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Leeds United pay tribute to Jack Charlton by renaming Elland Road's East Stand in his honour
Charlton, whose passing in July was mourned on both sides of the Irish Sea, spent 23 years with the Yorkshire ...
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UEFA Euro 2022 Qualifier Report: Northern Ireland 3 -2 Belarus
Northern Ireland are just one step away from securing a Euro 2022 playoff spot following a thrilling 3-2 victory over ...
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Dundalk promise 'strong action' after racist abuse is posted to players on social media
The Lilywhites were made aware of what they described as ‘vile comments’ directed towards members of the squad by multiple ...
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Europa League Report: Dundalk 1 - 3 Rapid Wien
Dundalk remain rooted to the bottom of the group, which must be frustrating given their performances in Europe thus far. ...
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So who are Rapid Wien, Dundalk's Europa League opponents?
The sides have met already, Rapid edging out an entertaining game 4-3, but many Dundalk fans, and League of Ireland ...
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Europa League Preview: Dundalk -v- Rapid Vienna
Dundalk come into the game off the back of a 4-1 win away to Bohemians in the FAI Cup – ...
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Champions League Round-Up: Atalanta stun Liverpool at Anfield while Eden Hazard strikes in win for Real Madrid
Belgian superstar Eden Hazard scored from the spot in Real Madrid’s comfortable two-nil win over Inter Milan at the San ...
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Diego Maradona passes away at the age of 60
The Buenos Aires native, who was recovering from surgery to remove blood from his brain earlier this month, passed away ...
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Champions League Round-Up: Giroud strikes late as Chelsea win away to Rennes
The result sees the Blues reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the second year running
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Frustration for luckless Robbie Brady as the Burnley winger suffers hamstring injury in Burnley's win over Crystal Palace
The luckless Dubliner was forced off less than 20 minutes into his substitute appearance on Monday as the Clarets recorded ...
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Portsmouth winger Marcus Harness targets first Ireland cap after watching brief for Bulgaria stalemate
The Portsmouth winger was a spectator in the Aviva Stadium as Ireland played out a scoreless draw with Bulgaria to ...
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FAI clear Stephen Kenny of wrongdoing following alleged 'anti-British' video controversy
In a statement on Sunday evening, they have cleared Kenny of any wrongdoing
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Ireland goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly says 'enough is enough' as he denies responsibility for media leaks
In a statement made through his personal social media, rather than his employer, Kelly angrily denied ‘the narrative and innuendo ...
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Jim Crawford pleased to finish campaign on a positive note
Jim Crawford pleased to finish campaign on a positive note
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FAI look to 'establish the facts' as investigation begins over video shared before England friendly
A statement was released by the FAI this evening
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Ireland player ratings v Bulgaria: Cullen and Brady offer midfield solace
The Boys in Green at least secured their League B status with the point they needed but just one goal ...
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Kenny applauds players' application during difficult period
It was very important that we weren't relegated
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UEFA Nations League Report: Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Bulgaria
Familiar failings in front of goal were on show as Ireland failed to record a single effort on target – ...
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UEFA Nations League Preview: Republic of Ireland -v- Bulgaria
The Republic of Ireland wrap up their UEFA Nations League campaign with the visit of Bulgaria on Wednesday evening
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The statistics behind Ireland's recent form
Of the 17 Irish players to play in the Premier League this year, 9 of them were unavailable to Stephen ...
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Watch: 27 years ago, Alan McLoughlin volleyed Ireland to the 1994 World Cup in America
Jimmy Quinn had put Northern Ireland in front earlier in the night and the goal looked set to be enough ...
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UEFA Nations League Round-up: Glentoran's Coleing stars for promoted Gibraltar while Spain inflict record defeat on Germany
Manchester City striker Ferrán Torres scored his first international hat-trick, while Álvaro Morata, Rodri and Mikel Oyarzabal also found the ...
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Ukraine's Nations League game with Switzerland called off as authorities quarantine Ukraine squad
Eduard Sobol, Yevhen Makarenko and Dmytro Riznyk turned back positive tests on Monday and the Swiss health authorities immediately placed ...
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Captain Vasil Bozhikov among three new Covid-19 cases for Bulgaria ahead of UEFA Nations League relegation decider with Ireland
Captain Vasil Bozhikov is the most significant casualty, with goalkeeper Hristian Vassilev and left-back Dimitar Velkovski also presenting positive tests.
