Wimbledon may be stymied by BosmanPLANS FOR Wimbledon to relocate to Dublin could be scuppered before they even begin to seek approval formally from the FAI - …Wed May 08 1996 - 01:00
Hardest ever decisionSYMPATHY there was aplenty afterwards, not only for Alan Gough but also for referee Pat KellyTue May 07 1996 - 01:00
National League at a vital crossroadsTONIGHT'S meeting of the National League's management committee is, potentially, even more important to the domestic game's future…Tue May 07 1996 - 01:00
Sheridan's little touch of genius earns Shelbourne deserved replayTHE sponsors won't mind the description: pure genius elevated this FAI Harp Lager Cup final above the normTue May 07 1996 - 01:00
A manager for all seasonTHE cult of the manager is a dangerous thing, but in Inchicore Brian Kerr is as close to deification as makes no differenceMon May 06 1996 - 01:00
Rovers set for TolkaSHAMROCK ROVERS could become tenants of Tolka Park again next season in a temporary ground sharing arrangement, pending talks…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
McCarthy calls up three more uncapped playersCONTINUING the winds of change which are sweeping through the Republic of Ireland set up, Mick McCarthy has called up a further…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
FAI still oppose moveTHE FAI are emerging as the last stumbling block in the way of increasingly concerted moves by businessmen to have Wimbledon …Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Sheridan rolls with itWHAT with the wonder goals and the Oasis looks, Tony Sheridan fits the modern taste for nostalgic, end of decade retrospectiveness…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Top league of 10 clubs and high standardsNEXT Tuesday's management committee meeting of the National League will be asked to ratify a radical and progressive new format…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
McLaughlin and Drogheda part companyJIM McLAUGHLIN has relinquished the managerial reins at Drogheda United by mutual consentThu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Manner of last year's loss still hurts NevilleTHERE are reasons for believing that this year's FAI Cup final will be the best at Lansdowne Road thus far and that an off colour…Thu May 02 1996 - 01:00
Big clubs may form new league if Premier Division is not cutTHE growing divisions and disharmony within the National League could manifest itself in a breakaway by leading clubs akin to…Wed May 01 1996 - 01:00
InterToto carrot not on menu so half baked format may goTHERE now seems every chance that the half baked and hastily agreed format for next season's FAI National League will be scrapped…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
A late reprieve for cup final trioTHE suspensions of St Patrick's Athletic centre half John McDonnell and Shelbourne midfielder Brian Flood, as well as reserve…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
Europe for Sligo, drop for DroghedaTHERE'LL be much gnashing of teeth over Drogheda's cruelly-swift return to the lower flight, and not just in DroghedaMon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
Derry want to bury AthloneTHE day of reckoning dawns, and as usual it won't be dullSat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Houghton shows he is back to his bestWHATEVER about shade's of grey, they know the colour of money at Manchester United and when it comes to jetting their players…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Defensive lapses should not obscure signs of promiseTHIS could become repetitive, and maybe it already is, but then so he itThu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Young Dubs - as different as chalk and cheese - go for itDUBLIN accents apart, the two new boys in the fold, Kenny Cunningham and Alan Moore, appear about as similar as your average …Wed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Learning curve set for ups but mostly downsFOR Prague read pragmatism. Reality is finally beginning to dawnWed Apr 24 1996 - 01:00
Rethink on league changes neededPRESENTED with arguably the best National League season in aeons, and the continuation of a League Cup which ranks as one of …Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Good guy just letting the good times rollALL things come to those who wait could well be inscribed on Curtis Fleming's shaved domeMon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
`I kept thinking it might not happenAMID the usual riotous scenes in any post-match championship dressing-room, champagne flowed (more on the roof than down thirsty…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Like a game of Lanigan's ballTHE comings and goings of the Republic of Ireland squad in advance of next week's trip to Prague continued apace yesterdaySat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Campbell delivers the crock of goldTHE rainbow which crowned Oriel Park before the kick-off, last night proved prophetic indeedSat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
St Patrick's can take title tonightTO WIN the title once with St Patrick's Athletic could be considered pretty good going for any manager, but to do so twice almost…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Four more to miss PragueTHE best laid plans of Mick McCarthy for his second game as Republic of Ireland manager have, predictably, been hit by at spate…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Thrills and spills fail to deliver final blowIT'LL take a pliers to separate these twoWed Apr 17 1996 - 01:00
McCarthy promotes Fleming and MooreNOT the least of Curtis Fleming's virtues over the years has been patienceWed Apr 17 1996 - 01:00
A hint of the FAI wagons being circledALL that blood letting and for what? In the fall out of the association's mother of all council meetings and the departures of…Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
Kerr, O'Connor forced to delay team selectionsA WAG in the vicinity of the press box after the second, scoreless draw of the Easter weekend between St Patrick's and Bohemians…Tue Apr 16 1996 - 01:00
A United crusader at peaceHAVING not so long ago sought to literally kick racism out of sport, now it seems that Erie Cantona is intent on kicking logic…Sat Apr 13 1996 - 01:00
Three uncapped players in Irish squadGRADUALLY, slowly but perceptibly Mick McCarthy is instigating something of a coupSat Apr 13 1996 - 01:00
Charlton to be brought in from the coldJACK CHARLTON'S metamorphosis from English FA outcast to pillar of the footballing establishment will be formally recognised …Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Strike by PFAI may be avertedA significant thawing in relations yesterday between the FAI/National League and the PFAI gave hope that the threatened strike…Wed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00
Incompetence leaves cup fans sufferingA FRIEND and a fellow fan of the domestic game brought his two children, aged 10 and 12, to Dalymount Park for last Friday night…Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
St Patrick's move closer following another stalemateWATCHING these old adversaries enact a reprise of last Friday's cup stalemate in yesterday's crucial league game at Dalymount…Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
Sheridan hits the glory trailFITTINGLY, for the emerging pop hero of the domestic game, Tony Sheridan could pass as one of the Gallagher brothers from Oasis…Mon Apr 08 1996 - 01:00
Sligo ready for serious pitch battleOLD Benbulbin itself could shake tonight, for nothing is more likely to set Sligo pulses racing than the prospect of Shelbourne…Sat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Crowd suffer a long ball bore at DalymountALAS and alack, there was always a chance this would happenSat Apr 06 1996 - 01:00
Meetings on players strikeNATIONAL League authorities have organised a series of crisis meetings next week to avert a threatened strike by the Players' …Fri Apr 05 1996 - 01:00
Cup caution set for collision with thrills and spillsBOHEMIANS and St Patrick's Athletic in the Cup. Tonight at 7.45. The Gypsies and the SupersaintsFri Apr 05 1996 - 01:00
Villa to offer McGrath contractTO palpable sighs of relief from Mick McCarthy and the Republic of Ireland footballing community as a whole, the prospect of …Fri Apr 05 1996 - 01:00
Savoury fare for Easter weekendNOW, at last, comes the meat of the season, something to get one's teeth into (never mind the BSE)Tue Apr 02 1996 - 01:00
Severe setback to Shelbourne's title ambitionsIT JUST so happened that this was another encounter of rich quality between these two, the result was everything and by virtue…Sat Mar 30 1996 - 00:00
Situation likely to get worse before it gets betterNO DOUBT had he been in attendance on Wednesday night, Jack Charlton would have said something along the lines of "I told you…Fri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00
