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Republic manager Kenny confident O’Dowda will be in contention to start on Thursday

Stephen Kenny: Matt Doherty’s Spurs switch a ‘great deal’ for player and club

Ireland manager says Dara O’Shea’s versatility makes him an important addition

Mick McCarthy insists he and Stephen Kenny ‘get on very, very well’

Manager’s successor to oversee Ireland’s Uefa Nations League Group B4 matches

Cyrus Christie hits out at ‘useless’ support over online racist abuse

Fulham and Ireland defender says troll started poll to have him lynched after Denmark defeat

Kick It Out urges FA to take action over racist incidents

Sister of Ireland’s Christie and Stoke’s McClean among those targeted on opening weekend of Championship season

Fulham investigating alleged racial abuse of Cyrus Christie’s sister

Ireland defender alleged sister was hit and abused during Cottagers’ defeat at Barnsley

TV View: FAI shenanigans at least took our minds off the Gibraltar game

Delaney very much a Remainer as the FAI creates an Executive Vice President ‘backstop’

McCarthy says he is amazed by decision to give Rice award

Stephen Ward retires from international football as McCarthy names squad of 23

Ronan Curtis and Alan Browne to miss Euro qualifiers

Glenn Whelan and James Collins keep places as Ireland squad cut

Pogba’s brace steers United past Fulham and into fourth place

United were far superior at Craven Cottage as Solskjaer’s winning tenure continued

Gonzalo Higuain opens account with double for five-star Chelsea

Premier League round-up: Wolves too strong for Everton; Burnley claim draw after late penalty

Harry Winks and Spurs break Fulham hearts

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder swoops to score 93rd minute winner at Craven Cottage

Racism remains a perennial problem in Irish sport

Simon Zebo just the latest to shine a spotlight on an unpleasant fact of Irish sporting life

Everton bounce back from Spurs beating by scoring five at Burnley

Premier League round-up: in early kick-off Wolves strike late to deny Fulham win

Chelsea get back to winning ways against Fulham

Pedro and Loftus-Cheek give Blues three points against Claudio Ranieri’s Cottagers

Matt Doherty misses training again with facial injury

Alan Browne is the only other doubt amongst the players in original, extended squad

O’Neill ‘delighted with the endeavour’ despite another Ireland defeat

Harry Wilson’s strike seemed symbolic of diverging paths for Ireland and Wales

TV View: Wales can see clearly now as the sky falls in on Ireland

Phil Babb deserves a pay rise after suffering those two games while Keith Andrews seethes

Ken Early: Ireland’s clean sheet comes at a crippling cost

Even Messi needs three chances to score a goal, Ireland seldom create three in a match

O’Neill believes Ireland are building a more extensive style

Callum O’Dowda a major doubt for Tuesday’s Nations League clash with Wales in Dublin

O’Neill happy to restore order out of chaos

Manager happy that his side has restored some order in competitive fixtures

Martin O’Neill confident Ireland are ready for Wales match

‘We kept a clean sheet for a start, so that’s something . . . a few building blocks'

No pain but little gain as Ireland and Denmark share the spoils

Martin O’Neill’s much-changed side finished the game the stronger

O’Neill gets a friendly helping hand on a night of low drama

Denmark looked the ordinary team they are shorn of Tottenham's Christian Eriksen

Matt Doherty to make first start as O’Neill makes six changes

Harry Arter returns to Ireland midfield for Denmark encounter

Expectations lowered but hopes still high as Ireland face Denmark

Even without Séamus Coleman and Robbie Brady, a win is not beyond possibility

Martin O’Neill defends Cyrus Christie after Alan Shearer criticism

TV pundit singled Ireland full back out for criticism after Fulham’s loss to Arsenal

O'Neill finalises Ireland squad for Nations League matches

Stephen Ward went to see a specialist on Monday over a persistent knee injury

Added Time: The dawn of this season’s Champions Cup

John O’Sullivan and Gavin Cummiskey are in studio, Emmet Malone talks Nations Cup

Michael O’Neill: globalisation of British football has left Irish leagues behind

‘The Irish League still has the same format: two nights training and a game on Saturday.'

Harry Arter is back in provisional Ireland squad

Declan Rice is not included and Sky Sports report that he has declared for England

Mighty Mitrovic helps Fulham snatch a draw against Watford

Hosts salvage an unlikely point after Hornets dominate first half at Craven Cottage

Séamus Coleman a major doubt for key October doubler-header

Martin O’Neill confirms scan reveals his skipper has suffered stress fracture to his foot

Poland finally Klich to end Ireland’s hope of a famous win

Aiden O’Brien scores on his international debut in Wroclaw but Ireland can't hold on

Martin O’Neill forced to reshuffle for Poland friendly

Curtis gets call-up as Ward, Walters and Kelleher pick clubs over trip to Wroclaw

Wales blitz inexperienced Ireland to take some sweet revenge

Home side made light work of O’Neill’s men to get off to a flier in Nations League

FAI declines to comment on implications of Keane-Arter row

O’Neill can ill afford to be without the services of the Cardiff City midfielder for upcoming matches

Fulham and Cardiff both lose on return to top flight

Premier League round-up: Pereyra scores twice in Watford win over Brighton

Affluent Fulham hoping their rich vein of form continues

Playoff between Fulham and Aston Villa estimated to be worth €200m to the winner

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