Republic of Ireland MNT

All you need to know, and them some, as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s team are in Plovdiv for the first leg of their League B relegation playoff

Gordon D’Arcy on how Ireland can move forward; Gerry Thornley on new optimism in Irish women’s team; and the race to become the next IOC president

Despite playing in such a historic game, the 1924 Boys in Blue became the forgotten men of Irish soccer

‘We’re a Christian family so we prayed and gave a lot of thanks to God’

African side are ranked 17th in the world, with the two nations never having met before at international level

Wolves defender has come back into favour after cementing his starting position in Vítor Pereira’s side

Will Smallbone and Callum O’Dowda withdraw from panel due to injury

Defensive linchpin advancing credentials as among top young centre halves in the Premier League

Michael D Higgins say the team gave us ‘a memory that informed the spiritual confidence of a nation like no other’

It's easy to forget that the Ireland forward who burst on to the scene at such an early age is still only 20

Michael D Higgins thanks public for placing trust in him over two terms

Manager named three uncapped players for two-legged clash with Bulgaria

Republic of Ireland manager keen to smooth relations between LOI and FAI as national squad face relegation playoff with Bulgaria

Watford’s James Abankwah and Rocco Vata and Jimmy Dunne of QPR are in line for debuts against Bulgaria

James Abankwah and Rocco Vata set for debuts ahead of Josh Honohan and Johnny Kenny

Ipswich Town winger certain to be sidelined for relegation play-off fixtures after ankle surgery

Republic of Ireland international’s header clawed back a draw for the visitors

Striker’s loan to West Ham to play for his former manager could provide spark

Ferguson: ‘I want to come in and do my best for the club, score goals, and see where we get to’

Ireland’s record scorer says striker Troy Parrott has been underused by Heimir Hallgrímsson

Ferguson seen as option to compete with Nicolas Jackson, with Arsenal and Spurs also keen on 20-year-old

Arsenal and Everton among others keen on Irish striker

New Ferencváros manager clarifies that he resigned as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager

Bournemouth, West Ham and Tottenham keen to take Ireland striker on loan

John Patrick makes his debut for Stade de Reims against Paris Saint-Germain

Ireland international has been largely sidelined at Nottingham Forest

Michael Noonan, the talented 16-year-old striker, is set to swap St Patrick’s Athletic for Rovers

Republic of Ireland striker has struggled for game time at Sunderland

Ferguson unlikely to leave in January transfer window while nursing injuryv

January may have come too soon for Melia, Kelleher and O’Brien

From an exceptional golfer to a generational Gaelic football talent and a pioneering cyclist, here are some young performers who could achieve big things this year

Dublin-based English academic Mike Cronin says atmosphere at recent Ireland-England soccer match highlights lack of respect for ‘the other’ built into partition of island

What teams will claim All-Ireland honours, can the Republic of Ireland make it out of their World Cup group, how many Irish players will make the Lions and Ryder Cup team teams?

Moments of magic being sapped from the game as managers opt to cut out risky business

Former PM ‘crestfallen’ when SDLP leader failed to agree with suggestion, officials noted

Summer deadline day arrival from Celtic scores his first two goals for the Championship club

Devising a game plan which makes the Republic a nightmare to play against is a task Iceland’s most successful international manager can accomplish

If Irish football has been subsisting on the poverty line, Hungarian football has had billions pumped into it

Ireland face Portugal, Denmark, Hungary and Armenia in their quest to get to the World Cup

Ireland drawn alongside Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, and Armenia for next year’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers