NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Simon Harris on becoming the youngest Prime Minister of Ireland and said that he looks forward to work together to further strengthen the partnership between the two nations.

KABUL: Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) National Selection Committee announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Ireland. Senior spinners Rashid Khan (back surgery) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (right phalanx sprain) continue to recover from injuries

ABU DHABI: Ireland after beating Afghanistan by six wickets in the only Test on Saturday became the sixth-fastest team to clinch their inaugural Test victory eclipsing the accomplishments of established Test-playing nations such as India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and New Zealand.

LONDON: A cloud of uncertainty confronts Northern Ireland, one of the four constituents comprising the UK, as it goes to the polls to elect 90 members to its regional Assembly on May 5.

SHARJAH: UAE’s opener Muhammad Waseem reserved his best for the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A, supported by Dream 11, at Al Amerat on Thursday.

BRUSSELS: European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have reiterated that it has "always been a top priority for both sides" to "guarantee the rights of EU (European Union) citizens resident in the UK and of UK citizens resident in the EU".

BELFAST: Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan has resigned as part of the protest staged by his Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) against the post-Brexit trade arrangements known as the Northern Ireland Protocol.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: India raced to an effortless 174-run victory over Ireland in the ICC World Cup Under-19 Cricket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy here today. India posted 307 for 5 and bundled out Ireland for 133 in 39 overs.

DUBLIN: Ireland's Department of Health has been under a ransomware attack similar to that recently launched on the country's Health Service Executive (HSE), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Sunday.

DUBLIN: Five countries including India have been added to Ireland's mandatory quarantine list, according to a statement released by the Irish government.

LONDON: Scotland and Ireland eased their lockdown restrictions on Monday, as the two nations slowly returned to the pre-pandemic life.
Scotland, which has a tier system, will allow all shops, gyms and indoor sports facilities to reopen, while pubs, cafes and restaurants will reopen outdoors for groups of up to six people, DPA reported.

DUBLIN: People arriving in Ireland from the United States and 15 other countries and regions will have to complete a 14-day mandatory quarantine at a government-designated facility starting from 4 a.m. (Irish time) on April 15, according to a latest decision of the Irish government.

DUBLIN:Over 900,000 people in Ireland, or 18.5 per cent of the country's total population, have been partially or fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the statistics released by the Irish Department of Health on Monday.