Ireland at the Fairbreak

Ireland are not mathematically out of the hunt for World Cup qualification, but after a horror start to their campaign, their prospects of reaching India later this year are hanging by a thread. Nathan Johns and Ian Callender, who is out covering the matches in Zimbabwe, discuss Ireland's opening defeats to Oman and Scotland.

The "pinnacle event" is upon us. The qualifying tournament that will define the last four years of ODI cricket is about to get underway in Zimbabwe, with Ireland aiming to become one of the two sides to progress from this cut-throat tournament to the World Cup in India this year. We delve into all the talking points ahead of a crucial three weeks for Andrew Balbirnie's side.

The Part-timer, in conjunction with The Night Watchman, returns as our Twitter Spaces chat migrates to podcast form. Nathan Johns and James Nerney discuss all the important storylines in the build-up to Ireland's first appearance at Lord's since 2019, while we also hear from Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan.

Ireland predictably went down 3-0 to South Africa, but where does it leave them? What have they learned as a squad? What’s the latest on skipper Laura Delany’s fitness? Bhavi Devchand reviews Ireland’s first international series of the summer with regular host Nathan Johns.

Scorchers overseas and former Melbourne Stars player Bhavi Devchand joins us to review Ireland’s mixed T20 series defeat to South Africa. An in-depth look at the ups, downs and goings on behind the scenes of Irish women’s cricket

Ireland face South Africa and Shabnim Ismail in a daunting challenge. As well as being the fastest bowler in the world, Ismail may well also be the only player who irons her playing shirt every day. A fascinating insight into the mental process of being one of the world’s best cricketers

Kim Garth, Gaby Lewis and Celeste Raack talk their involvement at the Fairbreak Invitational franchise tournament in Dubai

Ireland’s fast bowler talks an impressive six months on the franchise circuit as well as the upcoming home summer

David Ripley had a bit a of a bizarre situation, coming in as Ireland head coach for just three months, but he made the most of it with a historic win over the West Indies and T20 World Cup qualification. Here he chats about Ireland’s facilities, the players that impressed him and his coaching philosophy.

Imagine being better at something than 99% of the planet. Imagine then deciding that you want to learn a more difficult skill even though you are already an international athlete. Simi Singh is in many ways Ireland’s answer to Liam Livingstone in being both an off and leg spinner, but he is different too in many ways. Here he tells me all about his bowling development in a deep dive into the psychology, analysis and motivation behind his career. Here is an earlier interview Simi did about the origins of his leg spin - https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/interview-simi-singh-on-oman-afghanistan-and-the-origins-of-his-leg-spin - Find Simi on Twitter @SimiSingh147. Follow the host of The Part-Timer @nathanrjohns to get involved in the podcast.