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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 …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy has never been one to shy away from letting the world know what he thinks. Outspoken and honest, McCarthy’s tell-it-like-it-is attitude has been a trait of his managerial career ever since he took over at Millwall in 1992. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, McCarthy was on-form as usual and took no time in having a …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy has had his say on the recent abuse suffered by James McClean outlining that there is “nothing that can be done” about the incident. The Stoke City midfielder received a birthday card last week which contained a host of anti-Irish messages, calling McClean a “two-faced hypocritical bastard” and telling him “die.” An excerpt from the card read; “You …

Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy, has named a 30-man squad for their upcoming training camp in Portugal ahead of June’s Euro 2020 qualifying games with Denmark and Gibraltar. Following his stunning Premier League debut for Bournemouth this past weekend, Kildare native, Mark Travers, has been named alongside regular number one, Darren Randolph and Kieran O’Hara, the Manchester United shot-stopper currently on …

Potential future Irish international Dan Crowley was a second-half substitute in Willem II’s 4-0 defeat to Ajax in Sunday’s Dutch Cup final. Crowley, who has been one of Willem II’s standout players this season, came off the bench in the 62nd minute but was powerless to stop Ajax as they ran out 4-0 winners. Willem II were already trailing by …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy has admitted that he will be keeping an eye on Dundalk striker Pat Hoban after he became the Lilywhites’ record goalscorer in their victory over Shamrock Rovers. Hoban scored his seventh goal of the season as Dundalk beat their title rivals at Oriel Park and the 27-year old became Dundalk’s record goalscorer in the process, surpassing …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy was quick to deliver a message to the section of Ipswich fans who “hounded him out” of the club as the Tractor Boys await relegation to League One. McCarthy spent five seasons with Ipswich in the Championship, taking them from the bottom of the table when he arrived to 14th in his first campaign followed by …

Irish manager Mick McCarthy gave an update on potential granny rule recruit Patrick Bamford outlining that the Leeds United striker will definitely not be available for the summer qualifiers. McCarthy has been in discussions with Bamford, who has scored 10 goals in 14 starts for promotion-chasing Leeds United this season, but the 25-year old had previously outlined that his priorities …

Mick McCarthy is not to0 keen on the idea of playing two strikers up top regardless of the excellent recent goalscoring form of a number of Irish frontmen. David McGoldrick, Callum Robinson, James Collins and Shane Long have all been in excellent form for their clubs, as the season reaches its climax. McCarthy opted to play David McGoldrick up top on …

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has weighed in on the recent controversies surrounding the FAI, insisting that the off-field issues have had zero effect on himself and the players. The FAI has been in turmoil over the past month following the emergence of John Delaney’s €100,000 bridging loan to the association in April 2017, which has resulted in the former Chief …

Potential Irish recruit Patrick Bamford was back among the goals on Tuesday night, grabbing a brace as Leeds United eased to victory against Preston. Bamford and Irish boss Mick McCarthy had previously been in discussions over the striker representing the Boys in Green but the 26-year old outlined that his goal for the foreseeable future is to get to the …

With Mick McCarthy’s first two Euro 2020 qualifiers done and dusted it’s time to now look ahead to the next fixtures in June. There are just a few games left of the season with a host of players looking to perform well enough to be included in McCarthy’s next squad for the qualifiers with Denmark and Gibraltar. Pundit Arena takes …

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 …

With Mick McCarthy’s first two Euro 2020 qualifiers done and dusted it’s time to now look ahead to the next games in June. There are just a few games left of the season with a host of players looking to perform well enough to be included in McCarthy’s next squad for the qualifiers with Denmark and Gibraltar. Pundit Arena takes …

Over the last two international qualifying campaigns, a talisman in green has stepped up for Ireland when they have required one most. In 2014/2015 as Martin O’Neill’s side clamoured towards Euro 2016 it was striker Jon Walters whose goals, endeavour and work rate helped Ireland reach the tournament finals in France. In 2016/2017, although Ireland didn’t reach the World Cup …