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Ten points clear at the top of the table, it’s been a tremendous start to the League of Ireland campaign for Stephen Bradley and Shamrock Rovers. A young and vibrant side, the Dubliners have won their last six league games and have only lost once all season as they look to snatch the domestic crown away from Dundalk. One man who …

Former Ireland striker Kevin Doyle was one of the many onlookers impressed by Mick McCarthy’s side’s victory against Georgia in their opening home game of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Ireland safely negotiated the tricky task of familiar foes Georgia, defeating them by 1-0 but looking much improved in McCarthy’s return to Landsdowne Road. The win was their second in the …

Former Ireland frontman Kevin Doyle has expressed his delight at seeing a new batch of promising young strikers coming through the Irish ranks. Doyle, who spent 11 years in the Irish setup, was a staple up top for the Boys in Green for many years scoring 14 goals in the 63 caps he won for his country. Goalscoring has become …

Former Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle has given his take on the Declan Rice situation outlining that he feels the West Ham defender has “burned his bridges.” On Monday, Irish manager Martin O’Neill revealed that he had left Rice out of the Republic’s squad for their upcoming games against Wales and Poland. O’Neill explained that Rice had been in …

​Former Republic of Ireland international Kevin Doyle is to join the Wexford U20 backroom team in an advisory role.

​Former Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle has open up on the chain of events that led to his retirement earlier this year.

If I said what do Steve Holland, Osian Roberts, Jimmy Nicholl and Mark McGhee all have in common? Unless you really know your stuff you would struggle. If I added the name Roy Keane to the list then you might come to the conclusion they are all involved in their international teams set-up, all are assistant managers of England, Wales, …

This evening, Ireland striker Kevin Doyle announced his retirement upon medical advice. The Wexford native enjoyed a stellar career, in the League of Ireland, in England, and indeed in the green of Ireland. Doyle was widely respected for his work ethic, and had no fear of getting stuck in where it hurts. He also led the way in showing that …

Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle has announced his retirement from football. The Wexford native received two concussions this season, and retired on medical advice. He made the announcement on Twitter this evening. Statement on my retirment pic.twitter.com/3dTXdk4EXU — Kevin Doyle (@KevinDoyle1983) September 28, 2017 The Colorado Rapids striker was named in Martin O’Neill’s squad to face Moldova and Wales …

Ireland take on Serbia on Tuesday night with qualification for the World Cup next year very much in the balance. The dispiriting 1-1 draw in Georgia on Saturday, combined with victories for Serbia and Wales, has left Martin O’Neill’s side with plenty of work to do in order to get out of this group – beginning at the Aviva. To return …

As Ireland embark on yet another friendly in the United States, one Irishman who was based in the MLS has not given up hope on resurrecting his Ireland career. Following a torrid time with injury, Sean St. Ledger has managed just 27 appearances in just under four years, all of them coming in the MLS with Orlando City and Kevin …

May 31st, 2016 was a special night for Republic of Ireland under-21 international Callum O’Dowda. The then-Oxford United midfielder, not long turned 21, had surprisingly been drafted into the senior squad by manager Martin O’Neill on the same night he was due to finalise his squad for the upcoming European Championships, and while there was never any realistic prospect of …

Martin O’Neill confirmed the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming matches against Mexico, Uruguay and Austria on Monday morning – and League of Ireland fans were left somewhat disappointed. Many had hoped that Cork City striker Sean Maguire would be selected, wth the two friendlies in mind at least, but O’Neill has instead stuck with his usual group of …

Martin O’Neill needs to blood the likes of Sean Maguire and Cillian Sheridan to ensure Ireland have a solution to the country’s long term attacking issues. Robbie Keane’s long anticipated retirement last summer brought with it the never-ending concerns that Ireland’s attacking department has entered a critical point. Strangely, Ireland’s current strikers have some of the best goal scoring records …

Ireland has, for the most part, been saddled with workmanlike if not wholly prolific strikers down the years. Robbie Keane, of course, is the anomaly to this rule (with a deeply impressive one goal every two games ratio) but Irish strikers have generally tended to follow the “one goal in four games” pattern – the likes of Niall Quinn, Tony Cascarino …

Ireland’s friendly against Iceland on Tuesday night turned out to be something of a damp squib. Martin O’Neill’s side lost 1-0 courtesy of a first half free-kick from Hordur Magnusson, and although the match had little on the line other than pride (and FIFA world ranking points), the performance was still enough to irk former Irish manager Brian Kerr. The RTE Sport …

Martin O’Neill outdid himself on Monday morning by naming a hefty 39-man Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming international matches against Wales and Iceland. While the squad itself will have satisfied just about everyone (particularly with the inclusions of John Egan and Liam Kelly), there has been slight disappointment in some circles regarding the omission of striker Cillian Sheridan. …

The MLS season kicked off over the weekend minus Ireland and LA Galaxy legend Robbie Keane. Kevin Doyle and Chris McCann were flying the flag for Ireland following Keane’s hugely prolific spell in America. Aside from Ireland-born players in the league, there are some Irish-Americans who may hope to force their way into Martin O’Neill’s plans. Although there are a …