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Shamrock Rovers duo Jack Byrne and Pico Lopes called up for international duty
Shamrock Rovers star Jack Byrne has been named in the Ireland squad
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Scottish Premiership Round-up: Rangers and Celtic score big wins as Gers stay top
A resounding 5-1 victory over Motherwell secured Rangers’ place at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
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Had Boots Did Travel: The Irish Abroad (September 25-28, 2020)
Conor Hourihane was also on target as Aston Villa eased to a comfortable 3-0 win away to Fulham at Craven ...
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Had Boots Did Travel: The Irish Abroad (September 22-24, 2020)
Padraig Amond scored his first goal of the season as Newport County secured their first win of the season as ...
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'What we did tonight is really special, even if I am not surprised' - Dundalk boss Filippo Giovagnoli reacts as Dundalk reach Europa League playoff round
The Lilywhites scored a penalty-shootout victory over Sheriff in Transnistria with a heroic Gary Rogers helping Giovagnoli’s side to victory.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic tests positive for Covid-19
The former Barcelona and Manchester United forward scored in AC Milan’s two-nil win over Shamrock Rovers in the last round ...
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Live Commentary Preview: Sheriff Tiraspol -v- Dundalk
Oisin Langan and Aoife Ní Mhaoláin will bring you all the action from Moldova (via their own home) as the ...
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Europa League Preview: Sheriff Tiraspol -v- Dundalk
Sheriff Tiraspol have won their opening ten league games of the Moldovan top-flight season – scoring 28 and only conceding ...
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Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds heads shock takeover bid for supporter-owned Wrexham
The Wrexham Supporters Trust Board, who own the club. today voted 97.5% to 2.5% in favour of a resolution to ...
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Nottingham Forest snap up Irish international midfielder Harry Arter as Cyrus Christie also joins
Arter joins Forest just days after it was confirmed that Cyrus Christie has joined Aitor Karanka’s side.
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Ireland under-19 Mark McGuinness joins Ipswich on loan from Premier League Arsenal
McGuinness impressed for Arsenal’s under-23s in a recent game with Ipswich – so much so that he has now joined ...
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Michael O'Connor set to join Ross County after Waterford departure
The Blues have said in a statement that the Dundalk native is to join Scottish Premiership side Ross County
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Had Boots Did Travel: The Irish Abroad (September 18-21, 2020)
But perhaps most incredibly, Dundalk native Jimmy Dunne scored on his Premier League debut for Burnley in their 4-2 defeat ...
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Europa League Postcard: From Zlatan to Zefi
The Hoops were hoping to catch Milan cold as the Italian visitors were playing their first competitive game of the ...
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UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifier Preview: Germany -v- Republic of Ireland
Germany welcome the Republic of Ireland to Essen on Saturday afternoon knowing a win of any description will put them ...
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Had Boots Did Travel: The Irish Abroad (September 14-17, 2020)
There was joy for Robbie Brady who scored Burnley’s winning spot-kick in their win over David McGoldrick’s Sheffield United in ...
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Player Ratings: Shamrock Rovers 0 - 2 AC Milan (September 17 2020)
The fairytale didn’t have its happy ending for Shamrock Rovers on Thursday night as the Hoops fell to a 2-0 ...
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Bradley hails bravery of his Hoops team after defeat to Milan
Even though his team suffered their first defeat in 20 games, it was clear the pride that Shamrock Rovers Head ...
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Europa League Round-Up: Coleraine suffer penalty heartache as Rovers are eventually undone by classy Milan
The Bannsiders went in at the break two goals behind before they produced a stirring second half fightback to bring ...
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Irish under-21 Connor Ronan signs new four-year deal with Premier League Wolves
Ronan has recently gone on loan to Swiss side Grasshopper ahead of the upcoming 2020/21 season
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Inter Club d'Escaldes -v- Dundalk - Where can I watch it and what do I need to know?
Last season, the Andorrans qualified for the Champions League by virtue of their league title success – their first since ...
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Shamrock Rovers -v- AC Milan - Where can I watch it and what do I need to know?
It is ten years since Rovers last played a Serie A side in Europe when Juventus came to Tallaght in ...
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Stephen Bradley: 'It's AC Milan, but for me I just treat is as the next game'
Stephen Bradley remains, rightly or wrongly, a manager who divides opinion among fans of the League of Ireland.
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Europa League Round-Up: Dean Ebbe scores as TNS suffer defeat against Faroese opposition
The former Longford Town man then scored what looked like an extra-time winner in the 112th minute, but the Saints ...
