Reshaped midfield must dominateEURO 2004 QUALIFIER: Less than a week after Brian Kerr warned against becoming overly reliant on his side's most creative member…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Rooney makes right noisesNational League Column: Anybody still wondering how the FAI's new chief executive Fran Rooney would settle into the job can …Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Georgia coach is all charmBack in Tbilisi it had been hot and sunny but as Georgia's Croatian manager Ivo Shushak glanced out the window of his squad's…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Hoping fine form continuesUnder-21 International Preview: The defeat in Albania may have just about put paid to the Ireland under-21s' chances of qualifying…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Leaders fail to pull awayNational League Premier Division: Shelbourne 1 Waterford Utd 1 His public line may be to shrug off the talk of the club's disciplinary…Thu Jun 05 2003 - 01:00
Cunningham takes up reins againEURO 2004: Just over a year after one Ireland captain's knack for missing international friendlies was famously touched upon…Wed Jun 04 2003 - 01:00
Fenlon in defiant moodNational League Preview: He may be without his leading scorer for this evening's match against Waterford United but Shelbourne…Wed Jun 04 2003 - 01:00
Kerr has preparations well on courseSOCCER/Republic of Ireland workout: While most of their club colleagues were in far-flung places working on their tans and handicaps…Fri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Breen released by West HamSoccer News: Republic of Ireland international Gary Breen was, as expected, one of the players released by West Ham in the club…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Colgan waits for fresh offers as Hibernian assess their needsSOCCER NEWS ROUND-UP: Despite reports of interest from clubs in both England and Italy, Nicky Colgan said yesterday he was…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Rovers have a lot done, but there is more to doNational League: After waiting so long to hit upon a strategy capable of getting them into their new home in Tallaght, it's …Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Cork are caught by a late Rovers surgeNational League Premier Division Having returned to Richmond Park with his new club looking to go clear at the top of the table…Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Surgery is put on long fingerRepublic of Ireland goakeeper Shay Given has postponed an operation to have a pin inserted in his hand to ensure he is available…Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
Top-class action on showMulti-racial festival: Sport Against Racism in Ireland (SARI), the Dublin-based organisation best known for its annual multi…Sat May 03 2003 - 01:00
Georgia can do Ireland a big favourWhile everyone in the Irish camp continues to insist the team can still top Group 10 and qualify automatically for next summer…Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
Kinsella warns of age old problemWhile his problems at Aston Villa, combined with his continued contribution in the heart of the Irish midfield, might suggest…Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
Kiely retires from Irish soccer teamBrian Kerr yesterday expressed his disappointment at the news of Dean Kiely's retirement from international football at the age…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Real star of the show is RonaldoSoccer: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg - Manchester United 4 Real Madrid 3 (agg 5-6) : Even in its rejuvenated…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Kenny has new kid on the blocBohemians take a strengthened squad to Longford for this evening's game at Flancare Park, with manager Stephen Kenny adding Stephen…Sat Apr 19 2003 - 01:00
Martyn set to quit DerryDerry City midfielder Ciaran Martyn looks increasingly as though he has played his last game for the club after it emerged yesterday…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Keane's sorry for CampbellIf looking utterly comfortable as Aisha, one of Ireland's next generation of guide dogs, relaxed on his lap wasn't enough evidence…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Doyle set for debutCork City boss Pat Dolan will be without suspended striker George O'Callaghan for this afternoon's visit of his former club, …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Doyle set for debutCork City boss Pat Dolan will be without suspended striker George O'Callaghan for this afternoon's visit of his former club, …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Doyle in line for Bohemians league startFAI National League: Robbie Doyle may make his competitive debut for National League champions Bohemians against his former …Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Brandywell is all set for curtain-raiserAgainst the backdrop of its ongoing efforts to meet the new UEFA regulations that the club's chairman believes will completely…Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
World Cup trio short-listed for senior awardThree of Ireland's outstanding performers at last summer's World Cup, Shay Given, Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, have been short…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Reid and Finnan forced to withdrawSOCCER: While the question of Robbie Keane's participation in the coming European qualifiers in Georgia and Albania remained…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
O'Shea due to join squadSOCCER/EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD NEWS: John O'Shea and Steve Finnan are expected to join up with Brian Kerr's squad for the…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Dillon wants clubs on side National LeagueSOCCER/National League: Newly-elected Eircom League chairman Brendan Dillon yesterday called on the country's leading clubs …Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
Dillon the favouriteWith much of the routine work either taken care of already or deferred for a couple of weeks, the election of Michael Hyland'…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Kerr hasn't given up on FinnanDespite reports that the player himself did not expect to be fit for Ireland's European Championship qualifying games against…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Thornton in demandSunderland manager Howard Wilkinson said yesterday that he intends to ask the FAI to allow Seán Thornton to remain at the struggling…Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Under-21s lose out as Kerr gives youths a chanceDon Givens'hopes of bringing his strongest under-21 squad to Georgia and Albania were scuppered yesterday when Brian Kerr unveiled…Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
Mood now upbeat and bullishPLAYERS' REACTION: A great deal has changed in the Republic of Ireland camp since many of these players slipped out of Lansdowne…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Underage bosses set down markersUnder-21 friendly Scotland v Rep of Ireland, Kilmarnock, 8Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Folan and Moran put Galway in driving seatGalway Utd - 2 Drogheda Utd - 0: National League: Galway's record at the back this season always suggested that Tony Mannion…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Kerr and Keane to meet tomorrowRoy Keane is set to discuss his international future with new Ireland manager Brian Kerr in England tomorrow when the pair will…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Mannion hopefulGalway's Tony Mannion and Harry McCue of Drogheda both expect to field unchanged sides in tonight's first leg of the Eircom League…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Kerr keeps onside with FergusonSOCCER: Brian Kerr steered clear of a run-in with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson yesterday when he declined to comment…Mon Feb 03 2003 - 00:00
Fresh crisis consumes FAIIf anybody up at 80 Merrion Square was really optimistic enough to imagine that 2003 was going to be the year that the FAI put…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
New boss may be named tomorrowThe identity of the new manager of the Irish football team could be revealed as early as tomorrow it emerged yesterday as the…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Group discuss league's demandMembers of the new consortium intending to take over the running of Drogheda United met in the town last night to consider the…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Second round beginsThe FAI are expected to resume the business of finding a successor for Mick McCarthy today when three of the association's officers…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
No credit for bad business practicesThe problems at Drogheda United, discussed at yesterday's FAI board of control meeting, tend to highlight the fact the most successful…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Drogheda must lodge €100,000The new directors of Drogheda United were last night ordered to lodge €100,000 with the FAI by the close of business on Thursday…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Hamilton disputes Kinnear's claimNEWS: Joe Kinnear's claim that he declined an interview for the Ireland manager's job was ever so politely disputed by the man…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Duff is clueless but still has soft spot for KerrAs most of those around were obsessed about the FAI's shortlist to succeed Mick McCarthy, Damien Duff revealed the extent of …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Kerr hit by withdrawalsWhen Brian Kerr is eventually interviewed by the FAI in relation to the vacancy with the national senior team, he should have…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Waterford on the verge of clinching titleWaterford United could wrap up the First Division title and with it automatic promotion to the Premier Division in Ballybofey…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien hopes FAI will keep things close to homeSOCCER: Republic of Ireland defender Andy O'Brien has said he wouldn't like to see the FAI appoint a Continental European coach…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
