Young, gifted and multi-ethnic–melting pot offers vital ingredients to Irish teamsSOCCER: The Republic of Ireland Under-15s scored a remarkable 3-0 win over Juventus in Qatar yesterday with Zachary Elbouzedi…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Keane to spurn Premier loan deal unless minor injuries clear upRobbie Keane says he will not consider a loan move to the Premier League in January unless he has fully recovered from minor …Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
All positions covered, from a brutally honest full back to the ultimate outsidersSOCCER: Running Through Walls by Dave Langan with Trevor Keane and Alan ConwaySat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Pilkington on course to make his senior debutAnthony Pilkington is on course to make his senior international debut for the Republic of Ireland against Poland, according …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
St Ledger to visit German specialist about hamstring problemSeán St Ledger is set to visit a German specialist in an attempt to salvage the second half of a season that has so far been …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Uefa's centralised rights bid suffers a setbackUefa’s hopes of maximising broadcast revenues from its first centralised rights deal for international games suffered a setback…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
FAI welcome Uefa's Euro2020 visionSOCCER: The FAI welcomed yesterday’s decision by Uefa’s Executive Committee in Lausanne to stage the Euro2020 finals tournament…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Bunn makes himself available to TrapattoniNorwich City goalkeeper Mark Bunn has confirmed he is available for selection by Giovanni Trapattoni with the 28-year-old expressing…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
European galacticos play pivotal role in triumphant LA storyLA Galaxy 3 Houston Dynamo 1 : Robbie Keane heads into what could be an eventful off-season on quite a high this week after …Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Match made in heaven as Lineker keeps banging them inGary Lineker once recounted, with obvious bemusement, how one of his sons had marvelled while watching a match on television …Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Hunt has lost none of his enthusiasm as he vows to bounce back from adversityHe has played less than a game’s worth of competitive football in the last six months but Stephen Hunt remains determined to …Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Limerick to take refuge at Thomond ParkLimerick football club is on the verge of confirming it will play its Premier Division games at Thomond Park next year according…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Former Limerick FC owner taking FAI to the High CourtHaving failed at the start of this year to have his case heard in the courts of his native New Jersey, former Limerick FC owner…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Scully sacked by LimerickPat Scully has been sacked as manager of Limerick FC despite having successfully guided them back to the Airtricity League Premier…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Trapattoni focuses on rejuvenation once againWith the defeat by Greece set to leave the Republic of Ireland team languishing back very much where they were in the world rankings…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Tried and trusted practices still in evidence down at the FarmSports clubs in the recession: Long a model football club, Home Farm are coping with the recession in their own unique styleThu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Fresh faces show some reasons to be cheerful in promising encounterRep of Ireland 0 Greece 1 It’s a pity their manager so regularly professes to value results over performances because Ireland…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
'All we were missing was a little more impact around the box'Giovanni Trapattoni has emerged as something of a Cassandra figure since the European Championships although in his case all …Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Fresh faces seek to work on Trapattoni's 'little details' against GreeceSOCCER: International friendly Four and a half years after he arrived, citing Greece as evidence that just about anything is…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Tardelli hoping for good finish to a 'fantastic year'Almost in the same breath as he accused the media of lacking balance when it comes to assessing Giovanni Trapattoni’s work with…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Player of the Month Twigg backs Croly to do well at RoversGary Twigg’s performances over the final weeks of his Shamrock Rovers career have earned him another PFAI/Airtricity Player of…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Places up for grabs as Trapattoni admits 'team needs new players'SOCCER: International friendly With expectations off the pitch so low that the FAI is set to close off much of the Aviva stadium…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Slow fuse at Gunners' headquartersALL IN THE GAME: The Irish Times recently had cause to contact the communications department at Arsenal and, as there was no…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Finn not relishing the trip to the westAIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: THERE WAS a time, quite a way back in the season, when tonight’s fixture at the Showgrounds…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Sligo hope to keep squad togetherAIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: AMID SPECULATION that several of the team’s stars could be on their way out of the Showgrounds…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni goes scouting in Norwich after talking things over with DelaneySOCCER: THE FAI’s chief executive John Delaney and Republic of Ireland team manager Giovanni Trapattoni appeared to embark on…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
