West Ham United teenager Declan Rice has claimed that the past seven days have been a ‘dream come true’ after making his league debut for his club and getting called into the Republic of Ireland senior squad. The 18-year-old picked… Continue Reading
League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers will host Premier League opponents Burnley in a friendly fixture on Friday, July 14 at Tallaght Stadium. The Dubliners confirmed the friendly on Twitter, with Burnley boss Sean Dyche looking forward to playing in… Continue Reading
Premier League side Leicester City have signed Dublin teenager Shane Flynn from St Joseph’s Boys AFC. The 15-year-old winger has been at the Sallynoggin-based club since 2015, having moved to St Joseph’s Boys from Mount Merrion Youths FC. A student of… Continue Reading
The Republic of Ireland have played Wales four times since 2000 – twice in World Cup qualifiers in 2007 (including the first ever international football game at Croke Park), once in the Carling Nations Cup in 2011, and then in… Continue Reading
The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed that it has postponed all Tuesday’s EA Sports Cup fixtures as a mark of respect to late Derry City captain Ryan McBride. Derry City’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division visit to Galway United, originally… Continue Reading
Terrible news emerged on Sunday evening about the sad passing of Derry City captain Ryan McBride, who died aged 27. The news shocked League of Ireland circles, with clubs, players, and fans all paying tribute to the Candystripes legend. Just… Continue Reading
Cabinteely recorded their second win in a row on Saturday to move up to fourth in the SSE Airtricity First Division, defeating Longford Town 2-0 at City Calling Stadium. Jack Watson opened the scoring after just two minutes with a… Continue Reading
Recent Shamrock Rovers signing Graham Burke believes that the Hoops can pip both Dundalk and Cork City to the SSE Airtricity Premier Division title. The 23-year-old returned to Ireland after coming through the ranks at Aston Villa as well as… Continue Reading
COMMENT Death and taxes. The only certainties in life. And Martin O’Neill naming bloated Republic of Ireland squads which include half a dozen goalkeepers. That has become a certainty in the last few years since the former Leicester City and… Continue Reading
IT Carlow lifted the CFAI Umbro Cup for the sixth season in a row thanks to a 1-0 win over Letterkenny IT. The south-east side were made to battle hard at Markets Field in Limerick, where John Morgan’s goal was… Continue Reading