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Shamrock Rovers duo Aaron McEneff and Graham Burke earn Ireland call-ups
McEneff and Burke have both been called up to the squad alongside under-21 pair Troy Parrott and Jack Taylor
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Stephen Kenny: 'I have no doubts that I will be a success'
With seven games without a win and six matches without a goal
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In Pictures: Republic of Ireland U21 1 - 2 Iceland U21
Our photographer Martin Doherty was on hand to snap away at the best of the action from Tallaght Stadium and ...
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Brady admits pressure is building but positives are there for the Boys in Green
The Burnley player is taking the positives from Stephen Kenny's fresh ideas
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Nations League Preview: Wales -v- Republic of Ireland
Coming into Sunday's game Wales are top of the group and with two matches remaining are eyeing up promotion into ...
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Dara O'Shea confident in stepping up to senior Ireland ranks
Dara O'Shea has been progressing through the professional game from the Conference, League Two, Championship and the Premier League.
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Kenny keen to move on from England match with the Nations League now the focus
With his sixth game in charge of the Republic of Ireland coming up on Sunday, Stephen Kenny is still seeking ...
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Zack Elbouzedi eyes history as under-21s get set to host Iceland at Tallaght Stadium
Former Waterford winger Zack Elbouzedi and his Ireland under-21 teammates are on the cusp of history
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Kenny calls up four players for Wales game
Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has brought four players into his squad for the match against Wales
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'You learn in football that sometimes things can happen, and you need to remember nothing is forever' - Wales defender Chris Gunter
Now, since making the change to Charlton this summer, Gunter has been a consistent presence in the League One club’s ...
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Friendly Report: England 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland
England recorded their first win over Ireland in 35 years they beat a wasteful Republic of Ireland 3-0 at Wembley
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Euro 2020 Play-Offs Round-Up: Scotland qualify for first major tournament since 1998, while Northern Ireland crash out against Slovakia
David Marshall’s save from Alexander Mitrovic’s spot-kick saw the Scots come through their tie, and they will now be playing ...
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So who are England, the Republic of Ireland's friendly opponents?
Gareth Southgate’s side face Belgium and Iceland as they conclude their latest Nations League campaign in the coming days but ...
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Coleman on last month's COVID crisis in Ireland camp - It was a disaster for the players and the manager
Coleman on the fallout from the coronavirus issues in Ireland camp
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International Friendly Preview: England -v- Republic of Ireland
It's the first meeting between the sides since the passing of legendary World Cup winner and Republic of Ireland manager ...
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Kenny calling on players to take their opportunity
Callum Robinson will also miss tomorrow night’s clash after testing positive for coronavirus.
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Keith Long confirms teenager Evan Ferguson will join Brighton & Hove Albion next summer
Ferguson, who turned 16 last month, was handed his full senior debut by Long in Monday night’s 2-1 win over ...
Read MoreFAI confirm one positive Covid-19 case ahead of England friendly
The player in question has no close contacts and the rest of the staff and squad have all returned negative ...
Read MoreFAI Cup Report: Wexford Youths 0 - 1 Peamount United
In a game which could have gone either way, Peamount prevailed to set up a cup final with Cork City ...
Read MoreThree FAI Cup quarter-final ties rescheduled due to international call-ups
The ties between Sligo Rovers and Derry City, Bohemians and Dundalk and between Finn Harps and Shamrock Rovers had been ...
Read More'To play against the top teams in Europe and compete is something that would excite the players' - Crawford confident as Troy Parrott returns for 21s
A home game against Iceland followed by an away trip to Luxembourg will decide if Ireland can qualify as one ...
Read MoreGrant and Mandroiu among five League of Ireland players selected for Ireland under-21 showdown
Sligo Rovers goalkeeper Ed McGinty, Shamrock Rovers defender Liam Scales and Dundalk full-back Darragh Leahy have also been selected by ...
Read MoreEuropa League Preview: Rapid Vienna -v- Dundalk
Rapid Vienna come into the game in second position in the Austrian top-flight, with five wins and a draw to ...
Read MorePeamount captain Aine O'Gorman - We obviously have amateur status, but we have a very professional attitude
She has 104 caps for her country, an FAI Cup final hat-trick and prior Champions League experience against last year’s ...
Read MoreFormer Ireland manager Mick McCarthy takes over at Cypriot giants APOEL
Terry Connor, who has been McCarthy’s assistant for many years with Ireland, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town, will join him ...
Read MoreFilippo Giovagnoli proud of 'polite' players amid disappointment of defeat to Arsenal
Dundalk manager Filippo Giovagnoli was proud of his side's performance, as they fought valiantly throughout.
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