Kennedy to take up coaching role as he hangs up bootsNEWS: FORMER REPUBLIC of Ireland international Mark Kennedy has announced he will retire from playing at the end of the season…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Cox champing at the bit to see more first-team actionREPUBLIC OF Ireland striker Simon Cox is hoping to see a little more first-team action at West Brom over the coming weeks now…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Derry take full advantage of their extra manSETANTA CUP SEMI-FINALS, FIRST LEGS: Shamrock Rovers 0 Derry City 3: AS THE players and match officials left the pitch in Tallaght…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Hunt confident of returning to action soon and making Irish teamHAVING UNDERGONE surgery to sort out a hernia problem last week, Stephen Hunt is confident he will return to action for Wolves…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Champions bounce back in real styleShamrock Rovers 6 Dundalk 0: IAIN DOWIE once listed “bouncebackability” as one of his most prized talents and Stephen Kenny’…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Injury rules Rossi out of finalsITALY MANAGER Cesare Prandelli’s preparations for the European Championships were hit yesterday by the news that Giuseppe Rossi…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Barraclough hoping Sligo can stay on their top perchDERRY CITY head to the Showgrounds, Sligo, this evening with manager Declan Devine hoping that his side can build on the midweek…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Rovers just need the right TwiggAFTER A spell in which he scored against Drogheda United, Cork City, Shelbourne and Bohemians, it was no great surprise yesterday…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Impressive St Patrick's throw down the gauntlet to the championsSt Patricks Ath 5 Shamrock Rovers 1: AFTER A couple of drawn derbies on the trot, Liam Buckley’s men seemed to conclude that…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid on death of ex-FAI chief Louis KilcoyneTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to Louis Kilcoyne, the former FAI president and OCI vice-president who has died after a short illness…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Dalglish endures roller-coaster season of two halvesIT SEEMS a little unlikely that Kenny Dalglish follows commentators’ favourite Opta Joe on twitter but the increasingly media…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Callaghan envies Kenny's attacking talentIT’S BEEN six league games between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians since more than a goal separated the sides, while the recent…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
McGrath concerned for Dunne as Euro 2012 loomsHAVING SHRUGGED off an injury or two in his day to star for the Republic of Ireland Paul McGrath is hopeful Richard Dunne can…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Derry deny Sunderland approach over McClean clauseENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS: DERRY CITY chairman Philip O’Doherty last night denied that Sunderland have made any approach to…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Fundraisers follow the money trailThe charity trips that give participants the chance to see exactly where their money goesTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Bohemians earn first point as St Patrick's play it safeBohemians 0 St Patrick's Ath 0: HONESTY AND endeavour, or as Aaron Callaghan put it afterwards yesterday, “attitude and application…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Pat's and Bohs play out dour drawBohemians 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 0: The visitors extended to six their unbeaten run at Dalymount Park today and made it four…Sun Mar 25 2012 - 00:00
Callaghan keeping the faithBohemians v St Patrick’s Ath: AARON CALLAGHAN never gave the impression that he thought his task at Dalymount Park would be …Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Hoop dream turns into nightmare for ShelsShamrock Rovers 4 Shelbourne 0 : THE MUPPET Show theme music at the interval seemed a little unkind but nobody from Shelbourne…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Derry unhappy with Bohemians' interventionDERRY CITY have expressed disappointment both with the decision of Uefa to refuse them permission to play in the Europa League…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
McClean added to Ireland squadREPUBLIC OF Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has had a change of heart in regards to James McClean and yesterday added the…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Ireland rise to 20th in worldIN THE wake of the team’s qualification for the European Championship finals, the Republic of Ireland have made it back into …Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Duffy called up as Dunne has operationRICHARD DUNNE is expected to return to the Aston Villa first team in mid-April after undergoing surgery on the shoulder injury…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
