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Daryl Horgan’s decision to move to Hibernian looks pretty good right about now. The former Dundalk standout was in situ at Championship side Preston North End since last year, but decided to move to pastures new only last weekend due to a stark warning from Ireland manager Martin O’Neill regarding play time. See Also: Preston Manager Reveals Why Daryl Horgan Left …

Former Dundalk star Daryl Horgan joined Hibernian from Preston North End at the weekend. Horgan had joined the Championship side in 2017, and made a series of appearances in the latter half of the 2016/17 season. But after the appointment of Alex Neil as manager, the 26-year-old was restricted to making substitute appearances last season. This loss of game time …

Daryl Horgan’s time with Preston North End has come to an end as the Deepdale outfit announced today that the former Dundalk player has departed the club.  Horgan will now ply his trade with Scottish Premier League outfit, Hibernian. The Irish international joins the Edinburgh club for an undisclosed fee and could make an appearance for Neil Lennon’s side in …

With just a week to go until the new Championship season starts, many Irish players in England’s second-tier will be hoping to help guide their clubs to the Promised Land that is the Premier League.  Although it is always the ambition for Irish players to be plying their trade in the Premier League, it’s always heartening to see players who …

Ireland forward Graham Burke is already hitting the ground running at new club Preston North End. The former Shamrock Rovers man became the latest player to swap the League of Ireland for the English Championship when he completed a move to Deepdale last month, following in the footsteps of new teammates Alan Browne, Daryl Horgan, Andy Boyle and Sean Maguire. …

Here, we look at a potential starting XI which includes some new faces to the Republic of Ireland squad.

Martin O’Neill has named a 30-man provisional Ireland squad for this month’s international friendly against Turkey. It will be the first game for the Boys in Green since November’s World Cup play-off disappointment, and also the first since the manager confirmed his intention to stay on board for the UEFA Nations League and Euro 2020 campaign. In terms of the …

The Irish contingent at Preston North End's first team is set to grow that bit larger this weekend with another Cork inclusion.

Our line-up of the best players who can play with the Republic of Ireland through the infamous 'Granny Rule'

Here we examine five Ireland internationals who could be on the move this winter.

​When the dust settles on Ireland's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, attention must turn to the future.

​Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has cut a number from his squad ahead of this weekend's World Cup play-off against Cardiff

Alex Neil sings the praises of Sean Maguire and offers olive branch to Daryl Horgan

Martin O’Neill has trimmed his Republic of Ireland squad ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Moldova in Dublin. With an initial 30-man panel to choose from, cuts were always necessary and to that end, the manager has decided that James McCarthy, Daryl Horgan, David McGoldrick, Jonny Hayes and uncapped Aiden O’Brien will not be involved. James McCarthy won’t be …

Ireland enter into Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia knowing that, really, only a win will do in their quest to finish top of Group D. Saturday’s 1-1 draw in Georgia has increased the pressure on Martin O’Neill and the Boys in Green to deliver at the Aviva, knowing that defeat will put that top spot almost certainly beyond …

With the sheer amount of Irish players at Burnley and Preston, it was only a matter of time before a friendly was organised between the two sides. Though it may be sheer coincidence that these two teams are facing each other at Deepdale on Tuesday night, it will not have gone unnoticed that there is a significant Irish element to …

With the imminent signing of Jon Walters, Burnley are set to take their Irish international contingent to five later this week. The forward joins compatriots Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long and Stephen Ward at Turf Moor, as Sean Dyche goes about building the most Irish side in the Premier League. One division below them, and on a similar mission …

Losing Simon Grayson could have been bad news for Preston North End’s Irish collective – but it may not be bad news after all. Former Norwich boss Alex Neil replaced Grayson earlier this week and while there was a fear that the new manager might look to overhaul the squad to his own satisfaction, he seems more than willing to …