Ireland face Euro exit after failing to get better of ScotlandMartin O’Neill’s optimism rings hollow after lack of guile allows Scots to earn pointMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:10
John O’Shea hopes wins in September can keep Ireland in frameVeteran defender says next two games are now must-win matchesMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Ireland gain no ground as finishing line closes inJohn O’Shea own goal at the beginning of the second half wipes out Jon Walters’s goalSun Jun 14 2015 - 14:13
Martin O'Neill and Gordon Strachan weigh up key callsIf key players fail to perform again Ireland can forget about going to France 2016Sat Jun 13 2015 - 14:18
Keane and McGeady to decide on Scotland involvementMartin O’Neill says Keane trained again despite family suffering double tragedyFri Jun 12 2015 - 14:05
Roy Keane: Ireland will stop Scotland in their tracksCorkman is adamant Ireland have what it takes to come out on top this timeFri Jun 12 2015 - 10:30
McClean hopes for chance to make impact for Ireland from start against ScotlandSour times may be over for the Wigan winger if O’Neill starts him tomorrowFri Jun 12 2015 - 08:58
Robbie Keane takes full part in training after death of cousinKeane recovered from groin injury but there are question marks over his match fitnessThu Jun 11 2015 - 14:40
O’Neill stresses importance of a strong start and set-pieces in Scotland gameManager hoping Robbie Brady’s deliveries will pose problems for the visitorsThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Robbie Brady confident he can deliver on big stageRepublic of Ireland left back looking to emulate the exploits of Ian HarteThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
O’Neill shrugs off crash talk, insists Ireland in good shape for ScotlandBournemouth midfielder Harry Arter manager’s main concern ahead of qualifierWed Jun 10 2015 - 14:45
Scottish FA critical of Delaney’s secret deal with FifaChief executive Stewart Regan describes the basis of the €5m payout as ‘ludicrous’Wed Jun 10 2015 - 08:57
Conor McNamara: Getting his kicks behind the microphoneEven as a child BBC commentator preferred relaying the actionWed Jun 10 2015 - 01:02
Road runners: the long and the short of organising a raceFrom disgruntled residents to traffic-cone hire, race director James Cottle is finally on the home runTue Jun 09 2015 - 12:00
McShane says defensive solidity a good basis for a positive approachDefender says Republic will be firing on all cylinders against ScotlandTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:01
Ireland’s players get day off, and then the pressure’s onSquad takes break from training as Martin O’Neill considers Saturday’s line-upTue Jun 09 2015 - 00:05
Qatar and Russia could lose right to host World CupFAI received €10m loan from Uefa in 2013, €8.5m of which remains outstandingMon Jun 08 2015 - 08:55
Robbie Brady proves the best of bunch as he stakes left-back claimLiverpool winger Raheem Sterling under Hull man’s thumb in Aviva stalemateMon Jun 08 2015 - 01:00
Ireland and England draw a blank as friendly fails to fireMartin O’Neill’s side with the best of the few chances created at the AvivaSun Jun 07 2015 - 18:45
Jonathan Walters happy with Ireland performance despite lack of goalsThe Stoke player praised Robbie Brady’s deliveriesSun Jun 07 2015 - 17:16
Roy Keane’s focus still fixed firmly on England despite the obvious distractionsAll that other stuff happening off the pitch is of no concern to the CorkmanSun Jun 07 2015 - 15:13
Trapattoni recalls Blatter’s offer to help Ireland ‘forget’ World Cup woes‘I just know that when he gave me his hand, I did not give mine because I do not have two faces’Sat Jun 06 2015 - 17:07
Irish players would have preferred replay to cash if deal on offer, O’Shea saysSunderland defender says ‘important thing is FAI has been as open as possible about what happened’Sat Jun 06 2015 - 16:44
John Delaney says basis of FAI’s legal threat was not refereeing errorFAI release documents covering €5million Fifa payoffSat Jun 06 2015 - 01:27
Delaney says €5m not directly related to handballLegal claim based on seedings and Blatter’s mockery, says FAI chief executiveFri Jun 05 2015 - 23:30
