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With the countdown to the crunch tie with Wales well underway, we look at Ireland’s form team going into the Dublin clash. It has been a good few months for Irish football. Some Irishmen are enjoying their most productive seasons to date, and there has been a surge in the amount of young Irish players coming through in the Championship. This following …

Preston picked up another win on Tuesday night, with Republic of Ireland duo Aiden McGeady and Daryl Horgan again at the centre of the action. With the former scoring two brilliant efforts and setting up a third, and the latter scoring his first goal for his new club, all eyes were on the wingers once again and they not disappoint. …

Over the weekend Preston, a club with a substantial Irish contingent, recorded a 4-2 victory over Brentford. Daryl Horgan scored his first goal for the Lilywhites since joining from Dundalk, but it was Aiden McGeady who grabbed all the headlines. McGeady’s place was said to be under threat by the Galwegian following his Europa League heroics. Horgan is a tremendous talent …

The weekend just gone saw a surprisingly large amount of top-class finishes from members of Martin O’Neill’s Ireland squad. Wingers Robbie Brady and Daryl Horgan have made their mark on their new clubs, while Aiden McGeady gave fans a timely reminder of his capabilities with a star turn for Preston against Brentford. Wes Hoolahan, meanwhile, produced a 35-yard lob against …

Former Dundalk star Daryl Horgan has made a quick impact in England. The winger, along with teammate Andy Boyle, completed a move to Preston North End at the end of 2016 and is already starting to justify the faith shown in him by manager Simon Grayson. Horgan started Saturday’s Championship match against Brentford Deepdale with Aiden McGeady on the other …

Former Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane has been linked with a shock move to Preston North End. Keane has been a free agent since leaving LA Galaxy at the end of the MLS season. The Birmingham Mail have suggested that Simon Grayson’s side could move for the 36-year-old who has indicated a desire to prolong his playing career. The Dubliner called …

Daryl Horgan is in the process of becoming a fan favourite at Preston North End following the perfect start. It might not be long before he becomes a fan favourite with Ireland The Galweigen was thrust straight into the action against promotion chasers Brighton and Hove Albion. He failed to disappoint by providing an unbelievable assist and fearfully parading up his flank …

Aiden McGeady on Saturday afternoon displayed some absolute brilliance to set up Callum Robinson for Preston North End’s lead goal against Arsenal. The Irish international winger showed some quick feet and an outrageous turn before feeding striker Jordan Hugill, whose collision with an Arsenal defender meant the ball fell neatly to Robinson who finished sublimely. With the Scottish-born player a much criticised …

Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland take on Austria on Saturday evening with a number of injury concerns already hitting the squad. Shane Long’s absence from the preliminary 35-man panel showed the absolute dearth of quality Ireland now have in the striker role, while the subsequent withdrawals of Stephen Ward, James McCarthy, Cyrus Christie and Stephen Quinn from the final squad …

The Republic of Ireland national side has become synonymous with late goals over the years, as a determined attitude from the Boys in Green has paid dividends time and time again. In fact, even on the road to France in the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, the winner against Georgia and equalisers against Germany and Poland were all scored in injury …

With Dundalk flying the flag high for the League of Ireland in this season’s Europa League calls have emerged for some of the Lilywhites’ players to get the ultimate recognition they deserve: a call up to Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland squad. The latest squads have been named for the forthcoming games with Georgia and Moldova without the inclusion of …

Everton look to complete their summer transfer business with a bang today by making two big-money signings. The Toffees have made a solid start to the Premier League season with seven points from three games, but manager Ronald Koeman is keen to build on that progress in the coming weeks and months. To that end, Everton are closing in on …

With the transfer window closing in just over 72 hours, time is running out for a number of players to leave their current clubs. For varying reasons, there are a number of players at clubs whose time at their current employer should be coming to an end. Premier League sides’ stockpiling of players has meant that, more now than ever, …

Martin O’Neill has named the Republic of Ireland squad for next week’s friendly against Oman. It is the first time the squad has come together for an international since their impressive showing at the European Championships earlier this year. A number of players, including Harry Arter and Callum O’Dowda, return to the squad having missed out on the 23-man squad …

With confirmation coming yesterday that forward and all-round national treasure Jonathan Walters will miss Ireland’s Euro 2016 game against Belgium today, Martin O’Neill has some big decisions to make. While the absence of the 32 year old is a big loss to Ireland, particularly given the way he has been performing over the past year to 18 months, it allows …

With just over a month to go until the Republic of Ireland’s opening Euro 2016 game against Sweden, manager Martin O’Neill has a few hard decisions to make. He has named a 35-man squad for this month’s friendly against the Netherlands on May 28th, in what is essentially a provisional squad for the tournament, but some of that panel are …

Aiden McGeady has spoken out about his decision to leave Everton on loan to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday during the January transfer window. McGeady has been limited to a solitary appearance for Roberto Martínez’s side this season – 45 minutes of a 5-3 victory at Barnsley way back in August – but will now be hoping to get his season back on …