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David Meyler has announced his retirement from football. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder, who captained his country on several occasions, has decided to hang up his boots following a persistent injury to his right knee. Meyler was a free agent after leaving Reading at the end of last season. He turned 30 back in May. His retirement statement, posted …

​Ireland kicked off their 2018 campaign last week with a 1-0 defeat to Turkey in Antalya.

Martin O’Neill has named a much-changed Ireland starting eleven for Friday evening’s friendly international against Turkey in Antalya. With a number of Ireland regulars such as Robbie Brady, Darren Randolph, Stephen Ward, Jonathan Walters, John O’Shea, Glenn Whelan and Aiden McGeady either out injured or just not called up, O’Neill had plenty of scope for experimentation with his starting lineup …

​​2017 was a mixed year for Irish football, as the Boys in Green came agonisingly close to ending their sixteen-year absence from the World Cup.

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.

Ireland endured a grim night at the Aviva on Tuesday, going down 5-1 to Denmark in their World Cup play-off second leg.

​​Martin O'Neill has named the starting eleven that he believes can propel Ireland to next year's World Cup.​

Five reasons Ireland should be worried ahead of next month's World Cup play-off versus Denmark. ​

David Meyler has gotten away with less, and certainly committed worse fouls on Monday night. The Irish captain has had quite the week. Having impressed during what was a disastrous September international window for Ireland, Meyler was central to Martin O’Neill’s plans against Moldova and Wales. The Cork native exuded the passion and work-rate that was key as Ireland achieved …

Ireland’s World Cup qualification has not ended just yet with a playoff still to navigate, but their group turned out to be something of a rollercoaster. Three wins from their first four games – and a 2-2 draw in Serbia – led to dreams of reaching Russia automatically, but a poor run of form that saw them fail to win …

David Meyler has sent a classy message of encouragement to Cork minor hurling sensation Brian Turnbull who recently tore his ACL. Meyler wasn’t long off the pitch after giving a heroic captain’s performance in the Republic of Ireland’s epic win over Wales on Monday night before he was wishing a dispirited local young sports star well in his recovery from …

Ireland's 3 unsung heroes during the group stages of their World Cup Qualifiers.

Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland did the necessary in Cardiff on Monday night, earning a 1-0 win against Wales and sealing both runners-up spot in their World Cup qualifying group, and a spot in the playoffs. James McClean’s second-half strike was enough to win all three points for the Boys in Green, in a performance that can be described as …

Ireland did the necessary against Moldova on Friday night to set up a winner-takes-all clash with Wales on Monday. Two first half goals from Daryl Murphy were enough to seal the win, though the performance at times wasn’t particularly strong and some players should be pretty nervous about their role in the starting lineup. Still, Ireland got the win they …

Ireland’s slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Russia will almost certainly crumble to dust if they don’t beat Moldova on Friday night. The good news, however, is that the runners-up spot (if not a playoff place) is still very much in Ireland’s hands. The task (but the execution) is simple: two wins from two guarantees second …

5 ways Ireland Could Line Up Against Moldova