St Patrick's now within touching distanceThey'll have to wait until at least tomorrow for it to be confirmed, but St Patrick's Athletic moved to within a whisker of completing…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Dundalk surrender top-flight statusThey have had some good nights up around Oriel Park down the years, but they all seemed like a very distant memory during Dundalk…Fri Apr 23 1999 - 01:00
Dundalk in dire troubleDundalk may delay it this evening at Oriel Park by beating UCD, but it would be something of a miracle, in terms of other results…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Hard lessons learned as Irish squad go their separate waysThe locals were smiling and waving at the Irish more enthusiastically than ever as their team bus wound its way towards Kano'…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Penalty shoot-out pain as Ireland feel the host's heatIn the end it wasn't the individual skills of the host team that ended the Irish challenge at the 10th World Youth Championships…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Refereeing angers KerrWe've seen a few sides of Brian Kerr over these past couple of seasons but the joy with which he has previously greeted the spectacular…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Hard-up Nigerians paying double for the FIFA President Sepp Blatter privilegeWhen the newspapers here reported the British government's decision to adopt a national minimum wage of £3Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Ireland ready to pounce on hosts' penchant for attackRepublic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr may reward the players who engineered last Saturday's impressive 4-0 defeat of Australia…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Players settling in nicelyThe Irish party were settling nicely into their new surroundings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano yesterday with players…Tue Apr 13 1999 - 01:00
Buoyant Kerr tries to quell expectationsAfterwards, in the press office, the local organising committee's media man, Gbenga Giwa, was suffering from a severe case of…Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Heat an issue for Kerr's troopsBrian Kerr's approach to coaching his players may have attracted some interested spectators from the FIFA Technical Studies group…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Squad unwinds by the poolAfter a performance that their manager lauded as "magnificent" on Wednesday night, the Irish players were allowed to put their…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Irish play with fire but gain key winThe hearts of the small Irish contingent at the Liberty Stadium in Ibadan must have skipped a few beats along the way but in …Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Kerr just happy to winThe players were smiling again as they made their way towards the team bus and Brian Kerr was back in top form as he found himself…Thu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Healy struggles with weightAlthough in general the Irish players are losing weight in the African heat, one player is having trouble keeping it offThu Apr 08 1999 - 01:00
Winds of change suit IrishUntil Monday it was only in the evenings back at the hotel, when they sat around for a bit of a sing song, that the Irish team…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Ireland lick wounds and re-groupThere was a little bit of wound-licking going on at the Irish team hotel yesterday with the players resting in order to recover…Tue Apr 06 1999 - 01:00
Ireland suffer a power failureIt was the sort of night that's best forgotten, but that might be easier said than done for Brian Kerr and the rest of the Irish…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Hosts lack striking powerAfter a difficult build-up to the start of these World Youth Championships, there was considerable relief around the National…Mon Apr 05 1999 - 01:00
Ireland seek good kick-start amid chaosAs excitement amongst the local population mounted yesterday ahead of this afternoon's opening game of the World Youth Championships…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Kerr still checking out all optionsWith three days to go before the Republic of Ireland take the field against Mexico here in Ibadan, Brian Kerr was still assessing…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Koreans give Irish thorough workout"A useful exercise," was the way that Irish manager Brian Kerr summed up yesterday's 3-3 draw with South Korea in IbadanThu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Clergy's charity tested in fullThe seminary run by the Society of African Missions (SMA) at New Bodije in Ibadan has long been one of focal points for the small…Thu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Germans muffle Windsor welcome"Participate, Celebrate, Tolerate" read the Sports Council cards being handed out around Windsor Park on Saturday, but inside…Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
Downbeat Germany may limit ambitionThere were some strange mind games being played in Belfast yesterday where both Northern Ireland manager Lawrie McMenemy and …Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Injuries worries subsiding for KerrAfter a worrying morning things appeared to be brightening up for Brian Kerr last night when a couple of his main injury worries…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Benefit for Adam DunphyThe late freelance football journalist Adam Dunphy will be remembered at Dalymount Park this evening when teams drawn from the…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Caps the true goalThe news that next weekend's meeting of St Patrick's Athletic and UCD has been put back to Monday evening because no fewer than…Tue Mar 23 1999 - 00:00
Students will have their sayThe dream up at Belfield Park, as it has been since their much praised and copied scholarship scheme got fully up and running…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Gritty Sligo just not sharp enoughAN Owen Heery goal gave Shelbourne a seventh successive win and sent them four points clear of their rivals for third place in…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Wolves to release KeaneBrian Kerr appears to have won his battle with the English clubs who had been threatening to withhold members of his under-20…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
National League PreviewA crucial game for Dundalk who face the prospect of being dragged back into the relegation scrap unless they can string another…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
In-form Carr may feel this is his chanceWhatever about the starting line-ups, Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy more or less admitted that his squads are almost…Wed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
O'Neill bound for RiversideIrish international winger Keith O'Neill is expected at the Riverside Stadium over the next day or so to put the finishing touches…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Wenger opens appeals floodgatesEven in the immediate aftermath, a time when there was widespread acclaim for the offer by Arsenal, subsequently endorsed by …Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Showdown looms as Kerr selects his premier squadRepublic Of Ireland manager Brian Kerr raised the stakes in his battle with some of the big English Premiership clubs yesterday…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Kilkenny thrown out of FAI CupKilkenny City were thrown out of the Harp Lager FAI Cup last nightSat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Title battle back on as champions come unstuckClose to done and dusted a couple of weeks ago, the title race was ripped wide open in Inchicore last night when Bohemians beat…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Bray lack finishing finesseThere could have been few spectators as happy as Shelbourne manager Dermot Keely at the end of what was another disappointing…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Dominant Republic in controlAfter Ireland's underage teams had come back down to earth in the early months of 1999, last night's first leg victory at the…Wed Mar 10 1999 - 00:00
Galway at home againGalway United have been rewarded for their defeat of league champions St Patrick's Athletic last Friday with another home draw…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Kerr delays in BelfastBrian Kerr, the Republic of Ireland manager, will put his under-18 squad through their paces one more time in Belfast this morning…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Kilkenny still adamant they won't travelFinn Harps will be there. The match officials will be thereTue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
