Scully sacked by LimerickPat Scully has been sacked as manager of Limerick FC despite having successfully guided them back to the Airtricity League Premier…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Trapattoni focuses on rejuvenation once againWith the defeat by Greece set to leave the Republic of Ireland team languishing back very much where they were in the world rankings…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Fresh faces show some reasons to be cheerful in promising encounterRep of Ireland 0 Greece 1 It’s a pity their manager so regularly professes to value results over performances because Ireland…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Tried and trusted practices still in evidence down at the FarmSports clubs in the recession: Long a model football club, Home Farm are coping with the recession in their own unique styleThu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
'All we were missing was a little more impact around the box'Giovanni Trapattoni has emerged as something of a Cassandra figure since the European Championships although in his case all …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Fresh faces seek to work on Trapattoni's 'little details' against GreeceSOCCER: International friendly Four and a half years after he arrived, citing Greece as evidence that just about anything is…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Tardelli hoping for good finish to a 'fantastic year'Almost in the same breath as he accused the media of lacking balance when it comes to assessing Giovanni Trapattoni’s work with…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Player of the Month Twigg backs Croly to do well at RoversGary Twigg’s performances over the final weeks of his Shamrock Rovers career have earned him another PFAI/Airtricity Player of…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Places up for grabs as Trapattoni admits 'team needs new players'SOCCER: International friendly With expectations off the pitch so low that the FAI is set to close off much of the Aviva stadium…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Slow fuse at Gunners' headquartersALL IN THE GAME: The Irish Times recently had cause to contact the communications department at Arsenal and, as there was no…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Sligo hope to keep squad togetherAIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: AMID SPECULATION that several of the team’s stars could be on their way out of the Showgrounds…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Finn not relishing the trip to the westAIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: THERE WAS a time, quite a way back in the season, when tonight’s fixture at the Showgrounds…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni goes scouting in Norwich after talking things over with DelaneySOCCER: THE FAI’s chief executive John Delaney and Republic of Ireland team manager Giovanni Trapattoni appeared to embark on…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
FAI tell Trapattoni to address concernsSOCCER: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has been told by the FAI they would like him to address some of the issues most commonly raised …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Players play vital role in high dramaWHEN JOHN Delaney was at the heart of the process that led to Giovanni Trapattoni being appointed manager of the Republic of …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
FAI back Trapattoni . . . for nowSOCCER: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI was last night given the backing of the FAI and will remain as manager of the Republic of Ireland…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
FAI now caught in a TrapFaroe Islands 1 Republic of Ireland 4: “WINNERS HAVE a hundred fathers,” sighed Giovanni Trapattoni after watching his side …Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
'It got a nick off me': Keane praises the team's response, and claims a goalAFTER making it through to the end and, he reckons, scored what would be his 55th goal for his country, it was clearly a good…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Win may bring some respiteFaroe Islands 1 Rep of Ireland 4 IF HIS employers really are still even remotely in the business of weighing up the pros and…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Keane stands by his embattled bossPLAYERS MAY not get to decide who their next manager is but they do sometimes get the opportunity to create the vacancyTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Tales of the unexpected are right up Olsen's streetTHE ROLLER-COASTER nature of football could hardly be lost on Lars Olsen (51), the former Danish international who is now manager…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Ireland on must-win mission in TorshavnSOCCER: “HOPE” was the theme during Giovanni Trapattoni’s early days as manager of the Republic of IrelandTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni confident despite speculationIN AN effort to illustrate the scale of the challenges he has overcome in his five-decade career, Giovanni Trapattoni suggested…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Trap still waiting for the negativesSOCCER: HAVING COME close to echoing Steve Staunton’s damaging assertion nearly six years ago that San Marino were always going…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Ireland hit for six of the worst as Trapattoni comes under pressureRep of Ireland 1 Germany 6: THE FAI must have been pleased to have finally had their new stadium full for the start of a football…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Trap's young guns face German frontWORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING Rep of Ireland v Germany: SOAP OPERA scriptwriters must generally resort to plane or train crashes…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Doubts grow over KeaneSOCCER: ROBBIE KEANE emerged as a doubt yesterday for the game against Germany tomorrow night and may require a pain-killing…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
