Cork's rescuers expected to be identified within the weekNEWS: THE EXAMINER appointed to Cork City is hopeful a rescue package for the club could be finalised by the end of next week…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Bohemians continue their title marchLEAGUE OF IRELAND Bohemians 3 Finn Harps 0: WHAT WAS once a march by Bohemians towards this year's league title continued to…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Fringe players to get a gameMEMBERS OF the Ireland squad who have been omitted from Giovanni Trapattoni's recent team selections will get the opportunity…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Quigley writers' choice for AugustNEWS AND SETANTA CUP PREVIEW : ST PATRICK'S Athletic striker Mark Quigley has been named as the Eircom/Soccer Writers' Association…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
FAI to hold fundraiser for former star LanganSOME 21 years after he last played for his country, the FAI will hold a fundraising dinner for Dave Langan, the former Derby …Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Ireland come away happy with pointMontenegro 0 Rep of Ireland 0 THEY MAY seek to set the bar a little lower, but secretly, as Giovanni Trapattoni says, coaches…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Ireland come away happy with pointMontenegro 0 Rep of Ireland 0: THEY MAY seek to set the bar a little lower, but secretly, as Giovanni Trapattoni says, coaches…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Top coach who 'knows what to expect'WHEN THE coaches of international sides seeded sixth in their qualifying groups give press conferences ahead of home games, the…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Ireland form may stand to DunneAPPARENTLY NOT even Robinho features in the team Manchester City's new owner would actually like to see lining out for his new…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Hunt eager to build on selectionWITH GIOVANNI Trapattoni clearly having settled on his tactics and pecking order since taking over this Irish squad just before…Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Cork's plight could get a good deal worseON SOCCER: The Premier League badly needs to get its financial situation in orderTue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Players agree to massive pay cutCORK CITY'S players yesterday accepted what is described as an "interim" pay cut at a meeting with the club's examiner who is…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
FAI renew their call for change of venueINTERNATIONAL NEWS: FOLLOWING an apparent softening of Fifa's position on the issue, the FAI has renewed its call on soccer'…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Cautious hope for survival of Cork CityLEAGUE OF IRELAND : THERE WAS cautious optimism among those involved in saving Cork City last night that the club can follow…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Situation in Cork must concern all other clubsIf the country's second city cannot a support one full-time soccer team how can other towns be expected to?Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Andy Reid warns against expecting too much too soonNEWS: FOR ALL the talk of Roy Keane's inability to resist an Irish player with a For Sale sign around his neck, the Corkman …Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
FAI Cup previewsHAVING BAGGED a place in yet another League Cup final, Derry City resume their hunt for glory in the Ford-sponsored FAI Cup in…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Cahill named player of monthDROGHEDA UNITED midfielder Ollie Cahill has been named as the Eircom/Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Player of the Month…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Trapattoni must quickly come to terms with real issuesSO, WITH English club football about to get under way, it's fantasy football league time againTue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Keane set to recall Reid for Sunderland's meeting with RoversPREMIER LEAGUE: ANDY REID is likely to return to the Sunderland side for tonight's friendly game against Shamrock Rovers at …Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Drogheda refocus for domestic dutyDROGHEDA UNITED return to league action tomorrow night and after their heroic near miss in Kiev their aim against St Patrick'…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Cork determined to halt Bohemians' momentumLEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION THERE'S A hint of unstoppable force and immovable object about this evening's clash between…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Rovers aiming to maintain fine runLEAGUE OF IRELAND: HAVING SHOWN a dramatic improvement in recent weeks, Shamrock Rovers head to Dalymount Park this evening …Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Cork looking to bounce back from Uefa defeatCORK CITY and St Patrick's Athletic return to league action tomorrow afternoon after starkly different fortunes in the Uefa Cup…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Fenlon signs LithuanianLEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION: PAT FENLON has moved to strengthen Bohemians' title challenge by signing 24-year-old Lithuanian…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Ireland to round off year against PolandSOCCER NEWS: THE FAI have confirmed the Republic of Ireland senior team will round of their year with a friendly against Poland…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Clubs' silence baffles DrurySOCCER NEWS: PLATINUM ONE chairman Fintan Drury has admitted the failure of clubs backing his company's proposals for an all…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Athletic effort with a touch of swaggerSt Patrick's 2 JFK Olimps 0: OVER THE past few weeks there has been a lot of talk about how different the European game is and…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
