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Huskers, Northwestern to open '22 football season in Ireland

May. 20, 2021 12:22 PM EDT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern will play Nebraska in Ireland to open the 2022 football season. The schools said Thursday that the game...

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. Ireland’s health service says it has shut down its IT systems after being targeted in a “significant ransomware attack.” The Health Service Executive said Friday that the move was a precaution, and appointments for coronavirus vaccinations were not affected. Procedures were canceled at hospitals and Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the disruption could last for days. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP, File)
Irish health system targeted in 'serious' ransomware attack

May. 14, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

ARCHIVO - En imagen de archivo del miércoles 10 de diciembre de 2014, se muestra una vista general del estadio San Mamés de Bilbao, en el norte de España. El miércoles 21 de abril del 2021, Bilbao asegura que la UEFA dio de baja a la ciudad como sede de la próxima Euro después de que no garantizaron el ingreso de aficionados al estadio debido a la pandemia de coronavirus. (AP Foto/Álvaro Barrientos, archivo)
Bilbao, Dublin dropped as Euro 2020 hosts, Seville added

By Graham Dunbar Apr. 23, 2021 05:52 AM EDT

Netherlands' players cheer supporters at the end of the World Cup 2022 group G qualifying soccer match between The Netherlands and Latvia at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, March 27, 2021. Netherlands won 2-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Bilbao, Dublin unsure on fans for Euro 2020, risk being cut

By Rob Harris Apr. 07, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 file photo, the Euro soccer championships trophy is seen in front of the logo during the presentation of Munich's logo as one of the host cities of the Euro 2020 European soccer championships in Munich, Germany. With 100 days to go, UEFA is pushing ahead with staging the European Championship across the continent. All 12 cities, however, might no longer make the cut. Bilbao, Dublin and Glasgow risk being dropped over the lack of guarantees about the number of fans that could be allowed into stadiums by June 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Bilbao, Dublin, Glasgow risk being cut from Euros hosting

By Rob Harris Mar. 03, 2021 01:30 PM EST

Paul Cadden, owner of the Saba restaurant group poses for a photograph in his restaurant in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Paul Cadden will have to lay off 20 people, but will do whatever is necessary to get through lockdown. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the government has imposed a tough new lockdown, shutting down non-essential shops, limiting restaurants to takeout service and ordering people to stay within five kilometers (three miles) of their homes for the next six weeks. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Ireland focuses on Christmas as it enters new lockdown

By Peter Morrison And Danica Kirka Oct. 21, 2020 04:08 PM EDT

Six Nations suspended since March to finish in October

Aug. 05, 2020 11:27 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — England will have a chance to win the Six Nations after organizers released dates on Wednesday for the four remaining matches postponed since...

Ireland bans hosepipe use as dry spring parches Emerald Isle

Jun. 09, 2020 07:48 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Irish authorities have imposed a six-week garden-hose ban after the country renowned for rainy weather experienced one of the driest springs on...

Notre Dame-Navy football opener moved from Ireland to U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2020 09:08 AM EDT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The college football season opener between Notre Dame and Navy has been moved out of Ireland because of the cornavirus pandemic. ...