Grassroots Coaching in Ireland - Let the Players Play

The number of newly qualified coaches coming on stream each year through the FAI’s Coach Education Program is one of ...

Meet the American coach who helped influence and shape Irish football

The stands of Gillette Stadium are quiet.

Garry Buckley: The winning mentality John and his backroom team instilled into us was a big reason we were so successful for many years

It's never easy to leave behind everything you've known since birth and take up a fresh challenge in pastures new, ...

Former Cork City player Admir Softic: As a footballer, I was disappointed how the new coach handled the situation

Leaving behind his native Bosnia and Herzegovina for Ireland, Admir Softic's introduction to a new way of life was made ...

A History of Hurt on the Banks of the Lee

From the moment you set foot inside Turner’s Cross Stadium, you get a feeling that Cork City is no ordinary ...

Top 20 most read articles on extratime.com for 2020 (Part 1: 20 to 11)

We look back over the most read articles we published here at extratime.com from the last 12 months

Gareth Cronin: We went into a play-off with Finn Harps, who completely annihilated us in Ballybofey, which was the lowest part in my time managing Waterford

From midway through a fruitful playing career and then entering League of Ireland management at 31, Gareth Cronin simultaneously held ...

Column: Numbers don't add up in critique of League of Ireland crowds

Sunday Independent columnist Eamonn Sweeney was concerned that his readers might get a misleading impression about the number of people ...

From the Archives: Brian Shelley on becoming disillusioned with financial mismanagement in the League of Ireland

Having won every domestic honour, sampled life cross channel and becoming disheartened with League of Ireland clubs’ financial mismanagement, Brian ...

From the Archives - extratime.ie League of Ireland Attendance Report 2019

For the third season in a row, the SSE Airticity League of Ireland has seen an increase in attendances. The ...

From the Archives - There is no loyalty in LOI - Greg O'Halloran Interview

ExtraTime.ie caught up with Greg O'Halloran to hear his tales about his nationwide travels and passion for the beautiful game.

Micheal Schlingermann: The year out helped me mentally and to get set up with life after football

Honing your skills, exuding patience and making the most of an opportunity when it comes is appropriate in all team ...

From the Archives - Davy O'Connor: Depression stole me of confidence and self-belief - I was a waste of a tracksuit

This year, O’Connor will run 247km in 72 hours, the number chosen to represent the 24/7 nature that mental health ...

Tommy Walsh: For me the worry isn't about the players themselves, it's the risk of bringing it home to a family member with an underlying condition or an elderly parent

Kilkenny hurling legend Tommy Walsh believes it would be extremely hard to justify a return to GAA action without the ...

Eoin Wearen: I look back on Sligo as a period of 'what if

A domestic footballer's career can be short and precarious at the best of times, but throw in serious injuries and ...

Kenny positivity can provide hope in uncertain times

Opining on the extraordinary hold that sport has on society and the human psyche veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson declared that ...

Stephen Kenny's goalkeeping options: Time for Talbot?

Tom O'Connor takes a look at Stephen Kenny's goalkeeping options ahead of a busy second half of 2020 for the ...

Alan Reynolds: You could say that I resigned, but basically I was sacked and rightly so

A no-nonsense midfielder during his playing days, Waterford boss Alan Reynolds was initially thrown in the managerial deep end at ...

Killian Brennan: I do regret not signing for Drogheda earlier in my career, but circumstances stopped that

Having won every major domestic cup and league winner's medal, Killian Brennan still believes that he should have joined his ...

Young Irish Canaries Primed for Flight

If things go to plan, Steve Weaver and Stuart Webber could be the men responsible for backboning the success of ...

Tom O'Connor: The time for unity is now

‘My guess is that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland goes'. Shane Ross Minister of Sport and Tourism ...

Looking Back: The Irish Soccer Magazine

All I could think of in the halcyon days of Summer 1988 was the upcoming European Championships to be held ...

Gavin Whelan: 'It's an incredible thing that UCD have going over the years'

From a famous footballing family, Gavin Whelan enjoyed huge domestic success with Drogheda United, but is thankful for initially getting ...

The League of Ireland: A view from Abroad

I have developed a long-standing ritual on Friday afternoons. At 2:45 pm, I open a browser on my computer at ...

James Claffey's Sports Psychology Corner - Towell's take on all things mental

The first article was really enjoyable and I’m really grateful for the comments and more importantly for the feedback from ...

An indepth comparison of the European co-efficient: How close are Dundalk to making a breakthrough in Europe?

Having just watched Dundalk thump Finn Harps 5-0 to take a commanding lead at the top of the Premier Division, ...

Postcard from Cyprus - The Green Line for Shamrock Rovers

Having spent much of this week in Cyprus, both north and south of the UN controlled buffer zone that splits ...

James Claffey's Introduction to Sport Psychology

Hi everybody and welcome to my series of articles in relation to the wonderful world of sport psychology and mental ...

Paul Keegan: To stabilise the club is a good thing, but the aim is to get promoted

Two stints in England, regular silverware with Drogheda United and Bohemians, in addition to vying for promotion to the Premier ...

Niall Quinn's meagre plan for Irish football will need more than soft media coverage to pass muster

Red Strike is the marketing company that underwrote the ‘Visionary Group’ blueprint for the future of Irish football presented at ...

James Claffey's Introduction to Sports Psychology