The Irish Times

Republic of Ireland 1 Lithuania 0: How the Irish players rated

Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks after Parrott’s late strike puts gloss on a dull night

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 22:14

Stephen Kenny makes six changes for Lithuania friendly

Will Keane gets first start for Republic of Ireland while John Egan captains the team

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 19:00

Ken Early: Optimism is football's sweetest illusion, so Ireland should enjoy while it lasts

Draw against world’s top-ranked side a cause for cheer, but tighter defensive play required

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 06:00

Expectations are enormous for incoming Ireland coach John Eustace

The Queens Park Rangers coach will double job on the club and country scenes

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 22:30

Adam Idah and Jason Knight both doubts with fever after trip to Baku

Both players returned negative results from Covid tests ahead of Azerbaijan match

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 10:32

‘A very clever player’ - Stephen Kenny explains Will Keane selection

Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 16:19

Ireland v Portugal: All you need to know ahead of World Cup qualifier

Stephen Kenny’s team take on Portugal on Wednesday night at the Estadio Algarve

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 14:25

Stephen Kenny: ‘A number of players have had vaccines some haven’t’

Ireland must plan without Alan Browne and Callum Robinson as squad announced

Thu Aug 26 2021 - 16:24

Championship highways and byways await for Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00

Andorra match gives Ireland chance to arrest alarming decline in goal-scoring

Since 2018, national side have a return of just 21 goals from their 30 games contested

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 01:00

Malachy Clerkin: Ireland will beat Andorra . . . won’t they?

The Stephen Kenny era is in a twilight zone and will die on the vine without positive results

Mon May 31 2021 - 06:00

Stephen Kenny left clinging to the hope of better forward options next autumn

Integration of young players will continue but lack of natural goalscorer remains concern

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 06:00

Window of opportunity: Five winners and five losers from Ireland’s international run

Emmet Malone looks back on the performances of Stephen Kenny’s men over the past week

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 17:59

Luxembourg deliver devastating blow to Irish World Cup hopes

Shock defeat means Stephen Kenny has now gone 10 games without a first win

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 22:34

Stephen Kenny hoping 10th time’s a charm as Ireland host Luxembourg

Republic boss has decisions to make in goal and up front for second World Cup qualifier

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 06:00

Ken Early: Ireland need to figure out how to sustain this kind of effort for 90 minutes

Stephen Kenny’s 3-5-2 looks to have more potential than the lifeless systems tried thus far

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 06:00

Fans get a tantalising glimpse of Stephen Kenny’s vision for Ireland

It ended with another defeat but Belgrade may yet be seen as the turning point for manager

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 23:10

Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic punishes Ireland with ruthless display of finishing

Fulham striker comes off the bench to decide World Cup qualifier in Belgrade

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 22:32

TV View: Alan Browne gives Ireland fans ‘we were there (on the couch)’ moment

The long, long wait for a goal is over but the road to Qatar World Cup looks even longer

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 22:28

Alan Browne: ‘It’s time for me to step up at international level’

Preston midfielder believes it’s up to the entire team to end Ireland’s wait for a goal

Mon Mar 22 2021 - 05:00

Championship round-up: Watford march on as promotion rivals falter

Swansea and Brentford drop points while Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff draw against Stoke

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 22:38

Conor Hourihane hopeful Ireland can end goal drought

Both Republic and Bulgaria squads have been depleted by positive Covid-19 tests

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 15:46

Stephen Kenny has ‘no doubts’ he will be a success with Ireland

Republic manager keeps the faith as his side go a sixth-straight game without scoring

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 21:10

Magic of a visit to Wembley completely lost in the Covid era

Without the lifeblood of fans, famous venue is eerily silent and Wembley Way lies dormant

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 06:00

Alan Browne the latest Ireland player to test positive for coronavirus

The FAI says that there are no ‘close contacts’ as Stephen Kenny’s squad takes another hit

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 11:57

Ken Early: Grealish walks the walk as Kenny’s wait drags on

England’s former Ireland underage midfielder makes his presence felt

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 07:30

Ireland beaten all ends up by England at Wembley

England comfortable winners at Wembley as Stephen Kenny’s wait for first Ireland win continues

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 22:10

Cork City expected to approve €1 takeover by Preston owner

Critics wary over lack of clarity surrounding Grovemoor’s plans ahead of Foras vote

Wed Oct 28 2020 - 06:00

Ireland player out of Finland match after third Covid-19 test comes back positive

Further confusion over testing after player returned both positive and negative results

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 19:59

Five players called into squad for Finland after ‘difficult’ few days

Adam Idah recalled after being cleared by HSE but David McGoldrick returns to his club

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 01:00

TV View: Positive positives – in football terms at least – for Kenny’s depleted crew

Manager must be wondering what he has done to vex the gods after a most trying week

Sun Oct 11 2020 - 21:36

Alan Browne has no regrets about taking a penalty in Slovakia

‘It was a privilege and if the situation was the same, I’d put my hand up again’

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 17:51

No time for Kenny or Ireland to lick their wounds

Bulk of the same team will be called upon again for Wales’ visit to the Aviva

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00

Ken Early: Fiasco of Aaron Connolly’s absence adds to pain

Say what you like about the FAI, they keep finding ways to amaze you

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 06:22