St Patrick's taking nothing for grantedUEFA CUP PREVIEW: FINDING THEMSELVES in the rather rare position for an Irish team of leading a European tie ahead of the second…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Mooney in the right moodUEFA CUP PREVIEW: DAVE MOONEY has a monkey off his back that he'd much rather stayed onThu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Ndo nears the exit door at St Patrick'sLEAGUE OF IRELAND: WITH THE transfer deadline looming Joseph Ndo has been having talks with Shamrock Rovers and Derry City, …Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Keane completes dream moveSOCCER/ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: ROBBIE KEANE was last night being lined up to be officially unveiled as a Liverpool player at…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
A united front is best option for associationsJOHN DELANEY'S suggestion on Saturday that he is personally in favour of an all-Ireland league, if only those pesky Northerners…Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00
Delaney says All-Ireland league proposal is 'divisive'THE BACKERS of Platinum One's proposals for an all-Ireland league left the FAI's agm in Castlebar on Saturday frustrated once…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Bohemians intent on claiming top spotLOI PREMIER DIVISION: BOHEMIANS HAVE the opportunity to leapfrog St Patrick's Athletic and go top of the League of Ireland Premier…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
FAI decline to comment on Eircom 'withdrawal'EIRCOM AND the FAI both declined to comment yesterday on reports by RTÉ that the company has indicated to the association it …Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
League proposal 'wishful' - GavinFRAN GAVIN, the League of Ireland director, yesterday described as "very aspirational" a Platinum One document circulated to …Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Cork seeking sixth successive winLEAGUE OF IRELAND PREVIEWS: HAVING BOTH given themselves a chance of progressing in Europe thanks to second-half comebacks in…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Estonians to prove a real test for DroghedaCHAMPIONS LEAGUE Drogheda Utd v Levadia Tallinn: DROGHEDA UNITED have an opportunity this evening to blow away some of the clouds…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Spain and Xavi are dominant force in ViennaSOCCER EURO 2008: AS THE winners arrived home to a jubilant welcome in Madrid last night and some 300,000 turned out at the …Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Goalkeeper Demirel must sit out Germany showdownUEFA HAVE confirmed that Turkey's first-choice goalkeeper, Volkan Demirel, must sit out tomorrow night's European Championship…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
West Brom are trumped as McCourt opts for CelticDERRY CITY midfielder Pat McCourt completed a surprise move to Celtic last nightFri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Klose may be best option for Loew"FOOTBALL," SAYS Germany's top scorer at these championships, Lukas Podolski, rather astutely, "is like chess without the dice…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Hiddink will omit brilliant Arshavin at his perilWITH ALMOST every one of their players based at home the Russians had always been uncertain in the build-up to these championships…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Scolari forthright on leadershipEURO 2008 DIGEST : THE BIG PHIL to Chelsea yarn has dominated British coverage of the tournament this week with interest levels…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Group A previews Switzerland v TurkeyBOTH SIDES desperately need to win this one, while the tournament generally would be boosted by the host side taking the three…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Group A Previews Czech Republic v PortugalBOTH TEAMS are in a strong position after winning their opening games but the difference is the Portuguese played well at the…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Ronaldo set for another big challengePortugal v Turkey : HALF THE fun of these tournaments for devoted fans of Europe's biggest clubs tends to be the opportunity…Sat Jun 07 2008 - 01:00
Squad has 'grown' says contented TrapattoniGIVEN HIS long and glittering career in club management, Giovanni Trapattoni's willingness, at 69 years of age, to take on the…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Trapattoni finally sees McGeady up closeSOCCER INTERNATIONAL NEWS: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI may have added "swings and roundabouts" to his rapidly expanding English vocabulary…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
