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Strain of drug-resistant swine flu sparks fears for Tamiflu use

Saturday November 21 2009

A STRAIN of swine flu resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu is spreading from person to person, health officials in Wales confirmed last night.

Peter Bills: Ending slug-fest would be worth a few torn shirts

Peter Bills Thursday November 19 2009

It is an area as grey and forbidding as a November sky in the northern hemisphere. It is strictly regulated, studiously watched by officials and yet has about as many flaws as Ireland's public transport services.

Peter Bills: 'Fergie card' a cynical ploy in modern era

Peter Bills Tuesday November 17 2009

Truth, so the saying goes, is the first casualty of war. Now professional rugby union can be added to that list.

Vincent Hogan: French dejection

Vincent Hogan Tuesday November 17 2009

So we turn our lonely eyes to the granite wilderness of Saint Denis and its beautiful abattoir. Up on the roof of Paris, the sweeping curve of Stade de France looms haughtily, like an arched eyebrow over a worn face. The landscape is strictly warehousing and industry here, just airport traffic hurrying by and the distant rumble of jets at Charles de Gaulle airport.

Given's Ireland held yet again Nigeria book place in finals All Whites set for World Cup Late goal gives Egypt a lifeline Serbia silence Windsor Park Ramsey romp humbles Scots Enke tragedy stirs memories

Sunday November 15 2009

Ireland were denied victory at the death once again as they were held to a fourth successive European U21 Championship qualifier 1-1 draw in Georgia.

Outhalf showdown could prove decisive

Sunday November 15 2009

R eports from Down Under suggest that Australian rugby is in something of a decline, trailing in popularity behind rugby league, Aussie rules and soccer. In fact, it is said that the press corps following the 2009 Wallabies is the smallest in memory.

Fall and rise of a force of nature

Sunday November 15 2009

For an even ton, there is something odd about Brian O'Driscoll's 100: half a dozen with the Lions, 93 for Ireland, plus one more today to make the sums neat.

Rugby no longer a class apart

Sunday November 15 2009

On March 21, the day Ireland won rugby's Grand Slam, Tom Humphries wrote a piece for the London Times. He argued that "Irish rugby remains a sport from which generations of us have felt excluded and disenfranchised. Whatever happens in Wales today, it will be a private function. A large swath of us will be at home watching something else or doing something else, not out of ill will but just because rugby does not concern us or stir us . . . rugby does not stir that deep, atavistic pride inside us like an All-Ireland hurling final."