FAI tell Trapattoni to address concernsSOCCER: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI has been told by the FAI they would like him to address some of the issues most commonly raised …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Players play vital role in high dramaWHEN JOHN Delaney was at the heart of the process that led to Giovanni Trapattoni being appointed manager of the Republic of …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
FAI back Trapattoni . . . for nowSOCCER: GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI was last night given the backing of the FAI and will remain as manager of the Republic of Ireland…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
FAI now caught in a TrapFaroe Islands 1 Republic of Ireland 4: “WINNERS HAVE a hundred fathers,” sighed Giovanni Trapattoni after watching his side …Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
'It got a nick off me': Keane praises the team's response, and claims a goalAFTER making it through to the end and, he reckons, scored what would be his 55th goal for his country, it was clearly a good…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Win may bring some respiteFaroe Islands 1 Rep of Ireland 4 IF HIS employers really are still even remotely in the business of weighing up the pros and…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Ireland on must-win mission in TorshavnSOCCER: “HOPE” was the theme during Giovanni Trapattoni’s early days as manager of the Republic of IrelandTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni confident despite speculationIN AN effort to illustrate the scale of the challenges he has overcome in his five-decade career, Giovanni Trapattoni suggested…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Keane stands by his embattled bossPLAYERS MAY not get to decide who their next manager is but they do sometimes get the opportunity to create the vacancyTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Tales of the unexpected are right up Olsen's streetTHE ROLLER-COASTER nature of football could hardly be lost on Lars Olsen (51), the former Danish international who is now manager…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Trap still waiting for the negativesSOCCER: HAVING COME close to echoing Steve Staunton’s damaging assertion nearly six years ago that San Marino were always going…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Ireland hit for six of the worst as Trapattoni comes under pressureRep of Ireland 1 Germany 6: THE FAI must have been pleased to have finally had their new stadium full for the start of a football…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Trap's young guns face German frontWORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING Rep of Ireland v Germany: SOAP OPERA scriptwriters must generally resort to plane or train crashes…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Doubts grow over KeaneSOCCER: ROBBIE KEANE emerged as a doubt yesterday for the game against Germany tomorrow night and may require a pain-killing…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
FAI Cup replay: Same again for ShelsShelbourne manager Alan Mathews will again have a full squad to choose from for tonight’s Ford-sponsored FAI Cup semi-final replay…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Fahey to be third man in midfield - TardelliSOCCER : THE REPUBLIC of Ireland’s central midfield against the Germans will be completed by Keith Fahey, according to Marco…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Trapattoni facing big rethinkSOCCER : GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI will find out today the extent of the rethink he must embark upon ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
St Patrick's progress at their easeDundalk 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 3 : WITH THEIR top-flight status still to play for, Dundalk will have cup finals of sorts to…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Limerick on course to return to Markets FieldLIMERICK CHAIRMAN Pat O’Sullivan says the club is on course to start next year’s Premier Division campaign back at the Markets…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Rivalry that's more than just a gameSOCCER: El Clásico: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Football’s Greatest Rivalry, By Richard Fitzpatrick, Bloomsbury, 244ppSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Doyle an injury doubt as Meyler receives call upWORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: AS HE awaited firm news of Kevin Doyle’s fitness last night, Giovanni Trapattoni called Sunderland…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Who are these working women?‘The Irish Times’ is seeking to identify – by Monday – the women in this photo, members of the Irish Women Workers’ Union in …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Sligo set on taking it one step at a timeSLIGO ROVERS will be on the brink of a first league title in 35 years if they can win in Cork this evening, although Ian Barraclough…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Keane's tactics fail to move RoversROY KEANE looked to be back in the managerial wilderness last night after turning down the chance to take charge of Turkish side…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
