Lee Carsley set to be named Stephen Kenny’s replacement as Ireland managerEngland under-21s boss expected to sign a four-year deal up to Euro 2028 worth €560,000 per yearThu Jan 25 2024 - 16:33
Eventful first season sees Robbie Keane within touching distance of silverware in IsraelFormer Ireland striker has led his new club on an impressive run in the midst of war in the Middle EastWed Jan 24 2024 - 06:00
Ireland line up February friendly date with Wales at Tallaght StadiumEileen Gleeson set to announce her backroom staff ahead of friendly double-header next monthTue Jan 23 2024 - 12:48
Ireland's next manager: The five contenders to succeed Stephen KennySelection headache for €560,000-a-year post may yet come down to two experienced coaches — Lee Carsley and Neil LennonSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Sports Review 2023: Katie McCabe’s magical touch lights up Tallaght StadiumThe Republic of Ireland captain and Arsenal star Katie McCabe showed her true quality with a memorable piece of magic in the victory over AlbaniaTue Dec 26 2023 - 06:00
Katie McCabe interview: ‘It’s important to have characters, you don’t want a team of robots’Katie McCabe scaled new heights with both Arsenal and the Republic of Ireland in 2023 and is already focused on the next chapter in a glittering careerWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
Marc Canham promising a thorough revamp of the way women’s football is runThe FAI’s director of football Marc Canham has outlined plans for an identifiable Irish style in the women's game and player pathways forming an effective ‘green line’ from U-15 to senior levelTue Dec 19 2023 - 23:00
Eileen Gleeson hired as Ireland head coach after ‘extensive’ interview processThe 51-year-old Dubliner has paid her dues after working in women’s and girls’ football for 30 yearsTue Dec 19 2023 - 23:00
Anthony Barry in the frame to replace Stephen Kenny as Republic of Ireland head coach Bayern assistant manager did 12-month stint coaching Ireland squad, as FAI chief Jonathan Hill indicates new manager will be in place by MarchWed Dec 13 2023 - 23:00
FAI chief Jonathan Hill’s salary increased 22% since 2020, Oireachtas committee hearsJonathan Hill’s salary increased from €211,000 to €258,000 since 2020 while the FAI CEO reiterated his unreserved apology for receipt of extra payments in lieu of holidays not takenWed Dec 13 2023 - 20:58
New FAI chair Tony Keohane on Jonathan Hill payments: ‘That won’t happen on my watch’FAI to unveil Vera Pauw’s successor this week, while Stephen Kenny’s replacement will be announced before March friendliesSun Dec 10 2023 - 23:00
Former FAI chairperson Roy Barrett takes ‘full responsibility’ for Jonathan Hill payments amid agm standoffRoy Barrett refuses to apologise for signing off on payments and hits out at media leaks during agmSat Dec 09 2023 - 17:07
FAI expands board to increase female representation to 40 per centAssociation was facing loss of €4.35m in Government grants if they did not hit gender quotaSat Dec 09 2023 - 14:05
FAI AGM: ‘You wouldn’t put some of these board members in charge of running a school tuck shop, never mind Irish football’Battlelines drawn ahead of FAI agm as independent and football directors disagree on direction of Irish footbalSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
Liam Brady wins International Achievement prize at Soccer Writers’ Ireland awardsPeamount’s Karen Duggan and Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley named women’s and men’s personality of the yearFri Dec 08 2023 - 18:53
Roy Barrett to attend Oireachtas committee hearing to explain Jonathan Hill paymentsFormer FAI chairperson sanctioned €20,500 to current CEO for commuting expenses and in lieu of holidays not takenFri Dec 08 2023 - 10:17
Katie McCabe: ‘We are trying to develop a different philosophy of playing’Announcement on a permanent successor to manager Eileen Gleeson expected imminentlyWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
Katie McCabe wonder strike headlines Ireland’s six-goal thumping of Northern IrelandNations League campaign and the Eileen Gleeson era ends with glut of goals at Windsor ParkTue Dec 05 2023 - 20:20
Katie McCabe: ‘Five wins, four clean sheets, top of the group’Regardless of the result, next year sees Ireland enter the rarefied atmosphere of elite European countriesTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:00
Eileen Gleeson not resting on her laurels after five-game winning streakManager makes constructive criticism of performance after victory over HungarySat Dec 02 2023 - 14:29
Ireland withstand frustrating evening to see off Hungary and maintain winning streak Sinead Farrelly with instant impact off the bench as own goal preserves Ireland’s 100 per cent Nations League recordFri Dec 01 2023 - 21:49
FAI to address vacant manager’s role before ChristmasUncapped Peamount forwards named ahead of Amber Barrett described as ‘football decision’ by Eileen GleesonThu Nov 30 2023 - 23:00
Chiedozie Ogbene interview: ‘Stephen Kenny built a strong foundation for the future of Ireland football’Ireland and Luton winger happy to acknowledge the role international football played in his top-flight breakthrough: ‘I am ready for the Premier League’Sun Nov 26 2023 - 20:32
Katie McCabe sees off familiar faces Izzy Atkinson and Jess Ziu in Arsenal’s victory over West Ham Megan Walsh endures a tough afternoon in goal as the Gunners put three past the Irish netminderSun Nov 26 2023 - 18:02
