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The next edition of the European Championships will be held in 12 cities across the continent. On June 15, 2020, Dublin will host the first of four Euro 2020 games, and if the Republic of Ireland qualify, they will play two group games at the Aviva Stadium. However, despite currently sitting top of their qualification group, that could be a …

Let’s get this out of the way early. Monday night’s game was abysmal. Yes, it was a win, a clean sheet, a dominant performance in possession, shots taken, and every aspect except the scoreline. But green, ‘Big Mick’- tinted glasses aside, there weren’t a tonne of positives to be taken from beating the 195th best team in the world via …

Ireland limped to a 2-0 win over Group D minnows Gibraltar thanks to a first-half own goal and a late Robbie Brady header as the Boys in Green kept their unbeaten start to the Euro 2020 campaign intact. McCarthy’s side dominated the visitors but struggled to break them down at times with their opening goal coming after David McGoldrick’s first-half …

For Mick McCarthy, the goal for Monday’s game is clear. Regardless of the level of opposition, three points comes first, the performance comes second. The start to life under the former Ipswich boss has been wholly positive, despite a lethargic start at the Victoria Stadium, with seven points from a possible nine in the group and a significant upgrade in …

A quick turnaround for Mick McCarthy and Ireland as they face their second Euro 2020 qualifier in just four days with Gibraltar on the agenda at the Aviva Stadium on Monday night. The Boys in Green will be full of confidence heading into the game after Shane Duffy’s late goal rescued a point against Denmark in Copenhagen on Friday, but …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy has hinted that there won’t be a plethora of changes to his starting XI ahead of Monday’s clash with Group D minnows Gibraltar in Dublin. McCarthy will be looking to continue his unbeaten start to life back at the Irish helm following a solid 1-1 draw with Denmark in Copenhagen last week. The Boys in Green …

Shane Duffy’s late header rescued a point for Ireland as they drew 1-1 against Denmark in Copenhagen on Friday evening. Ireland started the game well, pressing the Danes and having their fair share of possession but they failed to create any clear cut chances as the two sides went into the break scoreless. As the second half began so too …

Ireland and Denmark have become more than acquainted with one another over the past couple of years, with the pair clashing in four competitive games in just under 24 months. The Danes had Ireland’s number in arguably the most important of the clashes, at the Aviva Stadium in November of 2017, with a Christian Eriksen hattrick helping them to a …

On Friday night, Mick McCarthy faces undoubtedly the toughest test of his embryonic second spell in charge of Ireland as the Boys in Green take on Denmark in Copenhagen. A familiar foe for Ireland this will be the fourth time in two years the pair will have squared off in a competitive fixture, with three of the four games ending 0-0 …

“We all know which way Ireland will play.” Mathias Jorgensen has dismissed any suggestions that Denmark will face a new and improved Republic of Ireland team on Friday night. The two teams face off in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Copenhagen, in what will be the fifth meeting between Denmark and Ireland since November 2017. The Danes beat Ireland 5-1 …

Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney wasn’t shy in expressing his feelings about another clash with Ireland, calling the Boys in Green “the most annoying opponent” to play against. Delaney wasn’t involved the last time the pair clashed in Aarhus, a 0-0 draw, but played in the three previous games over the past two years famously comparing trying to score against Ireland to …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy has called goalkeeping duo James Talbot and Max O’Leary into the squad for the upcoming European qualifiers against Denmark and Gibraltar. After an injury to Bournemouth stopper Mark Travers during the week, which ruled him out of the upcoming fixtures, McCarthy needed to draft in a replacement and has opted for Bohemians’ Talbot and Bristol City’s …

Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy is assessing his goalkeeping options after Mark Travers left the squad following an injury sustained during the training camp in Portugal. Travers suffered a hand injury and, after undergoing medical treatment and having an x-ray, it was decided that the AFC Bournemouth player should be released in order to let it heal. “It is an …

After two victories and six points from their opening two games, Mick McCarthy’s Ireland sit top of Group D ahead of Switzerland and Denmark. The Boys in Green picked up two 1-0 wins over Gibraltar and Georgia, with the latter victory a promising performance and three points in McCarthy’s first game back in charge at Lansdowne Road. With two tricky …

Republic of Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy, has admitted that his side’s 1-0 victory over Gibraltar in the opening round of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign was a “horrible game”. In his first game back in charge of the Boys in Green, it was home side who departed the artificial pitch the happier side at half-time, having kept Ireland scoreless while …

The Republic of Ireland get their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off the ground this evening with a Group D opener against Gibraltar. Mick McCarthy returns to the Ireland sideline for the first time since 2002 and he has Terry Connor and Robbie Keane by his side in his management team. It should be a relatively straight forward opener for McCarthy …

As Ireland’s European Championship qualifiers edge ever closer, it’s almost time for Mick McCarthy to select his starting XI for their opening game against Gibraltar. McCarthy has 23 players to choose from as his side prepare for their first competitive game of 2019. But what players deserve to make the starting XI? Just a few hours away from Mick McCarthy’s …

On Saturday against Gibraltar, Mick McCarthy will lead the Irish team out for the first time in 17 years as he returns for his second spell in charge of the Boys in Green. A lot has changed since McCarthy left in 2002, but with the Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane regime done and dusted, there is an air of optimism …