Shamrock Rovers’ teens shine, Bohemians end winless run: Friday’s League of Ireland lessons
Graham Coughlan sees size of task as first game in charge of Waterford ends in defeat against St Pat’s
Republic of Ireland MNT
Teenager Rory Finneran added to Ireland squad for Spain camp
Team-mate from the under-17 World Cup Jaden Umeh is also in the squad
FAI director John Martin plans to secure John O’Shea and Paddy McCarthy contract extensions
‘We will hold onto Paddy until the day that we can’t,’ says FAI director of football
How on earth do you get through 4,140 Championship minutes without being booked?
Ipswich captain Dara O’Shea played every second for his club in their promotion-winning campaign
Heimir Hallgrímsson calls up nine uncapped players including Benfica’s Jaden Umeh
Manager names 21-man squad for friendly against Grenada on May 16th
Irish player tracker: Dara O’Shea deservedly heading back to the Premier League
Keith Andrews’s Brentford are on course for Europe, and Armstrong Oko-Flex becomes top-flight champion
The education of Owen Elding: Hibs’ young star is fast learning the way of elite football
Born in England, raised in Ireland, playing in Scotland, Elding wants to wear the green jersey, and Hallgrímsson is waiting
Tactical tweaks from Bohemians, a Shelbourne reprieve: Friday’s League of Ireland lessons
Chris Forrester shows his class in St Pat’s midfield; Aaron Bolger’s two goals for Galway display outstanding technique
Finn Azaz stunning strike against Manchester City may be the best goal of his career
Irish player tracker: Andrew Omobamidele got his first Strasbourg goal with a last-minute winner against Lorient in Ligue 1
Troy Parrott lifts first senior trophy as AZ Alkmaar win Dutch Cup
Irish player tracker: Striker was on the scoresheet in final against NEC Nijmegen
Irish player tracker: Troy Parrott helps AZ to vital win over Heerenveen
Caoimhín Kelleher impressive between the posts for Brentford against Everton
Shamrock Rovers’ teenage midfielder Josh O’Dwyer set to move to Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian club win the race to sign the talented 16-year-old prodigy
Dundalk and Galway impress as Shamrock Rovers climb on: Monday’s League of Ireland lessons
Pressure is building on Tiernan Lynch and Derry City, while Waterford have cause for hope
Irish player tracker: Andrew Moran and Jaden Umeh sparkle for club sides at weekend
Owen Elding continues splendid start to life at Hibernian, requiring just 13 seconds to find the net against Kilmarnock
Statement wins for Galway, Dundalk and St Patrick’s Athletic as League of Ireland returns
Six wins from seven propel Stephen Kenny’s side above Bohemians, as Shamrock Rovers draw and Shelbourne lose
Can the Masters heal Irish sport’s wounds post-Prague? If not, there’s always hockey
As a nation, we like to move on quickly from disappointment. It’s for the best
‘We can win against any team’: Heimir Hallgrímsson gives media peek behind Ireland curtain
Organisation, set play, discipline, attack and leadership to be prioritised to get team to Euro 2028
Joanne Cantwell does nothing to raise broken spirits on RTÉ for Ireland v North Macedonia
Kenny Cunningham and Richie Sadlier looked like they’d rather be anywhere but here
‘He’s a good player, why should he retire?’ Heimir Hallgrímsson hopes evergreen Séamus Coleman stays on
Ireland head coach admits Coleman’s future at international level will be linked to what happens with his club career
Ireland v North Macedonia: Stalemate in international friendly - as it happened
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side have missed out on World Cup qualification but can build towards future
Séamus Coleman keeps pushing his Ireland team-mates to the very last drop of effort
If this was his final time in an Ireland jersey, he couldn’t have left very much more on the pitch
Ken Early: ‘Why won’t Ireland score?’ – Six-year-old fan at Aviva sums up the eternal mystery
But goalless draw against North Macedonia shows glimpse of future Irish talent despite World Cup hurt
Ireland player ratings v North Macedonia: Dara O’Shea and Finn Azaz stand out in stalemate
Troy Parrott was lively but missed a few chances to continue scoring streak
Troy Parrott’s star shines again but Ireland can’t find a way past North Macedonia
A total of 17 substitutions between the two sides ruined any chance of a decent game breaking out
‘I had a Macedonia’: Ireland’s tricky opponents are proud minnows with record of surprises
Sides first met in World Cup qualifier in 1997 when Jason McAteer saw red and got a bill from Fifa
Republic of Ireland v North Macedonia: Pain of Prague will be laid bare by empty seats at ‘sold-out’ Aviva
Séamus Coleman could make his last appearance in a green shirt in friendly against North Macedonia
Sammie Szmodics one of three players ruled out of Ireland game against North Macedonia
Celtic defender Liam Scales likely to start at Aviva Stadium with Bosun Lawal in line for his first cap
From North Macedonia to Munster, it doesn’t pay for teams to be hopeless for long
More and more sports bodies realise the value of keeping teams in the running for glory for as long as possible
You have to wonder if the Ireland players were affected by people totally losing their heads
The emergence of the self-aware, self-memifying crowd has been an unfortunate development for Irish national team fan culture
Now for North Macedonia: Why you should go to Ireland’s least enticing home friendly ever
Officially the game is sold out, but chances are there’ll be plenty of empty seats at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday
Portsmouth winger Millenic Alli called up for Ireland’s friendly with North Macedonia
26-year-old comes in for Sammie Szmodics for Tuesday night’s game at the Aviva Stadium
Heimir Hallgrímsson hoping Séamus Coleman will stick with Ireland for Euro 2028 campaign
‘We benefit from having him,’ says Republic of Ireland manager
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘If you crash a car, the best thing to do is drive again’
Republic’s manager says playoff performance was ’99 per cent’ well executed, indicates selection changes for North Macedonia game
‘Pain’ felt by Heimir Hallgrímsson after Prague loss shows how far Ireland have come
Manager made key changes after humiliating Armenia defeat that ultimately made the team better
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