Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has outlined that he feels his sides disappointing 0-0 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi was a “point gained” rather than two lost. The Boys in Green had a huge opportunity to take control in the group with a victory over their opponents, but looked flat throughout the game and failed to come away with all three …

Ireland were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw against Georgia in Tbilisi as they missed a huge chance to take control in the group. McCarthy’s side were poor throughout and looked void of creativity as they put in one of the worst Irish performances in recent memory. Here are five definitive conclusions as Ireland limped to a scoreless draw against …

West Ham United and Irish underage striker Anthony Scully has been named the Premier League 2 Player of the Month for September following his tremendous displays for the Hammers U23 side. Scully has been in tremendous form for his club netting eight goals in just five games throughout the month as West Ham climbed to the top of Division 2. …

England head coach Eddie Jones was less than sympathetic towards Scotland as they face the possibility of World Cup elimination thanks to the threat of Typhoon Hagibis. Jones’s side have already seen their game with France called off as a result of the cyclone as well as Italy’s clash with New Zealand, with Scotland set to miss out on the …

Ireland U21 side delivered another classy performance on Thursday night as they were held to a 0-0 draw by a very strong Italian side at Tallaght Stadium. Neither team could quite gain the upper-hand throughout the game, which became somewhat of a battle and saw two of the Premier League’s rising stars in Moise Kean and Troy Parrott sent off …

Stoke City and Ireland striker Scott Hogan has spoken candidly on his recent struggles for both club and country admitting that he didn’t feel as though he deserved to be in the squad for the upcoming games against Georgia and Switzerland. Hogan joined Stoke from Aston Villa on loan in the summer and despite finding the net in his second …

Ireland’s Under-21s held Italy to a scoreless draw at Tallaght Stadium to keep their unbeaten start to their European qualifying campaign in tact. The first half was very evenly matched as the two sides struggled to get the upper hand, with a strike from Troy Parrott and a mini case of handbags between the teams the best of the opening …

Michael Obafemi may be a senior Irish international and a Premier League goalscorer with Southampton, but Thursday could see him win his first-ever cap for Stephen Kenny’s U21 side. Obafemi, who is still just 19 years of age, has been on the fringes of the first-team squad at St Mary’s over the past season and a half. He made his …

Back in the Irish squad after a freak eye-injury kept him out of the last set of qualifiers, Preston striker Sean Maguire is keen to finally kick-start his international career. Maguire has been capped six times for the Boys in Green, but has yet to find the net for his country and hasn’t been able to emulate lively form at …

Ireland midfielder Conor Hourihane was full of praise for Brighton striker Aaron Connolly after his recent promotion to the senior side following his impressive start to life in the Premier League. Connolly was handed his first Premier League start against Tottenham last weekend and became the first Irish teenager to score a brace in the top flight since Robbie Keane …

For Conor Hourihane, his goal at the weekend for Aston Villa brought him into one of English football’s most exclusive clubs. The 28-year-old’s curler from outside of the area in Villa’s 5-1 win over Norwich was his first goal in the Premier League, meaning that he has now scored in all four division’s in English football – in addition to …

Harvey Neville, son of former Manchester United defender Phil Neville, has been included in the Irish U19s squad ahead of their upcoming friendlies against Denmark. Neville, who is also at Manchester United, had previously been on the books at Valencia before signing with the Red Devils in June 2018 and has never been called up to an Irish international side …

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has expanded on why he called 19-year-old Brighton striker Aaron Connolly into his squad, outlining what he admires about the Galway native’s game. Connolly was initially not included in the 24-man squad selected by McCarthy last week but was called up thanks in part to an injury to Portsmouth’s Ronan Curtis in addition to his sensational …

A massive typhoon could threaten to derail Ireland’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with World Rugby confirming that they are monitoring the situation. Latest forecasts suggest that Typhoon Hagibis is set to bring gusts of up to 111mph and could hit the island of Kyushu, where Ireland are set to take on Samoa, on Saturday. …

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea admitted after his side’s loss to Newcastle that he is experiencing the most difficult time at the club since the Spaniard arrived at Old Trafford in 2011. The Red Devils are without a win in their last five games in all competitions and currently sit 12th in the Premier League table, just two points …

Irish-eligible attacker Conor Noss was included on the Borussia Monchengladbach bench for the first time in the Bundesliga on Saturday as they picked up a 5-1 win over Augsburg. Noss is highly rated at the German club. He has featured frequently for their reserve side and Under-19 team, scoring twice in four games for the latter. The 18-year-old was also …

Israel Adesanya became the undisputed middleweight champion of the world on Saturday night as he dismantled Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 in Melbourne. “The Last Stylebender” was his confident, assured self in front of 57,000 fans at Marvel Stadium as he TKO’d Whittaker in the second round to move to 18-0 in his professional career. Whittaker hadn’t fought since June …