The Irish Times

World Cup 2002 recalled: Ireland do themselves proud, as Keane walks his dog

Fallout between captain and Mick McCarthy sparked biggest row in Irish sports history

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00

Vera Pauw comfortable making the tough choices as Ireland eye six points

Diane Caldwell has been pushed out of back three with Savannah McCarthy impressing

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 23:00

Mick McCarthy sees another managerial life slip away as Cardiff cut him loose

Former Ireland boss had joined Welsh club after short stay at Apoel Nicosia

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 14:41

Ken Early: This Ireland feels like a team at the beginning of its story not the end

Stephen Kenny’s team has got people interested in what happens next

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 05:30

Stephen Kenny likely to be given time to finish what he started

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 06:23

England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:28

Brawls to handballs: The complete guide to Ireland’s playoff history

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Worst Sporting Moment: Drowned and nearly out as Jack Charlton era peters out

Ireland went to Lisbon in November 1995 with hopes high. They were soon washed away

Fri Aug 21 2020 - 06:00

Worst sporting moment: White knuckle ride on a hate-filled night at Windsor

Gerry Thornley has yet to experience a more hateful atmosphere than Windsor Park in 1993

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 07:00

Stephen Ireland hoping to rekindle Ireland career 13 years later

33-year-old who last played for Ireland in ’07 says he has ‘three or four years’ left in him

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 12:25

Roy Keane’s former adviser Michael Kennedy has died

London lawyer worked as a representative for a number of Irish football players

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 13:40

Sporting Controversies: The whole story of Saipan and how the saga unfolded

Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s fallout at the 2002 World Cup after a telling interview

Sat May 09 2020 - 07:35

FAI may have stumbled on right choice again in Stephen Kenny

Dubliner confident that Ireland can develop a more expressive football style

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00

Understated Stephen Kenny offers Ireland a ray of light

The verve and brio his teams play with can often seem at odds with his public persona

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 18:36

Aston Villa’s Irish brigade: Tangled up in claret and blue

Reasons for connections to club may be varied but commitment cannot be questioned

Sat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00

Who are Slovakia? A look at Ireland’s Euro 2020 playoff opponents

Former Napoli forward Marek Hamšík is still playing and captaining their side

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 21:57

Footballer by trade, golf pro by vocation: the extraordinary life and times of Ronnie O’Brien

Former Republic of Ireland star played for Carlo Ancelotti’s Juventus in his early career

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 19:52

Joey O’Brien eager to help Shamrock Rovers end their long cup hoodoo

Former Bolton and West Ham defender has proved a real leader for Hoops boss Bradley

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00

Stephen Ireland reflects on having to ‘pick Ireland over my kids’

From the age of 17 to 19 he was raising two young children alone, on £85 a week

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 13:54

Ken Early: Irish fans are like elderly Brexiteers – stuck in the past

Our football is stuck in the past, and there seems to be no going back to the future

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 07:00

Premier class: Irish players struggling to make top grade

Premier League kick-off: Just nine players who started in the game in Ireland featured in the Premier League last season

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:48

Plenty to chew on at Ross’s stakeholder’s forum but what becomes of it is key

No shortage of views expressed among 200 invitees to event at the Mansion House

Fri May 31 2019 - 18:17

Why is John Delaney in the news . . . so much?

There is no need for the top administrative functionary in the FAI to be so high-profile

Sun Mar 24 2019 - 19:09

Leo Cullen plotting a steady course through calmer waters

Leinster’s head coach overcame a turbulent start to prove his mettle in spectacular style

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 08:30

O’Neill likely to experiment given ‘dead rubber’ nature of Denmark clash

Republic of Ireland manager already choosing to look ahead to the European qualifiers

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 01:06

World Cup Moments: Roy Keane tells McCarthy to ‘stick it up your b*****ks’

Sixteen years on from the most contentious event in Irish sport, the jury remains out on Saipan

Thu May 24 2018 - 12:00

Liam Miller fought cancer with ‘ferocity’, funeral told

Ex-Ireland player fulfilled all his boyhood dreams during his soccer career, mourners hear

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 15:49

Could Republic maverick Stephen Ireland be Stoke City’s saviour?

After two years in the widerness, Mark Hughes may give FA Cup start against Coventry City

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 06:09

World Cup playoffs: Ireland’s opponents in their own words

Journalists from Croatia, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland discuss their teams

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 16:05

Soccer holds sway in GAA wastelands of Dundalk and Drogheda

The Louth county final brings together teams from two of the biggest towns in Ireland

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 06:00

The top 25 Irish players to play in the Premier League era

To celebrate 25 years of the English league, Emmet Malone picks his Irish standouts

Sat Aug 12 2017 - 05:00

Pragmatic Ireland and Martin O’Neill still quick to revert to type

Wes Hoolahan has been far from peripheral but remains a passenger in long-ball game

Tue Jun 13 2017 - 12:38

O’Neill ready to turn his attention to tried and trusted

More established players take centre stage as manager focuses on upcoming Austria test

Fri Jun 02 2017 - 07:00

Pricewatch: Are we optimistic about the economy or not?

Nielsen and the ESRI tested consumer confidence with different results

Mon Mar 13 2017 - 01:00