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Former England captain Paul Ince believes Jack Grealish has what it takes to capture the imagination of England fans once given the chance.  The Aston Villa skipper is currently in the form of his life as speculation grows that he could be on the way out of the club this summer. Whether he stays or he goes, it is only …

Jack Grealish is set to captain his Aston Villa side at the weekend when they face Manchester City at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final.  But the 24-year-old showed an early flair for having the ball in his hands as well as at his feet. Grealish who has Irish ties with grandparents hailing from Dublin, Galway and Kerry was born …

Former Ireland international goalkeeper Shay Given had a brilliant career which spanned over 20 years for both club and country. Given won 134 caps for the Boys in Green, and made over 350 appearances for Newcastle while also having spells at Manchester City, Stoke City and Aston Villa towards the end of his career. There was a time though, when …

Republic of Ireland international Scott Hogan has joined Championship side Birmingham City on a loan deal from Aston Villa until the end of the season. Hogan had spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Stoke City and scored twice in 13 league games. But the 27-year-old fell out of favour with new manager Michael O’Neill following his …

Can you name Aston Villa’s starting XI from the 2010 League Cup final? Martin O’Neill’s Villa lost 2-1 to Manchester United in the final at Wembley in February 2010, with Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney scoring for Alex Ferguson’s team. Aston Villa were an accomplished team. For three seasons in a row, they finished sixth and made credible pushes to …

Jack Grealish’s father Kevin has outlined that he feels the Aston Villa captain’s experience playing Gaelic football helped with his development at a younger age. Grealish has been excellent this season since returning to the Premier League with Villa scoring six times and notching up five assists as Dean Smith’s side look to avoid the drop. The 24-year-old’s form has …

Aston Villa were comfortable winners over a very youthful Liverpool side as they advanced to the League Cup semi-finals with a 5-0 win at Villa Park. Fielding a team with an average age of just 19 years and 182 days old, Liverpool were never really expected to trouble the much more experienced Villa side away from home. Liverpool though started …

Liverpool will play two games in the space of 24 hours in December after the EFL confirmed that the date of Carabao Cup quarter-final will not change. Jurgen Klopp’s team will play Aston Villa on Tuesday, December 17 at Villa Park in the EFL Cup. The following day, they will play in the Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar. Klopp …

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 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 …

Ireland’s midfield duo of Conor Hourihane and Jeff Hendrick found the net for Aston Villa and Burnley respectively as both sides picked up strong wins in the Premier League. Hourihane had a brilliant game as Villa picked up their first away win of the season, blowing Norwich City away by 5-1 at Carrow Road, scoring a goal and grabbing an …

Former England and Premier League striker Emile Heskey has detailed a time when he almost got physical with his old boss at Leicester and Aston Villa, Martin O’Neill. Heskey and O’Neill spent a large part of the former’s playing career together, first at Leicester City before reuniting around a decade or so later at Aston Villa. The big striker was …

Former England striker Emile Heskey has opened up about his time working with Stephen Ireland at Aston Villa outlining that the ex-Irish international was one of the most talented players he trained with. Ireland spent three seasons at Villa following his departure from Manchester City in 2010 and despite impressing in spells, only made 57 appearances at the club, thanks …

Stephen Ireland is viewed by many as one of Ireland’s most gifted yet unfulfilled footballers. Despite playing alongside players such as Carlos Tevez, Patrick Viera and Vincent Kompany, Ireland only ever made six international appearances for the Boys in Green. Various off-field issues have created the narrative that the midfielder is somewhat difficult to work with. However, in a wide-ranging …

It was a busy night for Irish players in the League Cup, particularly for three of the country’s most promising young forwards. Adam Idah (18) made the first senior start of his career, starting up-front for Norwich City in their shock 1-0 defeat against Crawley Town. View this post on Instagram 18-year-old Irish striker Adam Idah has been named in …

Conor Hourihane fulfilled a lifelong ambition on Saturday afternoon. After working his way up from the bottom of the English football pyramid, Hourihane finally got his chance in the Premier League. The Corkman started in midfield for Aston Villa in their defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. However, Hourihane still remembers the Villa fan who said he …