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On Saturday, Ireland’s U21s suffered a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat to Mexico in the third/fourth-placed playoff at the Toulon Tournament. Stephen Kenny’s men impressed throughout the prestigious competition with a fourth-place finish their best performance ever in Toulon. Victories over China and Bahrain and two draws with a strong Mexican side earned the 21s deserved plaudits with the future looking …

Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has congratulated Robbie Keane for his recent appointment as assistant-manager of Middlesbrough.  It was confirmed today that Keane will become a part of Jonathan Woodgate’s backroom staff at the north-east club with Woodgate signing a three-year contract as head coach. Keane will continue his assistant manager role with the Republic of Ireland as the …

With another international break in the books, Ireland sit top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group thanks to a strong draw against Denmark and a 2-0 win over Gibraltar. There may be tougher challenges to come, with home and away ties with Switzerland in September and October, but manager Mick McCarthy is on the right track in achieving his sole …

Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant has confirmed that he is not eligible to play for Ireland despite recent speculation surrounding a potential call-up to the Boys in Green. The 21-year old had impressed in his debut Premier League season after making a mid-season move to Huddersfield from Charlton Athletic, scoring four goals in 13 games despite the Terriers’ struggles. Grant is …

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 …

Mick McCarthy picked up the phone. Or at least it was his phone that had been picked up. For the first few seconds all that could be heard was the sort of gasping that was desperately seeking out a badly needed breath. Then came that tell-tale Barnsley drawl that makes his voice among the most recognisable in all of our …

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 …

“If he didn’t have bad luck, he wouldn’t have any luck at all.” Mick McCarthy has confirmed that Alan Judge broke his wrist during the Republic of Ireland’s draw with Denmark. McCarthy’s side claimed a valuable 1-1 draw against the Scandinavian side in Copenhagen, and Judge played a big part in the result. The Ipswich Town midfielder came off the …

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 …

On Friday night, Ireland will return to action as they face familiar foes Denmark in their third game in the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. Having started his second reign in charge with two narrow victories over Gibraltar and Georgia, McCarthy will be looking to make a statement in the group by getting a result away to the Danes. The Irish …

“It would with me.” Mick McCarthy has called on his team to use past comments by Denmark players as motivation. The Republic of Ireland played the Scandinavian side four times in 2017 and 2018, with three of those ties ending goalless and the other a 5-1 win for the Danes. Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier is the fifth meeting between the …

“He wants to play for Ireland.” Mick McCarthy has said that Luca Connell is committed to playing for the Republic of Ireland and isn’t about to pull a Declan Rice. The Liverpool-born teenager excelled for his club Bolton Wanderers last season and has represented Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. Connell is highly rated and was a surprise inclusion …

A week in the sun has clearly done wonders for Mick McCarthy with the Irish boss in rare form on Wednesday as he addressed the media following his side’s training camp in Portugal. McCarthy and Ireland prepared for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Denmark and Gibraltar with a training camp in the Algarve and returned back to Dublin earlier …

At 35 years of age and almost two decades into his footballing career, Glenn Whelan has arguably had his finest season with Aston Villa in 2018/2019. The Irish international was massive as Villa jumped from 13th in the Championship table, to 5th and eventually into the playoff final where they saw off Derby County to return to the Premier League …

Mick McCarthy confirmed that 18-year old midfielder Luca Connell is out of the upcoming European qualifiers with Denmark and Gibraltar with a thigh injury, but praised the Bolton man’s influence during the Portuguese training camp. McCarthy sprung a surprise by including Connell in his squad for the upcoming qualifiers and had been full of praise for the young star throughout the …

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 …