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# The Slog Sweep
Cricket Ireland landed a multi-million euro sponsor - but where exactly will the money go?
Cricket Ireland performance director Richard Holdsworth spoke to this week’s episode of the Slog Sweep.
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Sep 18th 2014, 7:40 PM
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Test status within 'grasping distance', says Cricket Ireland president
Joe Doherty gave his thoughts on the future of cricket in Ireland and his hopes for the World Cup.
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Sep 11th 2014, 5:23 PM
# Looking Back
Cricketer Ed Joyce reflects on the reasons for his switch from England to Ireland
The 35-year-old star said he “always would have preferred” to represent his birth country.
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Aug 29th 2014, 4:15 PM
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Johnston: Cricket's Girls in Green deserve every bit of success
Departing women’s cricket coach Trent Johnston says the opportunity to work in his native Australia was “too good to pass up.”
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Aug 21st 2014, 5:12 PM
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Simmons: 'I can imagine playing a game in Sydney with the Irish support... jeez!'
Coach Phil Simmons says the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will effectively be a home tournament for Ireland.
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Jul 24th 2014, 4:24 PM
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'Apart from my two kids being born, it was the greatest day of my life'
Trent Johnston remembers the day that Ireland turned the cricket world upside down in this week’s episode of The Slog Sweep.
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Jul 18th 2014, 11:47 AM
# The Slog Sweep
Deutrom: I still believe that Ireland will be playing Test cricket by 2020
Warren Deutrom tells The Slog Sweep podcast that Ireland’s strategic ambition has paved the way for other aspiring Associates.
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Jul 10th 2014, 4:26 PM
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'An absolute bonus': how 3 Irish lads ended up at Australia's Ashes party
Aussie bowling coach Craig McDermott speaks to this week’s episode of The Slog Sweep podcast.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 7:41 PM
# The Slog Sweep
Ireland's Jeremy Bray on scoring a World Cup century and the week-long party that followed
The now-retired batsman recalls his One Day heroics in the Caribbean and the greatest St Patrick’s Day party of all time.
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Jun 26th 2014, 5:36 PM
# The Slog Sweep
'Had Ed still been eligible for England, he may well have been in the shake-up for selection'
The England selectors have their eye on one of Ireland’s main men (again!).
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Jun 12th 2014, 8:16 PM
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George Hook: 'No more than Keane in Saipan, they have abandoned their country'
Hook blasts Eoin Morgan and Boyd Rankin for pursuing their Test cricket ambitions with England.
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Jun 5th 2014, 7:16 PM
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'A surreal day': how Ireland's Gary Wilson gave his name to a gin and whiskey cocktail
Surrey’s new captain is a real fan favourite at the Oval.
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May 29th 2014, 5:33 PM
# The Slog Sweep
'I realised very quickly that the kitbag in the boot of the car was all I had to start my job'
Adrian Birrell recalls the underwhelming state of Irish cricket when he arrived as national coach 12 years ago.
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May 22nd 2014, 4:51 PM
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'It's the way cricket should be!' - Kev O'Brien on Caribbean life and Chris Gayle's house party
Ireland’s vice-captain spoke exclusively to The Slog Sweep, a new weekly Irish cricket podcast.
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May 15th 2014, 3:14 PM