Casement Park suffers another setback as Ulster GAA begin new procurement processPlans to transform Belfast venue into 30,000-plus stadium for Euro 2028 hit by latest blowFri Nov 24 2023 - 15:48
FAI parts ways with John O’Shea, Keith Andrews and the rest of Stephen Kenny’s backroom staffO’Shea and Dean Kiely still hold jobs in club football after departing the international sceneThu Nov 23 2023 - 18:45
Eileen Gleeson omits Amber Barrett from Ireland’s Nations League squad Ruesha Littlejohn and Jessie Stapleton return to squad as focus switches to FAI recruitment of two senior managersThu Nov 23 2023 - 14:14
‘I have no regrets’, says Stephen Kenny, as search for next Ireland beginsEngland’s under-21 coach Lee Carsley is a strong candidate to take the Irish national team into the 2026 World Cup qualification campaignWed Nov 22 2023 - 21:52
Union members accuse FAI chief Jonathan Hill of failing to ‘restore trust’ with staff and publicSiptu representatives seeking ‘urgent meeting’ with Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne over payments to chief executive, saying they have ‘lost confidence’Wed Nov 22 2023 - 21:34
Stephen Kenny to leave job as Ireland manager, FAI confirmStephen Kenny’s contract was not renewed following review of Euro 2024 campaign which saw Ireland record six defeatsWed Nov 22 2023 - 18:59
Almost €7m for FAI withheld until payments to chief executive addressed Jonathan Hill ‘apologised unreservedly’ to FAI staff last week after erroneously receiving over €20,000 in travel expenses and payWed Nov 22 2023 - 11:31
With Stephen Kenny almost certain to leave, what next for the FAI?Lee Carsley topping the list of possible candidates for the managerial roleWed Nov 22 2023 - 03:00
Ireland proved, once again, they have forgotten how to win‘We need more funding,’ said James McClean this week, seemingly unaware that the government has temporarily turned off the money tapTue Nov 21 2023 - 22:15
Ireland v New Zealand: Stephen Kenny tunes out the background noise as 41,000 expected at AvivaManager deflected speculation about his future employment to concentrate on squad choice for tonight’s meeting with Darren Bazeley’s 103rd-ranked sideTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:00
James McClean: ‘Maybe when I retire I will get more recognition for my football ability than I do now’Wrexham winger hesitant to bow out of international football following the New Zealand clash after 103 caps over 12 yearsMon Nov 20 2023 - 23:00
Nathan Collins ruled out of Ireland match against New Zealand Defender picked up ankle injury during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by NetherlandsMon Nov 20 2023 - 11:41
Stephen Kenny’s tenure may be on its last legs but players still stand up for himFuture of Republic of Ireland manager will be decided later this monthSun Nov 19 2023 - 23:00
Weghorst sends Netherlands to Euro 2024 as Ireland fail to stop Amsterdam partyGavin Bazunu exceptional as brave Irish resistance keeps Dutch to a single goalSun Nov 19 2023 - 13:53
Stephen Kenny on his Ireland future: ‘I really don’t know, I don’t control that’Gavin Bazunu and Matt Doherty defend the work being done by Kenny’s management teamSat Nov 18 2023 - 23:09
Netherlands v Ireland: Chiedozie Ogbene ruled out but Evan Ferguson passed fitRonald Koeman’s Oranje are primed to cut loose with Xavi Simons and Cody Gakpo behind Wout WeghorstFri Nov 17 2023 - 20:07
Gavin Cummiskey: The Stephen Kenny project began with optimism but crashed into realityLack of football industry in Ireland makes it impossible to produce technically gifted playersFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:00
FAI ‘regrets’ expenses error and expresses intention to meet gender balanceFailure to appoint two female independent directors to expanded board could result in loss of fundingThu Nov 16 2023 - 16:53
Injuries to Chiedozie Ogbene and Evan Ferguson make Ireland’s clash with the Netherlands a hard sell‘The principles of how the team play should be, I’ve been very clear myself, from day one, on that. I haven’t deviated from that,’ says Stephen KennyTue Nov 14 2023 - 23:00
From UCD to Champions League nights with Celtic, Liam Scales cuts a path for others to follow Wicklow native on the LOI team of the year as recently as 2021 and has progressed from UCD to Shamrock Rovers to the Champions LeagueTue Nov 14 2023 - 17:59
Andrew Moran called up to the Ireland squad with injury doubts over four Irish playersBlackburn midfielder has impressed for the Championship club this seasonTue Nov 14 2023 - 12:55
Siptu members of FAI ‘shocked and appalled’ by Jonathan Hill paymentsTrade union demands ‘full transparency’ after learning chief executive erroneously received expensesMon Nov 13 2023 - 20:31
St Patrick’s Athletic young guns to the fore as cup heads back to Inchicore St Patrick's Athletic manager Jon Daly backs some of his young players to go all the way in the gameSun Nov 12 2023 - 20:46
Evan Ferguson a doubt for Ireland’s final qualifier against the NetherlandsTeenage striker missed Brighton’s draw against Sheffield United with an unspecified injurySun Nov 12 2023 - 20:31
St Patrick’s Athletic secure second FAI Cup in three years in front of record crowdAn FAI Cup final record crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium witness a thrilling deciderSun Nov 12 2023 - 17:37
Bohemians v St Pat’s 2021: joy and misery, just blades of grass apartIan Bermingham and Georgie Kelly reminisce on the FAI Cup final, a unique occasion in the Irish football calendarSat Nov 11 2023 - 06:00
