Chiedozie Ogbene

Malachy Clerkin: Results show Stephen Kenny just wasn’t up to the job

Republic of Ireland squad has evolved massively in the past three years but the reality is the next guy in the job has a long road back

Netherlands v Ireland: Chiedozie Ogbene ruled out but Evan Ferguson passed fit

Ronald Koeman’s Oranje are primed to cut loose with Xavi Simons and Cody Gakpo behind Wout Weghorst

Netherlands v Ireland: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more

Everything you need to know about the Euro 2024 qualifier in Amsterdam

Injuries to Chiedozie Ogbene and Evan Ferguson make Ireland’s clash with the Netherlands a hard sell

‘The principles of how the team play should be, I’ve been very clear myself, from day one, on that. I haven’t deviated from that,’ says Stephen Kenny

Kevin Kilbane: Chiedozie Ogbene should be playing Champions League football next season

Ireland winger had Trent Alexander-Arnold on toast during Luton’s draw with Liverpool, but he could have been more selfish

TV view: Golfers in a spin as Gary Neville’s view on officials goes full cycle

Ireland’s Katie McCabe helps send Manchester City tumbling to defeat

Premier League round-up: Ogbene scores as Luton come back to draw with Forest

Newcastle secure big win against Palace; Wolves come back to beat Bournemouth; Brentford ease to win

Stephen Kenny makes six changes for Lithuania friendly

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

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

When he gets into it, Chiedozie Ogbene is irresistible

Ogbene fizzes around the place like a firework that’s been let off by accident indoors

Ireland will stick to their guns as Belgium come to town

Stephen Kenny has no intentions of changing his philosophy with results improving

Lessons from Portugal feat help Kenny plan for Ireland’s clash with Belgium

Manager focusing on getting balance right in attack so players complement each other

Kenny breaks monotonous manager-reporter relationship in tactical breakdown

Ireland boss explains the importance of adapting formation to suit the opposition

Saoirse Noonan and Chiedozie Ogbene: childhood friends who joined football's elite

After growing up together in Cork, the international pair's careers have followed a strangely similar path

World Cup qualifying review: Ireland evolution as Bazunu & co emerge as stars

Progress required off the park with Kenny’s contract and governing positions to be sorted

Shane Duffy: ‘We are not ecstatic. There was no music in the dressingroom’

Ireland target a win in Luxembourg on Sunday in bid to finish in third spot

Republic of Ireland 0 Portugal 0: How the Irish players rated

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s side after the draw against Portugal

Stephen Kenny justified in making future Ireland plans as things start falling into place

Listening to the players it’s clear they have bought in completely to the manager’s approach

Ireland 4 Qatar 0: How the Irish players rated at the Aviva Stadium

Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks after a comprehensive win in Dublin.

Kelleher and Ogbene make first Ireland starts against Qatar

Stephen Kenny makes five changes in total for friendly international

Stakes are high both for Stephen Kenny and the future of Irish football

The manager’s long-term vision for Ireland is clear but he desperately needs some results

GAA and a move to Cork gave Chiedozie Ogbene the platform to flourish

‘I had a lot of heated moments where people thought I wasn’t going to make it’

Stephen Kenny: ‘The fact that it was booed is incomprehensible really’

Ireland manager says he insisted that team wanted to take a knee in Budapest

Matt Doherty looking forward to a crowd and some grass under his feet in Hungary

‘I like to play with fans in the stadium, for me it makes a difference to my game’

Cork City ‘spirits high’ ahead of FAI Cup semi-final

Karl Sheppard says performance against Dundalk was good preparation for Limerick

David O’Connor sends Limerick into FAI Cup quarter-finals

10-man Finn Harps lose out to second-half goal at Markets Field

Silver lining proves so sweet for Cork City

FAI Cup success ensures the season ends on a high for John Caulfield’s side

Cork City play out friendly draw with Oman

Oman at Turners Cross ahead of friendly aganist Martin O’Neill’s Ireland

FAI Cup round-up: Cork, Cobh and UCD book quarter-final slots

City score four goals to cruise past Longford Town

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