam Warburton the first half of the Rugby World Cup semi final between France and WalesFrance went on to win the game by 9 -8 but the absence of Warburton was the critical turning pointWales and most pundits were furious afterwards at the sending off which was considered very harshRolland is of French ancestry as his father hails from there and he speaks fluent French READ MORE

Wales defeat Ireland 22-10 in Rugby World Cup quarter final (IrishCentral)

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:00:12 PDT

Wales easily triumphed over a disappointing Irish side by 22-10 in the rugby world cup quarter final in Auckland, New ZealandThe result was a shattering disappointment for an Irish team that had been fancied to go all the way to the final but who were outclassed and outplayed on the dayLine out problems as well as a poor performance by key player, outhalf Ronan O'Gara meant the Irish team was always coming from behind as Wales seemed more committed and ready for the challengeIndeed, Wales should have won by more they spent most of the second half camped inside the Irish half and Priestland missed several easy shots at goal READ MORE

Sports Digest: Italian job done, Wales awaits the Irish team at the Rugby World Cup (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:16:27 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Flankers Sean O’Brien delivered another Man of the Match performance as Ireland booked their place in the last eight at the Rugby World Cup -- then declared the job is only half done.

Best named in Ireland team for World Cup quarter-final clash with Wales (IrishCentral)

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:52:12 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Rory Best has been named in the Ireland team to play Wales on Saturday but his chances of playing in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final remain slim.

Impressive Ireland ease into Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash with Wales (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:56:09 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

IRELAND ……. 36 PTS
ITALY ………… 6 PTS

Ireland meet Wales in Rugby World Cup quarter final after defeating Italy 36-6 (IrishCentral)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:40:13 PDT

An inspired second half performance by Ireland saw them pull away from Italy and win by 36-6 and qualify to meet Wales in the quarter final of the World Cup next weekendUp 9-6 at half time Ireland finally broke open the game with a Brian O'Driscoll try early in the second halfFrom then on they ran rampant and were completely dominant over an Italian side that had looked dangerous in that first halfThe other quarter final match ups are England v France, South Africa versus Australia and New Zealand and Argentina READ MORE

Irish Outrage after Wales illegal score wins rugby international (IrishCentral)

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:40:10 PST

Ireland were outraged after Wales defeated them in the rugby international in Cardiff by 19- 13 on an illegal tryThe Welsh winning try came after they used a different ball than the match ball in a lineout-- forbidden under the rulesThe referee awarded the try despite the Irish protests but the replay clearly showed they had switched the ballWelsh coach Warren Gatland said the method of victory did not bother him READ MORE

Ireland leads Wales by 13-9 at half time in rugby international (IrishCentral)

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:55:08 PST

A try by Brian O'Driscoll after only three minutes gave Ireland a lead they never lost in the first half against Wales in Cardiff in a very exciting gameA last second penalty gave Ireland a 13-9 lead at the half with all to play for in the second halfO'Gara kicked the penalty as he had kicked one earlier Ireland were plagued by penalties again during the first period and were made to suffer by some excellent goal kicking by Wales READ MORE