Past experience has proved to be no Turkish delightSo, sighs of relief all around. We needn't have worried about the English fans after allThu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Portugal to stage 2004 finalsThe decision by UEFA to award the 2004 European Championship finals to Portugal was greeted with joy across the Iberian nation…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Kerr's home advantageRepublic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has made five changes to the under-16 panel which took on Belgium in back-to-back friendlies…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Summer season on the cardsSenior National League officials are set to propose sweeping changes to the way the domestic game is run over the coming weeks…Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Cunningham struggles to explain a sickenerOne by one the Irish players file out of their dressing-room in the battered City stadium in Skopje and on to the waiting team…Mon Oct 11 1999 - 01:00
Irish deliver goodsThe Ireland under-21 team's win in Ohrid yesterday gave some indication of the potential of the new players manager Ian Evans…Sat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
Seven are thrown in at deep endIreland's European Youth Championship winning side of a year ago are set to make a collective reappearance in Macedonia this …Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Dykes set to manage HarpsHaving been initially appointed on an interim basis Gavin Dykes looks the most likely candidate to take over at Finn Harps following…Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:00
UCD's loss a national oneThere are countless ways in which the tragic loss of Dr Tony O'Neill will be felt within the game of football here over the years…Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Tune changes at HarpsSo a little bit of the pressure up at Ballybofey seems to be offTue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Own goal saves St Patrick'sShelbourne remained unbeaten and the champions frustrated by their inability to recapture their form last night at Richmond Park…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Evans contract not in questionFAI General Secretary Bernard O'Byrne has described as "fiction" suggestions that former Republic of Ireland manager Eoin Hand…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Rovers' Robinson rewardedJust a matter of weeks after stepping up to senior football, Shamrock Rovers's teenage winger Shane Robinson has been named as…Tue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Burnt bridges rebuilt through shared passionIt's just over 20 years now since some of the worst scenes of violence ever witnessed at a National League ground took place …Tue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Kerr plans aheadSligo Rovers midfielder Keith Gilroy is one of three players to receive a late call-up from Brian Kerr ahead of this evening'…Tue Sept 21 1999 - 01:00
Purdy has Bohemians in a spin"Ask me after the Rovers game" had been the line call through last week when Roddy Collins was asked how much we should be reading…Mon Sept 20 1999 - 01:00
Geoghegan outstanding in classic thrillerIt's hard to know what it is about these two sides that makes them throw up such compelling encounters so regularly but, whatever…Sat Sept 18 1999 - 01:00
Harps grant striker debutFinn Harps' manager Charlie McGeever will be looking to under-21 international striker Stephen Grant to help his side put an …Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
Harps and Derry in crunch tieThe FAI has confirmed the lineup of games for the quarter-final stages of the eircom League Cup, which is due to be played on…Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Youthful Galway United come of ageWhile Cork City finally unearthed the secret to beating St Patrick's Athletic on Saturday afternoon at Turner's Cross, Galway…Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Qualification goes down to the wireThe Republic of Ireland's win last night kept Mick McCarthy's side firmly in the Group Eight qualification race for next summer…Thu Sept 09 1999 - 01:00
`Don't judge us on that' BreenThey'll remember this one as one of those night's they got out of jail by the skin of their teeth and as they headed for the …Thu Sept 09 1999 - 01:00
Desperate scramble to make the cutThe situation should be a good deal clearer after this evening's games around Europe but for the moment the Republic of Ireland…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Evans's team halt the slideAfter disappointing defeats at the hands of the group's two strongest sides, the Republic of Ireland under-21s halted their slide…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Barry-Murphy happy with the transitionHis father's career may still be overshadowing his own somewhat but Brian Barry-Murphy looked happy with his lot as he relaxed…Tue Sept 07 1999 - 01:00
Bilic turns the knifeHe's had better nights over the course of his long career with the Republic of Ireland, but then Tony Cascarino has had worse…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Website of the week: Modesty forbids . . .Irish Times' World Football http://www.ireland.com/sports/soccer/index.htmMon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Holland and Belgium - With friends like these . . .Euro 2000 co-hosts Belgium and Holland played a friendly last week as part of their efforts to prove just what happy bed-fellows…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Irish Player of the weekJust think, Robbie Keane was five and 2/12ths and probably too busy playing with his stickle bricks back in September 1985 to…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Tales of the tabs: A man of many partsIf all the midweek tabloid speculation proves to be accurate, Roy Keane will be playing for Juventus, Inter Milan, Real Madrid…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
The Nicolas Anelka school of charmNice to see Nicolas Anelka is settling in well at Real Madrid, and has formed as loving a relationship with the Spanish press…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
What might happen nextYugoslavia's defeat of Macedonia last night keeps Vujadin Boskov's side in pole position in Group Eight of the European Championship…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Live on TVWednesday: Malta v Republic of Ireland (kick-off 5.30); Poland v England (ko 7.30) TV3.Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"Smith is a young boy and I don't condone swearing, but he wasn't sent off for that - Alan swears he didn't touch him."Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Despair for CunninghamGary Kelly, describing the way in which Ireland lost as "a kick in the privates", probably captured the mood of the Irish players…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Where are they now? - Ricardo VillaBack in 1978, a foreign footballer was still a rare sight in the English league so Tottenham's signing of Argentinians Ricky …Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Problems mount for EvansThe second worst defeat in Irish under-21 footballing history finally killed off any lingering question of Ian Evans's team making…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Strong US sideThe Republic of Ireland women's football squad leaves today for Boston where they will be the first team to play the United States…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
Victory hands McCarthy some breathing spaceA good day's work and after a quick bout of score settling, this was as close as a Mick McCarthy's press conferences ever come…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
Visitors seize on simple errorIreland's chances of qualifying for next year's Olympics in Sydney all but evaporated at Tolka Park last night where the lack…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Evans makes six changesRepublic of Ireland under-21 manager Ian Evans yesterday made six changes to the side that drew with Macedonia at the start of…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Keane confident knee injury will clearWith a decision on his club future temporarily on hold, Roy Keane was firmly concentrating on the international game in Dublin…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
League of weak nations threaten to pass us byLast Thursday brought another year of European adventure for the representatives of the National League to a premature endTue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Duff ruled out of Yugoslavia tieDamien Duff is almost definitely out of Mick McCarthy's Republic of Ireland squad for Wednesday's Euro 2000 qualifying game with…Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Irish player of the weekThere's quite a bit of competition for the title this week with Kevin Kilbane, Mark Kennedy, Rory Delap and Mickey Evans all …Mon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
