http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:59 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27527 Ireland’s Stephen Ferris has been cleared by the Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Antony Davies (England) together with Douglas Hunter (Scotland) and John Doubleday (England), in London, following the player’s yellow card against Wales in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opening fixture. Ferris received a yellow card for lifting a player above the horizontal [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:22 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27444 Ireland have made a change to their starting XV to face Wales in this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 clash after centre Keith Earls withdrew from the squad for personal reasons. Earls will be replaced by Fergus McFadden at outside centre after the player’s young daughter was taken ill this week. Ireland Team Manager Michael [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:57 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27441 Wales left it until Friday to announce their starting XV for this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The Welsh management had been waiting for good news on the injury status of a number of key players, and were delighted to be able to name Rhys Priestland and [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-starting-xv-to-face-wales-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27411/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-starting-xv-to-face-wales-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27411/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:20:09 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27411 Ireland have named their starting XV to face Wales in this weekend’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opener against Wales at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. There are three changes to the Ireland side which was defeated by Wales last time they lined up in the Rugby World Cup 2011. With Brian O’Driscoll injured, Keith Earls will [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-starting-xv-to-face-wales-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27411/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/is-the-worst-of-the-euro-crisis-over-clem-chambers/27331/ http://theglobalherald.com/is-the-worst-of-the-euro-crisis-over-clem-chambers/27331/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:57 +0000 Clem Chambers http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27331 There are conflicting signals in the market making it unclear whether the Euro crisis is over, writes Clem Chambers, CEO of leading stocks and shares website ADVFN.com and author  of ‘101 Ways to Pick Stock Market Winners’. The stock market slump of 2011 was meant to have been caused by European economic uncertainty and the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/is-the-worst-of-the-euro-crisis-over-clem-chambers/27331/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-32-man-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27315/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-32-man-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27315/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:01:04 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27315 Ireland have announced a 32 man squad ahead of this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opener against Wales. The Ireland management named a squad of 32 players, which includes call-ups for four players from the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds, and five players who are as yet uncapped for the national side. The full 32 man squad [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-32-man-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27315/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-senior-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27020/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-senior-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27020/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:52:24 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27020 Ireland have named their senior squad, and the squad for their O2 Ireland Wolfhounds squad, ahead of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Tournament, which begins for Ireland with a home fixture versus Wales on Sunday 5th February 2012. The 24 man first team squad will train with an additional six players who are yet to [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-ireland-name-senior-squad-ahead-of-rbs-6-nations-2012/27020/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-rbs-6-nations-2012-fixture-schedule/27014/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-rbs-6-nations-2012-fixture-schedule/27014/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:31:59 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27014 The RBS 6 Nations 2012 Rugby Union tournament kicks off in a couple of weeks time, with the first round of fixtures taking place on the weekend of 4-5 February 2012 – including the huge Calcutta Cup fixture between Scotland and England, which, this year, will be played at Murrayfield. Fixtures in England, Wales, Scotland, [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-rbs-6-nations-2012-fixture-schedule/27014/feed/ 8 http://theglobalherald.com/plan-b-debacle-represents-a-larger-threat-to-american-secularism/26262/ http://theglobalherald.com/plan-b-debacle-represents-a-larger-threat-to-american-secularism/26262/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:11:38 +0000 Terry Sanderson http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26262 Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that the morning after pill (known as Plan B) was safe enough to be made available on request at pharmacies to all girls of reproductive age – even those under 16. But Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human resources, rejected this recommendation – [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/plan-b-debacle-represents-a-larger-threat-to-american-secularism/26262/feed/ 3 http://theglobalherald.com/possible-outcomes-of-the-eurozone-crisis-a-forecast-from-clem-chambers-2/26103/ http://theglobalherald.com/possible-outcomes-of-the-eurozone-crisis-a-forecast-from-clem-chambers-2/26103/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:41:13 +0000 Clem Chambers http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26103 Clem Chambers, CEO of financial information site ADVFN and author of ’101 Ways to Pick Stock Market Winners’ discusses five possible outcomes of the Euro crisis. Will the Euro currency break down completely? Could there be a partial break-up of the Eurozone? Will ‘Merkosy’ convince financially renegade countries to accept tighter control from Brussels over [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/possible-outcomes-of-the-eurozone-crisis-a-forecast-from-clem-chambers-2/26103/feed/ 0