Croatia
# croatia - Friday 7 June, 2013
Strachan’s Scotland stun Croatia in Zageb
Robert Snodgrass’s goal was enough to beat Igo Stimac’s outfit.
# croatia - Thursday 6 June, 2013
President: Racism will rise if Europe does not focus on citizens
President Michael D Higgins criticised the EU for listening to the concerns of financial institutions over citizens.
# croatia - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Pozdravi! President begins State visit to Croatia
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina are in the country which is soon to become the EU’s 28th member state.
# croatia - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Honeybees trained to find land mines in Croatia
In the last two decades, land mines have taken the lives of 316 people, including 66 de-miners.
# croatia - Friday 22 March, 2013
Croatia and Serbia meet for the first time since Balkans war tonight
There’s lots at stake tonight in Zagreb.
# croatia - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Dinamo v Red Star – the match that heralded war
Croatia play Serbia for the first time as independent nations in a World Cup qualifying tie tomorrow
# croatia - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
‘I don’t want James McClean getting all the attention’ – Stephen Hunt
The midfielder believes Giovanni Trapattoni wants the best for Ireland but will not be expecting a warm ‘hello’ any time soon.
# croatia - Friday 16 November, 2012
Joy in Croatia as UN war crimes tribunal overturns convictions
Tribunal overturned the convictions of two Croatian generals for murdering and expelling Serb civilians during a 1995 military blitz.
# croatia - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Croatians pray for ex-generals ahead of war crimes verdict
Two former wartime generals, still hailed as heroes in Croatia, are appealing a verdict by the UN Yugoslav war crimes court.
# croatia - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Bodies of suspected WW2 victims exhumed from mass grave in Croatia
The victims were thought to have been cadets in a Croatian military academy.
# croatia - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Dinamo Zagreb star hit with €100,000 fine for cracking open a beer
Croatian international Domagoj Vida made a costly decision on the team bus on Monday.
# croatia - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Croatian football side gets female touch
NK Viktorija Vojakovac made an eyebrow-raising appointment today.
# croatia - Monday 10 September, 2012
DFA providing consular assistance after Irishman drowns in Croatia
The 28-year-old Irishman had been attending a music festival in the city of Pula.
# croatia - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s international action
The Irish team’s group rivals, Germany, are in action, as they take on Argentina.
# croatia - Sunday 29 July, 2012
Sports film of the week: Once Brothers
Grab some popcorn, turn the lights off and join us for a Sunday night movie.
# croatia - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Olympics: Croat high jump star Vlasic out of Games
The athlete, who won a silver medal in 2008, has failed to recover from a foot problem.
# croatia - Monday 9 July, 2012
Is Poznan cheating on us? Zagreb got the ‘thank you’ posters too
Poznan! We thought we had something special going on…
# croatia - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Former Serbian president shakes hand with Kosovo’s prime minister
Former president Boris Tadic said he was ready to contribute at any time towards solving the Kosovo problem.
# croatia - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Croatia fined €80,000 by UEFA for racist abuse
…which, if we’ve done our maths right, is €20,000 less than Nicklas Bendtner got for his underpants stunt.
# croatia - Monday 18 June, 2012
Match report: Jesus Navas rescues Spain, Croatia bow out
Vicente del Bosque’s substitution paid off as the striker hit a late winner.
Platini furious over Croatia racism charge
Meanwhile, Slaven Bilic has called for lifetime bans for those found guilty of racist chanting.
Yellow cards no problem for Del Bosque
Alvaro Arbeloa and Jordi Alba are both on one yellow card, meaning they are running the risk of being suspended for the quarter-finals.
# croatia - Saturday 16 June, 2012
UEFA to investigate fresh racism claims
The European governing body is looking into reports a banana was thrown onto the pitch during Italy’s 1-1 draw with Croatia as Mario Balotelli left the field.
# croatia - Thursday 14 June, 2012
LIVE: Euro 2012, day 7
What, it’s been a week already? All the nerve-jangling build-up to Ireland’s clash with Spain is nestled safely in here.
Three ways Ireland can find joy against Spain
It’s not going to be pretty, but we do have a chance of coming away with something other than a defeat against the current champions tonight.
Preview: Croatia out to seal qualification with Italian job
Slaven Bilic’s side will enter the Group C encounter full of confidence after a comfortable 3-1 win over the Ireland in their tournament opener.
# croatia - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
‘My mam was mortified but she is seeing the funny side of it now’ – Eamon Keegan
The Irish fan, who has gained fame in the past few days, talks about the picture the whole country has seen.
# croatia - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
With Ireland beaten, Bilic is braced for tougher tests
“We still have a great job to do, tougher test, yeah, it didn’t look easy at any point and it was very hard on the pitch.
# croatia - Monday 11 June, 2012
FYI: Can Ireland still qualify with four points and other Group C permutations
We’ve done the calculations so you don’t have to, looking at the various potential Euro 2012 outcomes.
Croatia match attracted highest RTE audience since 1994 World Cup
Over two million people tuned in to see Ireland lose their opening Group C match to Slaven Bilic’s side on Sunday night.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Electricity demand shaped by Ireland’s first Euro 2012 match
EirGrid says Sunday evening demand for electricity was influenced by people sitting down together to watch the match – and make tea at half-time.
Open road: Croatia will not fear anyone now, says Bilic
While he admitted Ireland were the better team ‘in some moments’ the coach is confident of making the knock-out stages.
# croatia - Sunday 10 June, 2012
‘We gave away sloppy goals’ – St Ledger rues mistakes
The Leicester City player admitted that Ireland’s defending was poor at times in Poznan tonight.
Match Report: Mandzukic on the double for Croatia
Two goals from the Wolfsburg striker resigned Ireland to defeat in their first Euro 2012 fixture.
The Daily Fix: Sunday
All the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way…
As it happened: Ireland v Croatia, Euro 2012
Could Giovanni Trapattoni’s men get off to a winning start against Croatia this evening? Let’s find out.
What can Ireland learn from Croatia’s Euro 2012 qualifiers?
Finding success from crosses could be a real possibility against today’s opponents.


























































