Trapattoni set to name unchanged teamEURO 2012 QUALIFYING GROUP B: DESPITE INSISTING that he is again reviewing his options after Friday night’s hard-fought victory…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Green takes centre stage for crucial openerSOCCER EURO 2012 QUALIFYING GROUP B: FOR A man who seems to crave nothing more than order when his team are on the pitch Giovanni…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
O'Leary resigns finance positionTHE FAI’S finance director, Mark O’Leary, has resigned from his position and will finish up working with the organisation this…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Fresh start for St LedgerEMMET MALONE finds the defender in more buoyant mood after a difficult season last yearWed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Monaghan's second date with SligoFAI CUP DRAW: MONAGHAN UNITED’S reward for their defeat of Cork City in the Ford sponsored FAI Cup at the weekend is a trip …Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Two sports to love for the long haulGET YOUR KIT ON: This week rowing and tug of war feature in our continuing series on taking up a new activityTue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Doyle key concern ahead of openersSOCCER: KEITH TREACY, Paul Green and Darren O’Dea have all retained their places in the Ireland squad for next month’s opening…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Celtic plan move for LawrenceNEWS ROUND-UP: CELTIC ARE set to revive their interest in Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Lawrence after Aiden McGeady finally…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Argentina looking 'to put on a real show'REPUBLIC OF IRELAND v ARGENTINA (Aviva Stadium, 7Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Keane set to savour centurySOCCER: ROBBIE KEANE will tonight become the third player this year and the fourth ever to reach the milestone of 100 senior…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Doyle fights for fitness in depleted Irish squadAHEAD OF a game against a team with so many forwards that Carlos Tevez will be left to watch from the stands tomorrow night, …Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Kearns may figure if international clearance comes throughAIRTRICITY LEAGUE: DANIEL KEARNS, the 18-year-old from Belfast whose declaration for the Republic was at the heart of the Court…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
O'Shea happy to be back where he belongsAFTER WHAT he describes as a “very special night” captaining Manchester United to a comfortable win over the Airtricity League…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Locals hoping to generate some electricityPRE-SEASON FRIENDLY LEAGUE OF IRELAND XI v MANCHESTER UNITED: WITH THE organisers claiming tickets sales heading for something…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
Fenn confirms retirementLEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION: AS THREE-TIME League of Ireland winner Neale Fenn confirmed his retirement from football…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Early goal a killer admits O'NeillSHAMROCK ROVERS boss Michael O’Neill said he was proud of the effort put in by his young side against Juventus in Tallaght last…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Juve expect pure footballFOR THOSE of us brought up on tales of Milan’s arrival back in 1974 at St Mel’s Park, where they were famously held to a scoreless…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
O'Neill's main aim is not to concedeUEFA EUROPA LEAGUE THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND, FIRST LEG: A LITTLE like their visitors tonight, Shamrock Rovers are hoping the next…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Uefa say no to Rovers' plansSOCCER EUROPA LEAGUE: SHAMROCK ROVERS have been refused permission by Uefa to extend the capacity of Tallaght Stadium for the…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Generous Blatter shares out the creditWORLD CUP FINAL: REVIEW: HAVING HELD Jacob Zuma at bay during the presentation ceremony in Soccer City the previous evening, …Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Spain pack too much of a punch to be left wantingAS HE faced the media for the last time before tomorrow’s World Cup final, Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk made an interesting remark…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Bonus row won't distract SpanishTHE COMBINED news that Barcelona couldn’t pay their wages for June and the Spanish football federation have promised their players…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Bonus row won't distract SpanishThe combined news that Barcelona couldn’t pay their wages for June and the Spanish football federation have promised their players…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Spain step up pace to reach first finalWORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL - GERMANY 0 SPAIN 1 HAVING DONE themselves proud by accounting for a couple of long-time rivals when so…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Sun back out for the only Inuit in townDURBAN LETTER: Durban, the Warmest Place to Be, should land the 2020 Olympics, unless the IOC pull Rabat out of the hatWed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Del