Switzerland and Ireland share spoils
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Ireland drew 1-1 with Switzerland in their World Cup qualifier to partially avenge a defeat to the hosts before Euro 2004. A 2-0 defeat to the Swiss in the same city last October ended Ireland&#39;s
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EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe.
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Rumours of the demise of Ireland as a hotbed of pharmaceutical manufacturing may be premature.
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Workers at Apple&#39;s Irish operations in Cork remain gloomy this morning over one European country that remains outside the reach of iTunes Europe - Ireland.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding parties reported some progress Friday toward a lasting peace solution for the British province but were pessimistic about striking a deal.
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GENEVA, Mar 3 (IPS) - Several developing countries have sharply  criticised  fresh attempts by the European Union  and the United  States to pry open their industrial markets through a   controversial Swiss  formula.
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SEVILLE, Spain -- Ireland and Austria share the lead after Thursday&#39;s first round of the World Cup of Golf at the Royal Seville Golf Course, while a pair of unheralded Americans remain in contention.
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Switzerland is famous for its neutrality. It sat out both world wars. It's a refuge for international finance.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland&#39;s rival politicians face &quot;a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair
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MAYBE itâs the inherent difficulty of autumnal golf in the British Isles. Maybe itâs the eternal unpredictability of the Irish weather.
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Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European ...
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Switzerland on Wednesday returned to Taiwan 34 million dollars out of a total 520 million dollars (391 million euros) frozen in Swiss banks following a giant corruption scandal involving the sale of French frigates to Taipei.
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It follows the announcement last week that Zurich would not be able to host any of the 2008 European football championship games, owing to a legal wrangle over plans for a new stadium.
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Swiss voters' rejection of plans to relax strict citizenship awards and a media protest in Russia feature in Monday's European papers.
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Switzerland could prove to be the toughest opponents in Ireland&#39;s qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup finals, manager Brian Kerr said on Tuesday.
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Sport: Rugby World Cup: Irish pair forced out of training session with fitness scares.
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Scotland host the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland face Iceland as both countries begin their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.