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The Irish boys were in form on Tuesday as Scott Hogan, Conor Hourihane and David Meyler all got off the mark for their respective Championship clubs.

Eamon Dunphy pays tribute to Wes Hoolahan on his international retirement

How the UEFA Nations League will work.

The Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dreams hang by a thread after their 1-0 defeat to Serbia on Tuesday night. The reason their hopes have fleeted out in the last four days is relatively simple: they are just not clinical enough. Looking back to Saturday night’s meeting with Georgia in Tbilisi, Ireland had a multitude of chances to come away …

Ryan Manning continued to build a reputation for himself with a well-taken strike for QPR’s under-23s on Friday afternoon.   The Galwegian scored a left-footed effort from outside the box as his side defeated Barnsley 3-2. Manning was also recently named in Noel King’s Irish under-21 side to take on Azerbaijan and will hope to reproduce the same magic in …

With 18 goals to his name domestically, and having just broken Cork City’s European goalscoring record, Sean Maguire has unsurprisingly been singled out as the League of Ireland’s brightest shining star at present.  These performances have not gone unnoticed by the Republic of Ireland coaching staff with some complimentary comments being directed his way, but up until now Maguire has …

Martin O’Neill and James McClean have been charged by FIFA over comments relating to the referee following Ireland’s 1-1 draw with Austria last week, according to RTÉ.  David Fernández Borbalán was heavily criticised by the duo following Shane Duffy’s disallowed goal that would have seen Ireland go clear at the top of their World Cup qualifying group, with Wales having also drawn …

Captaining Ireland versus Uruguay on Sunday, Jon Walters marked the occasion with a sensational strike from the edge of the box just before the half hour mark.  After a scrappy phase of play on the edge of the box involving Glenn Whelan and the opposition’s midfielders, the ball fell to the Stoke City striker. After getting it out of his …

Trepidation still surrounds including any player from the League of Ireland in Ireland’s senior international set-up, but over the last number of months in particular calls have grown stronger for Cork City’s Sean Maguire to be included in Martin O’Neill’s squad.  With Ireland suffering from somewhat of a post-Robbie Keane era slump in terms of talent in and around the …

James McCarthy is already a doubt for Ireland’s clash against Austria in June. According to the Irish Independent, the Everton midfielder could be ruled out for the Dublin clash with his ongoing hamstring injury again playing havoc with his season. McCarthy missed Ireland’s draw against Wales after aggravating the problem during the warm up for the game. The ex-Wigan man …

On Tuesday, the Ireland under-19 team narrowly missed out on qualification for the European Championships on goal difference. However, their elite campaign heralded impressive victories against Italy and Belgium, two sides with a traditionally strong record of producing players at youth level. Despite the 3-0 loss to Sweden, this Irish side exuded signs that a golden generation is coming through. …

On a night dominated by debuts, Ireland’s new recruits could unfortunately just could not gel quickly enough to get past their Icelandic opponents.  Cork natives John Egan and Conor Hourihane dominated the pre-match discussion, being the only two to start the game who were earning their first senior caps. Whether Martin O’Neill saw any immediate roles for the duo looking …

With so many injuries to contend with once again, Ireland boss Martin O’Neill has been forced into selecting a less than familiar XI.  Following the huge blow that was Seamus Coleman’s injury versus Wales last Friday the first place most fans will likely look to on tonight’s team sheet is to see who has filled in for the Donegal man. …

After drawing with Wales on Friday night to leave them in second place on goal difference in World Cup qualification Group D, Ireland’s attentions now turn to Euro 2016’s surprise package, Iceland. Here we select the team Martin O’Neill should put out for the friendly on Tuesday night. _________ Goalkeeper: Kieran Westwood Ireland are lucky to have such a capable understudy …

James McCarthy has emerged as a real doubt for the Republic of Ireland’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Wales later this month in Dublin. As reported in the Daily Mirror, the midfielder missed Everton’s 3-0 win over West Brom and is said to be “one or two weeks” away from fitness, according to his club manager Ronald Koeman. Martin O’Neill names …

Michael O’Neill’s has expressed his disappointment with the FAI over their pursuit for young Northern Irish players. His comments come in the wake of Jordan McEneff’s debut for the Republic of Ireland Under-16s. The Arsenal youth and his brother, Aaron of Derry City, both recently switched their international allegiances from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland. “We know we will …

Republic of Ireland Under-21 goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara has been named in the Manchester United squad to travel to Russia to take on Rostov in the Europa League, according to the Daily Mail. United are due to take on last year’s Russian Premier League runners up on Thursday and O’Hara has been asked to step up to the plate as a backup. Joel …

Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has distanced himself from a move for Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman. With Philip Lahm coming to the end of his career, the Italian tactician could be in the market for a new right-back and Coleman is a man that has been touted as a target for the Bavarian giants, according to the Irish Independent. Brazilian full-back …