FAI Cup replay: Same again for ShelsShelbourne manager Alan Mathews will again have a full squad to choose from for tonight’s Ford-sponsored FAI Cup semi-final replay…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Fahey to be third man in midfield - TardelliSOCCER : THE REPUBLIC of Ireland’s central midfield against the Germans will be completed by Keith Fahey, according to Marco…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni facing big rethinkSOCCER : GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI will find out today the extent of the rethink he must embark upon ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
St Patrick's progress at their easeDundalk 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 3 : WITH THEIR top-flight status still to play for, Dundalk will have cup finals of sorts to…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Limerick on course to return to Markets FieldLIMERICK CHAIRMAN Pat O’Sullivan says the club is on course to start next year’s Premier Division campaign back at the Markets…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Rivalry that's more than just a gameSOCCER: El Clásico: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Football’s Greatest Rivalry, By Richard Fitzpatrick, Bloomsbury, 244ppSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Doyle an injury doubt as Meyler receives call upWORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: AS HE awaited firm news of Kevin Doyle’s fitness last night, Giovanni Trapattoni called Sunderland…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Who are these working women?‘The Irish Times’ is seeking to identify – by Monday – the women in this photo, members of the Irish Women Workers’ Union in …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Sligo set on taking it one step at a timeSLIGO ROVERS will be on the brink of a first league title in 35 years if they can win in Cork this evening, although Ian Barraclough…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Keane's tactics fail to move RoversROY KEANE looked to be back in the managerial wilderness last night after turning down the chance to take charge of Turkish side…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
World CupBastian Schweinsteiger (pictured) is expected to be included in the German squad named today by Joachim Loew for the games against…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Shields up as Dundalk prepare to fightSOCCER : HE SEEMS far too young to have experienced anything like this before but as he prepares for Sunday’s Ford-sponsored…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Kenna in race to prove fitnessFAI CUP SEMI-FINAL: ST PATRICK’S Athletic captain Conor Kenna faces a race to prove his fitness ahead of Sunday’s Ford-sponsored…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Keane turns down Kasimpasa jobSoccer: Roy Keane has turned down an offer to manage Turkish Super Lig club Kasimpasa SKThu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Keane considers his options after talks with KasimpasaROY KEANE appeared to be mulling over his options last night after being shown around the facilities of Turkish Super League …Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Faherty nets the goals but Forrester calls the shotsSt Patrick's 5 UCD 0: GOALS, or the lack of them, have been the undoing of Liam Buckley’s side in this title race and after …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
St Patrick's lack of quality up front proves costly in title raceDrogheda Utd 0 St Patrick's Ath 0: BOTH OF these teams have probably already exceeded expectations this season and if the Dubliners…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Letter appears to undermine FAI claims regarding integrity of processSOCCER LICENSING COMMITTEE A LETTER from the FAI’s chief executive, John Delaney, and its president, Paddy McCaul, addressed…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Title hopefuls in crucial clashAIRTRICITY LEAGUE TONIGHT’S GAME between Drogheda United and St Patrick’s Athletic looks like being a final eliminator between…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni hopes to prove a point against GermansDESPITE SUGGESTIONS Joachim Loew should have gone after a disappointing European Championships, a supposedly indifferent start…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
St Patrick's have not given up title hopesSt Pats 2 Shamrock Rovers 1: IT MAY be hard to see Sligo Rovers being deprived of their first league title in 35 years, but …Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni to name squad for qualifiers todayGIOVANNI TRAPATTONI will name his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Germany and the Faroe Islands at the Aviva Stadium…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Europa spot a must for Rovers, says FinnAFTER SATURDAY’S loss to Drogheda, their second cup defeat in eight days, Shamrock Rovers turn their attention back to the league…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
