Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsIreland, Portugal, Croatia, Czechs reach Euro 2012

No cruel hand of fate was going to deny the Irish this time. Knocked out of World Cup qualifying two years ago by France with the help of Thierry Henry's hand ball, Ireland clinched a berth in next year's European Championship on Tuesday night, the first major tournament for the Irish in a decade.