Birrell'sno-Hopers Turnworld Beaters to Live the Dream in the Caribbean Ireland Ireland Coach Is Revelling in His Team's Transformation, Finds Natasha Woods

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GIVEN Jamaica lies 1,000 miles northwest of St Kitts, is in a different time zone, and the telecommunications system can prove frustratingly fragile, the challenge of contacting someone from the Irish team appeared fraught with difficulty last week. How wrong could I be?

Their extraordinary exploits on their World Cup debut have made global headlines, prompting unprecedented media demands, yet team manager Roy Torrens picks up his phone on the first ring. "You want to speak to somebody on the team? No problem. Phone back in 10 minutes and I'll have someone, " came the reply. "You know the Irish, we like to be helpful and make friends."

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Birrell'sno-Hopers Turnworld Beaters to Live the Dream in the Caribbean Ireland Ireland Coach Is Revelling in His Team's Transformation, Finds Natasha Woods

They've done that and much more already; their team qualified for the Super Eight stage even before Friday's defeat by the West Indies, courtesy of that spectacul...

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