Familiar Foes Jean Marie Hervio/FLASH PRESS/IconJohn O'Shea (left) and Ireland will host Thierry Henry and France for the first time since 2006 World Cup qualifying.England's sunning itself in Qatar, but this weekend, says SI.com's The Limey, eyes will be fixed on Europe's playoffs, where the involved teams are very familiar to Premier League fans. Nov 14, 2009
The Frenchman expanded his league of enemies by describing Ireland as "an England B team." The Ireland captain, Aston Villa's Richard Dunne, threw the broadside straight back across the Celtic Sea, mischievously surmising, "Every time a tournament comes round, they have all these world-class players and then a man who seems intent on messing them up.". Dunne has a point. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Small Mammals Have A 'Celtic Fringe' Too Oct 5, 2009
2, 2008) A joint project between the Irish fishing industry and scientists to track stocks of cod in the Celtic Sea is starting to yield interesting results. Over the last two years, 4,063 cod have been. (Science Daily)
Briefing: Scramble for the seabed May 19, 2009
Thus Britain, France, Ireland and Spain have jointly made a claim in the Celtic sea and the Bay of Biscay. Britain has made a second in respect of Ascension island in the South Atlantic, a third concerning the Hatton-Rockall area in the North Atlantic and a fourth concerning the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands in the South Atlantic. (The Economist)
Russian navy admits causing oil slick Feb 28, 2009
An oil slick is seen close to where a Russian aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov was refueling in the Celtic Sea between western Britain and the southern coast of Ireland. The carrier is at top left. (MSNBC -- International)
Russia admits Irish oil spillage Feb 27, 2009
The Russian navy says its vessels were to blame for an oil spill in the Celtic Sea off Ireland about 10 days ago. An investigation found "technical malfunction and human error" resulted in hundreds of tonnes of oil leaking from a tanker anchored near a warship. (BBC News -- Europe)
Oil slick drifting to Irish coast Feb 18, 2009
A large fuel oil slick thought to have leaked into the Celtic Sea during a Russian refuelling incident is heading to the coasts of Ireland and Wales. The UK coastguard estimates up to 1,000 tonnes may be on the water, but Russia denies the spill is on that scale. (BBC News -- Europe)
Giant oil slick heading for British shores Feb 18, 2009
Oil can be seen floating on the surface of the Celtic Sea close to where the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was refuelling Photo: Pa. The slick, which covers nearly nine square miles, is thought to have been leaked into the Celtic Sea when a Russian warship was refuelling ... The Celtic Sea is below the Irish Sea and stretches towards the Atlantic. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Crowds Celebrate Nation's 1st Birthday Feb 18, 2009
They said the oil slick was discovered close to where a Russian warship was refueling in the Celtic Sea, between western Britain and Ireland's southern coast. Mexicans Protest Army Mission. (Washington Post)
Authorities monitoring 500-ton oil spill off Ireland Feb 18, 2009
The Irish Marine Department said the oil slick was discovered close to where a Russian aircraft carrier was refueling in the Celtic Sea between western Britain and the southern coast of Ireland. The department said today it was too early to predict how much of the spill, thought to be around 500 tons, will come ashore. (Honolulu Advertiser)
