Given likely to miss rest of seasonSOCCER: SHAY GIVEN looks unlikely to play any part in Ireland's first games under new manager Giovanni Trapattoni after undergoing…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Staying at home key for TrapattoniGIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has said he turned down a number of other job offers in order to succeed Steve Staunton as the Republic of…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Robson signs new deal to assist FAI youth planTHE FAI have confirmed that Bobby Robson will continue to work for themMon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Brady signs a two-year dealSOCCER: HAVING SORTED out the detail of his contract with the FAI, Liam Brady will join his old friend Marco Tardelli at Reading…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Keane has not shut the door on MillerSOCCER: Liam Miller is said to have been surprised when he was called in to be dressed down for his poor timekeeping earlier…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Good strikers hard to find as deadline curtain dropsWHILE BRAY Wanderer did manage to complete the capture of Ger Rowe from Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
FAI play down O'Brien contactThe air was thick with clarifications yesterday as spokesmen for the FAI and Denis O'Brien sought to address the fallout of the…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Moran says language not a barrierHaving experienced life as something of an outsider in Spain towards the end of his playing days, former Republic of Ireland …Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
FAI set to act if Italian stallsInternational manager: The FAI's recruitment panel is set to fall back on long-time favourite Terry Venables as their choice…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
FAI panel deny talking to TrapattoniThe FAI's recruitment panel expects to be in a position to make its recommendation to the association on who should succeed Steve…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Time is tight for FAI before friendlySOCCER/News: Amid reports Gerard Houllier has suggested Jean Tigana to the FAI recruitment panel as a possible successor for…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Givens to be in charge for BrazilThough he is hopeful an appointment can be made before Ireland's game against Brazil on Wednesday week, Don Givens has said the…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Givens tells FAI more time is neededFAI board members were told last night they could expect to be called together again this side of the Brazil game in two weeks…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Givens to give state of play report on Irish jobThe Board of the FAI will this evening receive an update from Don Givens on the progress being made by the association's three…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
O'Leary turns down IrelandSoccer/News: As FAI chief executive John Delaney put in time catching up on how the search for Steve Staunton's successor is…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Derry face Linfield againSetanta Sports Cup: Not so long ago the prospect of Derry City meeting Linfield in a competitive game was as remote as it was…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Money not an issue as search goes onFAI chief executive John Delaney insisted yesterday that the need to pay compensation in order to secure the release of the man…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
FAI dismiss Allardyce moveFAI sources last night dismissed suggestions he had been given first refusal on the Republic of Ireland job.Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
FAI welcome Fifa rethink FIFA Transfer rulesThe FAI have welcomed Fifa's decision to allow players to register for more than two clubs during the one 12-month period where…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Colgan eager to secure free transfer away from BarnsleyRepublic of Ireland goalkeeper Nicky Colgan is hoping the transfer window offers him a way out of the shadows at Championship…Wed Jan 09 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght gets green lightLeague of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers hope to be playing at their new home in Tallaght by the start of the 2009 season after the…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Leading schoolboy clubs warn FAISeven of the country's leading schoolboy football clubs have threatened to take legal action against the FAI if they attempt …Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Givens is keen to cut to the chaseThe hunt for Steve Staunton's successor will start to get into full swing today, according to Ireland under-21 manager Don Givens…Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Dunfermline lose patience with KennyStephen Kenny's hopes of turning things around at Dunfermline were ended yesterday when the club's board lost patience with the…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Dunfermline lose patience with KennyStephen Kenny's hopes of turning things around at Dunfermline were ended yesterday when the club's board lost patience with the…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Kendall puts his hat in Irish ringFormer Everton and Manchester City manager Howard Kendall has revealed he made contact with the FAI about the possibility of …Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Houllier says he is happy with his role in FranceManagerial moves Gerard Houllier has insisted that he is happy to stay on in his role as technical director of the French Football…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
Cork boss keen to resolve futureDamien Richardson last night expressed the hope that his future might be resolved through talks after Cork City issued a statement…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
Richardson expects tenure to endWith the season of goodwill not quite upon us yet, Cork City captain Dan Murray described yesterday's cup win at the RDS as "…Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Gavin sees cup as half fullLeague of Ireland director Fran Gavin last night dismissed suggestions the contractual uncertainties that have cast a shadow …Sat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
FAI to meet recruitment panel in London todaySOCCER/Ireland team manager: The FAI last night confirmed that board members will today meet the recruitment panel established…Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Kelly hopes to fulfil dreams of a successful homecomingFAI Cup Final Countdown: Having spent time at Arsenal where he lived for a while with Armand Traore and trained each day with…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Mooney playing for more than honoursFAI Cup Final Countdown: For most Longford Town players it seems Sunday's FAI Cup final against Cork City at the RDS will end…Wed Nov 28 2007 - 00:00
Celtic Cup plans take shapeThe much-hyped "Celtic" tournament became a reality last night when it was confirmed that representatives of the football associations…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
FAI Cup Player disquiet overshadows preparationsWith the Ford-sponsored FAI Cup final less than a week away, Cork City's Leon McSweeney has expressed frustration that so many…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Hard for Delaney to take a back seatOn Soccer It was something of a relief to read the other day that Eamonn Dunphy has come out strongly against the appointment…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
FAI to talk with VenablesRepresentatives of the FAI are set to meet with Terry Venables over the coming week or so to formally gauge the 64-year-old's…Mon Nov 26 2007 - 00:00
Drop in rankings not to hit seedingSoccer World Cup draw: Ireland look set to slip several places in the Fifa world ranking list to be confirmed on Friday after…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Harps are on solid groundPreview: Having seen off Dundalk on Friday night to book their place in the play-offs proper, Finn Harps take on Waterford United…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Carsley favours an experienced hand at the tillerPositioning is everything in the modern-day mixed zone and as Lee Carsley arrived into the one at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Giles explains why he wanted to meet JewellInternational soccer : Former Ireland manager Johnny Giles said last night that Thursday's meeting with Paul Jewell about the…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
Giles in talks with Jewell on Irish jobJohn Giles met the former Wigan manager Paul Jewell yesterday to discuss the vacant Ireland manager's job but confusion remains…Fri Nov 16 2007 - 00:00
O'Shea has learned lessons wellEuro 2008, Group D: It's five years since Don Givens last took charge of the Ireland team and used the opportunity to hand John…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Dunne in race to be fit for Wales gameSOCCER: Richard Dunne has emerged as the latest doubt for Don Givens ahead of Saturday's European Championship qualifier against…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Tense time as trapdoor awaitsBray Wanderers manager Eddie Gormley may be right when he predicts the big winners at the bottom end of the table this evening…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Much at stake in CorkWith the top-two spots already decided ahead of this evening's meeting between St Patrick's Athletic and Drogheda United at Richmond…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Fifa's solution angers WellsFAI-IFA dispute: Fifa's attempt to find what their spokesman described as "an amicable solution" to the dispute between Ireland…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Jewell likely to opt for return to WiganThe developing game of footsy between Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan and his former manager, Paul Jewell, looked increasingly…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
The body yells 'stop', the mind legs it over the lineI suspect it's the sort of thing that I'll remember more fondly with the passing of time but as I sit here writing a couple of…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Fingal council plan features new clubFAI League of Ireland News : Fingal County Council yesterday unveiled details of their new football development plan, a wide…Sat Oct 27 2007 - 01:00