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Champions League Round-Up: Benfica crash out as Ferencvaros maintain group stages charge
PAOK scored twice in a twelve minute second-half display before Benfica scored a late consolation in injury time.
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Europa League Preview: Inter Club d'Escaldes -v- Dundalk
Dundalk will be looking to make amends for their UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of Slovenian champions NK ...
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Europa League Preview: Shamrock Rovers -v- AC Milan
This is why you play football, for nights like this and big games - Stephen Bradley
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Former Ireland under-21 Jack Grealish signs new five-year deal at Aston Villa
Grealish made six appearances for the Irish under-21s before he switched international allegiances to England in 2015.
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The English Premier League is back on Saturday - who should League of Ireland fans support?
So who should fans of each League of Ireland club support in the English ‘Premier League’? Keep reading for your ...
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Anthony Stokes leaves Livingston after four-week spell
Stokes had not played for Livingston since joining the club in August.
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So who are Inter Club d'Escaldes, Dundalk's Europa League Opponents?
Escaldes previous European tie saw them dumped out of the Champions League qualifiers by Kosovan champions Drita by a scoreline ...
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So who are AC Milan, Shamrock Rovers' Europa League opponents?
The Hoops have won their last four encounters against their Dublin rivals who wear red and black but Thursday's task ...
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Had Boots Did Travel: The Irish Abroad (w/e September 13, 2020)
There were debut goals for Irish senior internationals Jeff Hendrick and Shane Duffy, with Hendrick finding the back of the ...
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Brighton boss hails Denise O'Sullivan's 'proven goalscoring record' as loan move confirmed
The 26-year old joins fellow Irish internationals Rianna Jarrett and Megan Connolly at the Women’s Super League side until the ...
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Northern Ireland Senior women's squad named for Faroe Islands clash
Kenny Shiels has named his Northern Ireland senior Women's squad for the Euro 2022 qualifier with the Faroe Islands later ...
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'One of the most gifted midfielders in world soccer' Denise O'Sullivan joins Brighton on loan
Cork native O’Sullivan joins international teammates Rianna Jarrett and Megan Connolly on England’s south coast for the first half of ...
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Manchester United sign World Cup winners Tobin Heath and Christen Press
Manchester United have announced the signing of United States World Cup winners Tobin Heath and Christen Press ahead of the ...
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Urban Culture - Why I photograph football stickers on the streets of Dublin
I've developed a strange habit in recent months photographing football stickers that are placed around the Dublin streets.
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UEFA Nations League Round-up: Grealish makes England debut in scoreless draw, France score win over Croatia in Paris and Ronaldo scores twice for Portugal
The Aston Villa star came on in the 76th minute for Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips but he was unable to ...
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UEFA Nations League Round-up: Northern Ireland concede five at home to Norway while Italy upset the Netherlands in Amsterdam
Erling Braut Haaland and Alexander Sorloth each scored a brace for Norwayafter Southampton’s Mohamed Elyounoussi had opened the scoring for ...
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Former Bohemians midfielder Fuad Sule signs two-year contract extension with Larne
Sule joined Bohemians after departing St Patrick’s Athletic underage set-up before asserting himself as one of the key components in ...
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Defeat means debut ends in disappointment for Jason Molumby
There was disappointed for Jason Molumby as he suffered defeat on his international debut
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UEFA Nations League Report: Republic of Ireland 0-1 Finland
It certainly wasn’t the occasion or indeed the result that Stephen Kenny wanted for his first home game in charge ...
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UEFA Nations League Preview: Republic of Ireland -v- Finland
The Boys in Green return to the Aviva Stadium for the first time since last November
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'I presented him an award when he was 13 and he was the same size as me!': Adam Idah a prospect for impressed Egan
Corkmen John Egan and Adam Idah walked out on the pitch together for the Republic of Ireland for the first ...
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Stephen Kenny mindful of player's workload ahead of his first home game
On Sunday Stephen Kenny will take charge of his first home game as Republic of Ireland manager.
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Surreal experience for Stephen Kenny on debut game in empty stadium
Stephen Kenny described his first competitive match in charge of the Republic of Ireland as a 'surreal' experience with no ...
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Five talking points from Ireland's 1-1 draw away to Bulgaria
With pre-season only weeks old, just two full training sessions and a host of new players, new staff and new ...
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UEFA Nations League Report: Bulgaria 1 - 1 Republic of Ireland
Shane Duffy’s header deep into injury time salvaged a point for the Republic of Ireland as the Stephen Kenny era ...
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