Bosque Focuses On The PositivesWITH HIS side safely into the semi-finals, the defeat a couple of weeks back by the Swiss might safely be dismissed now as no…Mon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Despite the earlier defeat Spain are going along nicelyQUARTER-FINAL Paraguay v Spain: If Spain beat Paraguay they will move beyond the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Preview: Tabarez draws on historyOSCAR TABAREZ was just three years old when his country won the second of its two World Cup crowns by stunning Brazil at the …Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Blatter to reopen file on goal-line technologyWORLD CUP NEWS: IT’S NOT yet clear whether any of them asked if their country could be the ninth team in the quarter-finals, …Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Blatter warning: French Federation may face suspension if government interferesFIFA PRESIDENT Sepp Blatter has warned that the French Football Federation could face suspension or expulsion from the world …Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Fear stifles the life out of both teamsROUND OF 16: PARAGUAY 0 JAPAN 0: (After extra timeWed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Ruthless Germany expose England's frailtiesROUND OF 16: GERMANY 4 ENGLAND 1: NOT QUITE a case of Deutschland über alles ; more like Germany after all for in the wake of…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Dazzling Germany humiliate EnglandWORLD CUP 2010: ROUND OF 16: GERMANY 4 ENGLAND 1: THE BIG pieces of hardware lining the roads in Bloemfontein to promote the…Mon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Dutch in different class to SlovaksROUND OF 16: NETHERLANDS V SLOVAKIA: The Dutch were unbeaten in Group E and should have too much quality for SlovakiaMon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Defoe lifts England just high enoughTHE RAIN clouds vanished here yesterday with the sun returning to shine brightly on England’s revitalised teamThu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
France 'laughing stock of world'GROUP A: FRANCE IN DISARRAY: Chaos reigns in the France camp with the expulsion of striker Nicolas Anelka and players refusing…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Brazil look like they have plenty left in the tankGROUP G: BRAZIL 3, IVORY COAST 1: A DECENT sized name will exit this group by the end of the week but the biggest is safely …Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Let's not hear it for the dreaded vuvuzelasJOHANNESBURG LETTER: The novelty of the horrendously noisy horns didn’t take too long to wear offSat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Striker Higuain gets the Argentina goalscoring machine up and runningWORLD CUP 2010: Group B: Argentina 4 South Korea 1: DESPITE ONLY putting one goal past Nigeria in their opening game Argentina…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Germany looking to another Muller to add to his goal tallyGROUP B: GERMANY v SERBIA: GERMANY’S dismantling of Australia will be forgotten quickly if it is not followed with a win over…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Unnerving mood driving revellers indoorsJOHANNESBURG LETTER: The hosts are friendly but serious crime is still a major concern for those organising and attending the…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Australia look to Cahill for inspirationGROUP D/Germany v Australia: IT ALWAYS seems a little bewildering when well-paid professional footballers get hung up ahead …Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Confident Trapattoni delivers upbeat end of season reportSOCCER: HAVING SEEN his side score the biggest win since he took charge Giovanni Trapattoni believes Ireland have progressed…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Duffy's first priority is rest, then footballSHANE DUFFY headed for home from Dublin’s Mater Hospital with his parents yesterday, a week to the day after the training game…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Trapattoni looking to end season on high noteRep of Ireland v Algeria: FRUSTRATED BY the news from the Algerian camp that they would be doing no press conferences during…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Ambitious Cunningham wants to be a big shotSOCCER: THE BIG money-buying season is weeks away yet, but it seems Manchester City are set to acquire their first new senior…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Ireland the only constant in St Ledger's bookTHIS TIME last year, Sean St Ledger was still waiting to make his international debutTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Mahon expects St Patrick's to bounce back against BohemiansWHILE DUNDALK look to hold the chasing pack at bay by beating Sligo Rovers at Oriel Park, it’s Dublin derby central tonight for…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
McGeady out of next week's friendliesINTERNATIONAL NEWS: WITH AIDEN McGeady the latest of his more established internationals to cry off for next week’s friendly…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Limerick's appeal may set the ground for legal actionAIRTRICITY LEAGUE: LIMERICK FC appeared to be preparing the ground for a possible legal action against the FAI yesterday when…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
