James McClean

James McClean set to retire from international football

Derry-born wing-back will call it a day after next month’s friendly vs New Zealand

Thu Oct 05 2023 - 10:49

Troy Parrott ‘channelled the disappointment the way you would want him to’

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny praises striker for his poise in scoring late winner

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 22:47

Troy Parrott repeats happy knack of getting Ireland out of jail

Striker scores deep into injury-time to save Ireland’s blushes against lowly Lithuania

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 22:25

Stephen Kenny makes six changes for Lithuania friendly

Will Keane gets first start for Republic of Ireland while John Egan captains the team

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 19:00

Jason Knight just glad to be centre stage for club and country

‘I want to play my best for the club. And when I come away with Ireland it is the same’

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 23:00

Ireland will stick to their guns as Belgium come to town

Stephen Kenny has no intentions of changing his philosophy with results improving

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 07:30

Kenny sends out clear message with exclusion of McGrath from squad

Republic’s manager includes uncapped pair Conor Ronan (St Mirren) and Oxford’s Mark Sykes

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 23:00

Lessons from Portugal feat help Kenny plan for Ireland’s clash with Belgium

Manager focusing on getting balance right in attack so players complement each other

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 06:00

Republic of Ireland 0 Portugal 0: How the Irish players rated

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s side after the draw against Portugal

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 22:03

Stephen Kenny backs Aaron Connolly to ‘have a big part to play’ in Ireland’s future

Brighton forward will miss final qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg with Achilles injury

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 23:00

Kelleher and Ogbene make first Ireland starts against Qatar

Stephen Kenny makes five changes in total for friendly international

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 18:59

Stephen Kenny believes 3-4-2-1 makes the most of Ireland’s resources

‘It’s possibly fair to say, that 60 to 70 per cent of our best players are defenders’

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 23:00

Robinson silences his critics and eases the pressure on Kenny

West Brom striker strikes twice in Baku to help seal a long-awaited first competitive win for Ireland’s manager

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 15:15

Azerbaijan 0 Ireland 3: Irish player ratings

Eamon Donoghue runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s Ireland side after win in Baku

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 19:57

Callum Robinson makes the Liveline brigade eat their words in Baku

West Brom striker scores twice to give Stephen Kenny his first competitive victory

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 19:14

Callum Robinson and Adam Idah start against Azerbaijan

John Egan captains the side as Aaron Connolly dropped for World Cup qualifier

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 16:53

Gavin Bazunu comfortable racking up game time in League One for now

Ireland goalkeeper knows a decision will have to be made whether to return to City

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 23:00

‘A very clever player’ - Stephen Kenny explains Will Keane selection

Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 16:19

Ireland players put trust in Stephen Kenny as green shoots emerge

Manager’s long-term goal becoming clearer as young prospects impress

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 06:10

Ireland v Serbia: Devil is in the detail for Stephen Kenny’s side

It is hard to see past a win for the visitors but Republic will be judged on their performance

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 06:00