Three days into the January transfer window and a number of Irish players are already on the move in what’s set to be a busy month. Striker Cillian Sheridan, whose contract was recently terminated by Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok, has moved to New Zealand outfit Wellington Phoenix in what is the 10th club of his career. The 29-year old completed …
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Former Irish international, Damien Delaney has left Cork City after the player and club mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The Cork native returned to the League of Ireland club in July, 20 years after moving to England where he represented, Hull City, Queens Park Rangers, and Crystal Palace among many others. Delaney released a statement via CorkCity.ie thanking …
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Dundalk Stephen Kenny has dismissed the complaints of rival managers John Caulfield and Stephen Bradley in relation to his side’s transfer business this week. The Lilywhites com[leted the signings of Georgie Kelly and Patrick McEleney this week, leading to grumblings in the Cork City and Shamrock Rovers camp about the financial clout that Dundalk are able to wield in comparison to …
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Having looked at the best outcome for the Republic of Ireland national team resulting from potential Premier League promotions, we now look at the scenario for Irish players in the relegation scrap. In the past the relegation of Reading, Wolves and Hull has wiped out a large proportion of Irishmen from the top flight. Last season, three regulars in Rob Elliot, Wes Hoolahan …
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Chelsea solidified their place at the top of the table on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. In the midst of the South London fog, the game struggled to get going in the first half – indeed, Diego Costa’s headed goal right before half time came after a large period of inactivity from both …
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With the countdown to the European Championships well underway the issue of who should go or not go on that plane to France with the Republic of Ireland is an interesting debate. Despite the recent squad announcement for the friendly games against Switzerland and Slovakia that failed to include Damien Delaney, people are still stating the Delaney should go to …
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With the the likes of Stephen McPhail, Keith Fahey and Liam Miller deciding to come back to Ireland in recent times, here we have selected five more of the Irish footballing diaspora we could see potentially coming back to Ireland. 5. Kevin Doyle Having had two failed loan attempts at Crystal Palace and QPR, from his parent club Wolves, it is difficult …
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