FAI confirms Fifa paid €5m for controversial Thierry Henry handballNo specific record in FAI accounts of money handed over by world soccer governing bodyFri Jun 05 2015 - 07:02
Stephen Ward hopes England and Scotland games will mark start of better timesFull-back out for redress after difficult season at Burnley with relegation and injuryFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:22
FAI’s €5m Fifa payment not apparent in published accountsAvoiding legal dispute on the back of Thierry Henry’s handball given as reason for ‘legitimate agreement’Thu Jun 04 2015 - 22:42
Changed times as Northern Ireland come for kickaboutInformal game aimed at English Championship players’ fitness levelsThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Marc Wilson is clear about the objectives of Scotland missionAhead of Sunday week’s clash defender keeps repeating three points mantraThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
John Delaney backs Michel Platini to succeed Sepp Blatter‘We’re not finished yet because the FBI will not stop their investigation’Wed Jun 03 2015 - 10:16
Paul McShane trains while Harry Arter sidelinedMartin O’Neill’s squad update ahead of Sunday’s friendly with EnglandWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Aiden McGeady hoping to put Glasgow game behind him with win over Scots in qualifierEverton and Ireland player looking forward to the chance to end the season on a highWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Game is finally up for embattled Fifa president Sepp BlatterFederation chief concludes turbulent 17-year reign at hastily convened press conferenceWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president amid scandalSwiss chief will not actually depart football’s top job for at least six monthsTue Jun 02 2015 - 22:54
Martin O’Neill confident players can put club woes asideRepublic’s boss says players will relish taking on England and then ScotlandTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Realistic Daryl Murphy still looking to cap his best season yetIpswich striker credits Ireland recall from O’Neill with kickstarting his run of formTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:00
Martin O’Neill expects full bill of health for English visitNortherner hopes enough time had passed to make the 1995 riot an irrelevanceMon Jun 01 2015 - 19:30
Damien Duff on the mend and planning to tick League of Ireland off his bucket listAt same Dublin event, John O’Shea insists Ireland can deliver victory over ScotlandMon Jun 01 2015 - 01:00
Bohemians make deal over future of Dalymount ParkGround to become a major public amenity for the Phibsborough areaSat May 30 2015 - 11:27
Saints dump out Shamrock Rovers at first hurdle in FAI CupGoals from Conan Byrne and Jason McGuinness puts an end to Rovers’ hope of 25th titleSat May 30 2015 - 11:17
Sepp Blatter secures another term as Fifa presidentEnglish FA supremo Greg Dyke again raises prospect of a European World Cup boycottSat May 30 2015 - 02:53
Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga, by Ronald Reng reviewFalling off football’s merry-go-roundSat May 30 2015 - 01:07
African and Asian votes should see Sepp Blatter re-electedMichel Platini’s intervention not enough to thwart president’s bid for fifth termFri May 29 2015 - 08:43
Fifa Congress: Delaney among delegates told a shock result is still possiblePrince Ali and his supporters claim to have 60 votes from outside EuropeFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: US does football a service as Fifa’s house of cards begins to collapseThe decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar may have been tipping pointThu May 28 2015 - 01:30
FAI chief John Delaney suggests radical action following arrestsDelaney hints at possible boycott of tournaments if Sepp Blatter doesn’t step downThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
Sepp Blatter: an unflappable player in football politicsThe Fifa president’s ability to stay cool under fire is once again on showThu May 28 2015 - 01:00
US justice officials charge 14 in Fifa corruption investigationSuspects face 47 criminal counts for accepting bribes of more than $150mWed May 27 2015 - 22:18
John Delaney urged to speak up for Qatar World Cup workersIctu calls for ‘discrimination’ and ‘slavery’ of workers to be addressedWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