McCarthy shown door by Wolves as owner's patience runs outSOCCER: HIS RECORD in the Championship had the bookmakers quoting him as a front-runner for the Leeds job by lunchtime but Mick…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Former Galway stalwart Eamon Deacy dies aged 53FORMER REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Eoin Hand has expressed his sadness at the passing of former Limerick, Galway United and Aston…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Cook gets his move to Accrington StanleyPAUL COOK was yesterday confirmed as the new manager of Accrington Stanley, ending a protracted spell of uncertainty regarding…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Trapattoni not willing to take 'risk' on McCleanSOCCER: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI yesterday reaffirmed his intention to bring a squad of established players to Poland this summer…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
McClean may get his chance after being cleared to playSOCCER: WITH GIOVANNI Trapattoni due to his name his latest international squad in Waterford this morning, James McClean became…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Ireland dimension adds spice to derbyHAVING KICKED off his career in England with Wolves, Keith Andrews knows all about the rivalry between his old employers and …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
FAI expect to have McClean clearance by end of monthTHE FAI expect Fifa to have processed James McClean’s application to formally switch his international allegiance to the Republic…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Zayed big in Tehran after derby hat-trick brings instant celebrity statusHAD THINGS worked out little differently, Eamon Zayed might have spent the last few weeks in Equatorial Guinea with Libya at …Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
O'Connor hoping for a returnREPUBLIC OF Ireland under-21 international Shane O’Connor is hoping that a successful spell with his hometown club, Cork City…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Andrews 'takes gamble' on moveKEITH ANDREWS has admitted that accepting a six-month deal at the Hawthorns might be regarded as a gamble for a 31-year-old, …Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Everton weigh up move to take Doyle from WolvesSOCCER: KEVIN DOYLE may get a deadline day opportunity to kick-start his season at Everton with David Moyes apparently weighing…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Cox hopes more Cup heroics can lift him to Euro 2012SIMON COX is hoping that a repeat of his FA Cup heroics of three weeks ago against Norwich City this afternoon will buy him some…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Tralee Dynamos and Cobh Ramblers surprised by exclusion from first divisionQUITE A few clubs have been trying to get out of it for years now but the decision of the Airtricity League’s executive committee…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Bosnian 'send-off' for IrelandTHE FAI have all but confirmed the details of the Republic of Ireland’s preparations for the European Championships in Poland…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Derry City to lose Lafferty to Burnley ahead of crucial tiesDERRY CITY manager Declan Devine seemed pleased yesterday that his first competitive game in charge of his home town club will…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
On the run in Addis AbabaTRAVEL: AFRICA: EARLY EVIDENCE THAT Addis Ababa is going to be different from my two previous experiences of African towns comes…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Newcastle United considering bid for goalkeeper HendersonNEWCASTLE UNITED are reported to be weighing up the possibility of a bid for former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Ireland ready to show return to best formAFTER RECENT speculation that getting him off the Aston Villa wage bill was Alex McLeish’s priority for the January transfer …Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Powell the latest recruit for revamped RoversSOCCER: CONOR POWELL became the latest player to join a significantly revamped Shamrock Rovers yesterday with the 24-year-old…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Trapattoni eyeing up McClean for the futureSOCCER: GIOVANNI Trapattoni will be at Stamford Bridge this afternoon to see for himself what all the fuss is about regarding…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
O'Neill honoured after success at home and abroadAWARD SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: MICHAEL O’NEILL was last night named Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Callaghan planning to build on youthNEW BOHEMIANS manager Aaron Callaghan gave the first firm indication of the extent to which the club’s fans will have to further…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Keane may feature against EvertonENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: IT’S NOT exactly the standard complaint of an Irish emigrant returning from a working trip across the…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Sheppard set to finalise moveKARL SHEPPARD expects to complete his move to Reading today with the 20 year-old striker having passed his medical and agreed…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Wilson rejects notion of playing for North as Whelan signs new Stoke dealMARC WILSON has become the second player in the space of a week to reject the possibility of going back on his decision to declare…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Trapattoni delivers a season in the sunSPORT REVIEW 2011: The Italian’s style of play has attracted its fair share of critics, but it’s hard to dismiss Giovanni Trapattoni…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
McCarthy impresses TrapattoniHIS TACTICS seem set in stone at this stage and his squad for next summer’s European Championships can, with just one or two …Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
