Ireland must plan without Alan Browne and Callum Robinson as squad announced

Realistically only four players at three clubs can expect first team football this season

Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers

Young Norwich defender and Leixlip native has earned a call-up to Ireland’s senior squad

Integration of young players will continue but lack of natural goalscorer remains concern

Josh Cullen misses chance late on in Hungary as friendly ends in a draw

Shock defeat means Stephen Kenny has now gone 10 games without a first win

Stephen Kenny’s 3-5-2 looks to have more potential than the lifeless systems tried thus far

Fulham striker comes off the bench to decide World Cup qualifier in Belgrade

Ciaran Clark and Dara O’Shea named in central defence for game in Belgrade

Shane Long on target but it proved no more than consolation for Bournemouth

Ireland’s Conor Hourihane, Shane Long and Scott Hogan all among the goals

Premier League club had initially named ineligible player for Turf Moor clash

West Brom set to sign Maitland-Niles on loan, Southampton land Takumi Minamino

James Maddison opens scoring before Harvey Barnes doubles Foxes’ lead at the death

In the last calendar year only Liverpool, City and United have won more Premier League games

Villa crush Palace, Everton win again, Southampton frustrated by VAR at Fulham

‘I think England would have had tougher training days, we didn’t even have a booking!’

Rules mean players can switch even after winning caps but Ireland can’t complain

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Saoirse Noonan included in squad as Pauw takes inspiration from Shane Long’s famous winner

Players are quicker and stronger now – as they need to be to press efficiently

‘I'd have liked him to stay on as he has a positive impact on the young attacking players’

Matt Doherty fills in at centre back as Shane Long fails to take huge scoring opportunity

Bulk of the same team will be called upon again for Wales’ visit to the Aviva

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

Manager encouraged by form of Callum Robinson and Shane Duffy ahead of trip

Ireland head to Bratislava next week for Thursday week’s Euro2021 play-off game

The new international manager has shown he is not afraid to drop established names

Stephen Kenny’s captain scores injury-time equaliser against Bulgaria

Stephen Kenny’s first game saw promising signs of the way he wants to play

Manager may turn to some familiar faces for Nations League opener against Bulgaria

Kenny explains Obafemi absence from 23-man squad for Bulgaria and Finland

Although involvement in top clubs remains low, breakthroughs continue for young players

Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock on target as Mikel Arteta’s side get back on track

Patrick Madden assesess each side’s lockdown losers, heroes and run-in prospects

Emmet Malone ranks the top Premier League performers before the shutdown for coronavirus

Manager’s successor to oversee Ireland’s Uefa Nations League Group B4 matches

Premier League round-up: Enda Stevens’ strike not enough as Sheffield United draw

Manager confident of winning play-off final if his side can negotiate Bratislava assignment