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UEFA have confirmed that Ireland’s European Championship playoff against Slovakia will now take place on Thursday October 8th. The game had originally been scheduled for March of this year however the COVID-19 crisis caused the playoff as well as the Euro 2020 tournament to be postponed. Should Ireland defeat Slovakia away from home then they would meet the winner of …

Had things been different, Friday June 12th would have been the start of Euro 2020, with Italy taking on Turkey in the tournament’s opening game. Instead we must wait another year for the tournament, with UEFA postponing it until the summer of 2021 due to the Covid- 19 crisis. Ireland still face the challenge of a playoff against both Slovakia …

Euro was originally scheduled to start on June 12, before the tournament’s forced postponement as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The European Championships will now instead take place next summer, with 24 teams set to vie for the chance to be crowned the best national team on the continent. The tournament has seen the likes of Spain, Portugal and …

How well do you remember Ireland at major tournaments? The Boys in Green have reached six major football tournaments in their history, the European Championships in 1988, 2012 and 2016 as well as the the World Cup in 1990, 1994 and 2002. To test your knowledge we’ve put together 20 questions about Ireland at major tournaments and 20 clues similar to …

Dublin may see itself hosting more than four games in next year’s European Championships as some other host cities may not be able to stage fixtures. The tournament, which was postponed for a year until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic was originally supposed to take place in 12 cities across Europe. However, UEFA’s President Alexander Ceferin outlined on Sunday …

The last decade saw the likes of Belgium and Wales reap the rewards of nurturing a golden generation of players. Both teams had struggled to get to major championships and are now two of the strongest sides in Europe. Irish fans may feel that they could be on the verge of something similar given the talent coming through at underage …

Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny has named his squad ahead of the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Armenia and Sweden. Kenny has selected an exciting group of young talent, with Brighton’s Aaron Connolly included after his first senior goal for the club in their 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers last night. Troy Parrott, Michael Obafemi and Nathan Collins were all …

Ireland’s U19s fell to a ruthless Portuguese side losing 4-0 in the semi-finals of the European Championships in Armenia on Wednesday afternoon. Tom Mohan’s men reached the last four of the tournament following a strong victory over the Czech Republic on Sunday thanks to a late goal from Barry Coffey, but it was clear from the off that the challenge …

On Wednesday, Ireland U19s take on Portugal in the semi-final of the European Championships in Armenia as they look to continue their exceptional run in the tournament. Despite missing a host of regular starters, including the likes of Luca Connell, Troy Parrott and Adam Idah, Tom Mohan’s side impressed in qualifying from their group and now have an opportunity to …

Ireland’s U19s have the opportunity to reach the last four of the European Championships when they face the Czech Republic on Sunday evening. Here is everything you need to know ahead of their crucial final Group B game this evening. _____ Where Is The Game Being Played?  Ireland take on the Czech Republic at the FFA Academy Stadium in Yerevan, …

Ireland’s boxers have their first gold medal at the 2019 European Games in Minsk thanks to Kurt Walker who clinched victory in the bantamweight division. Walker defeated Ukranian boxer Mykolo Butsenko via a unanimous decision having previously beaten British rival and number one seed Peter McGrail on Saturday. The victory is a massive boost for Ireland who disappointingly saw gold medal …

Ireland have become the first team to qualify for the U19s European Championships in Armenia with a single game to spare. Tom Mohan’s side defeated Azerbaijan by 3-1 on Saturday morning while Russia were held to a 0-0 draw against Romania in the group’s other game. The draw for Russia meant that Ireland will enter the eight-team tournament for the …

The draw for the 2019 European hockey championships has taken place with the Irish women’s team set to face off against England once again.  Graham Shaw’s side were narrow losers to their neighbours in the group stages of the World Cup but the result was futile as Ireland had already qualified for the knock out stages before going on to claim …

Ireland has claimed their first gold medal on day two of the World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin through Greta Streimikyte.  The 22-year-old Paralympian powered home in the Women’s 1500m T13 Final this afternoon in a time of 4:48.54. Ireland ?? get their first ? of the championships! It is Greta Streimikyte ?? who claims victory in the women's T13 1500m #Berlin2018 …

Ciara Mageean will take to the track this evening in Berlin for the final of the 1500m event and will be hoping to win Ireland’s second medal at the championships after Thomas Barr’s heroic bronze on Thursday evening.  Mageean ran the ideal race in the semi-final earlier this week, finishing second behind Great Britain’s Laura Muir who is the favourite for …

Ireland’s Ciara Mageean has qualified for the final of the 1500m event, finishing second in her semi-final this morning. Following on from Phil Healy’s strong display on the track this morning, Mageean powered home in a time of 4:09:35. She was positioned fourth coming around the final bend but comfortably upped the pace in the home stretch to ease into …