Ronaldo still the star turn as Portugal bid for Qatar
Seleção have had an average World Cup record since Eusébio-inspired journey of 1966
Former England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72
One of English football’s great mavericks he played for more than 20 clubs
Green Gunners denied rare chance to see Arsenal on Irish soil
North London club have a strong connection with Ireland off the pitch, if no longer on it
Ireland’s World Cup rivals: the lowdown on who we will face
Emmet Malone runs the rule over Republic's qualifying opponents in Group A
Roy Keane’s former adviser Michael Kennedy has died
London lawyer worked as a representative for a number of Irish football players
Football fan survey: Almost half of Irish adults say they support a club
Some 40,000 Irish people travel on a “regular” basis to see football in England
‘I took my daughter to where I grew up. Maybe I was simply chasing ghosts’
‘I wasn’t sure what to expect. The smell of a turf fire? A discarded soccer ball or frisbee in the front yard?’
Lisa Fallon: I heard him say: ‘This lot turned up with some f**king bird managing them!’
The only female coach working in men’s pro football in Ireland on her battle for acceptance
Sideline Cut: Fundamental reform the only way forward for Irish football
The age of the big persona leading limited Ireland to improbable glory has passed
How different my daughter’s Australian childhood is from mine in Ireland
Her single-child status is light years away from our crowded Westmeath house
Six of the worst: Ireland’s most galling defeats
Tuesday night’s 5-1 playoff thrashing at the hands of Denmark isn’t the first of its genre
Boys in green and blue: the Irish at Brighton
The Seagulls, led by former Republic stalwart Chris Hughton, are back in the top flight
State of Play: When love of the Arsenal hits fever pitch for devoted Irish man
Veneration of beloved Gunners has bred a website with visitors from all over the world
Euro 2016: Republic's 'super fan' keeps mileage clock ticking
Support for Boys in Green has seen Jim Ryan visit the US, Iran, Korea and now Paris
Irish team set for height of luxury in Versailles
The national team will spend almost all of Euro 2016 behind a tight security cordon
Life’s Work: Rody Keighery, antiques auctioneer, Waterford
‘You never know what will turn up – or where’
Euro ’88: Jack Charlton points Ireland’s ‘beautiful, skilled losers’ on path to glory
A phone call in December 1985 set in train one of the key chapters in the history of Irish football
Ken Early: Chance to make amends for Euro 2012
It's a daunting enough draw but it can’t really get any worse for Republic of Ireland
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