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
Draw against world’s top-ranked side a cause for cheer, but tighter defensive play required
Irishman led Sunderland into Premier League in 2007 and kept them up
Dublin defender’s nomadic footballing life set for career highlight in FA Cup tie
From late night McDonald’s to games at Old Trafford - father and son have lived the dream
Former Ireland boss had joined Welsh club after short stay at Apoel Nicosia
Ireland and Blackpool defender opens up on the night in 2019 where everything changed
Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan
Ange Postecoglou is without a number of key players for opening Europa League clash
Wigan winger says new players need time to bed in under young manager
Wigan winger and Ireland manager Stephen Kenny hit out at ‘over the top’ reaction
At 62, you wonder what next if he becomes City Ground’s latest managerial casualty
Since 2018, national side have a return of just 21 goals from their 30 games contested
The Stephen Kenny era is in a twilight zone and will die on the vine without positive results
Josh Cullen misses chance late on in Hungary as friendly ends in a draw
Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks
Instead of raging at losing to Luxembourg we should be reflecting on what we can learn from them
Two international sides on a tiny island should tell onlookers everything about the Irish
Failure to beat Luxembourg would deal body blow to Republic’s qualification hopes
Newcastle defender’s string of injuries have prevented him from having a run in the team
Substitute Tanguy Ndombele sets one up and scores two as Spurs pushed all the way
Manager still enjoys plenty of support in the FAI despite nightmare beginning to reign
Manager led the French national side and took Liverpool to three cup wins in 2001
Sheffield United striker full of praise for Stephen Kenny and his coaching staff
Manager not blameless, but the board must surely shoulder their share of responsibility
Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years
Ireland winger is enjoying his football after making Wycombe Wanderers switch
It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years
Former Ireland international takes over from Sabri Lamouchi after poor start to season
Life in the commentary box and an enlightening bus trip to Ballybofey
22-year-old Ireland defender Jimmy Dunne reflects on Sunday’s Premier League debut
Desmond reveals he tried to lure Alex Ferguson from Man United to Parkhead in 1997
Manager brought club up to the Championship without paying up front for a single player
Manager finally gets chance to put his mark on the national team after long apprenticeship
Stephen Kenny’s Republic tenure begins with fixtures against Bulgaria and Finland
‘Passionate’s the word. I know how much this job means to him’
Sheffield United fullback says Republic boss should be judged on more than just his CV
Damian Cullen was among the 80,000 Celtic fans who descended on Seville in 2003
Troy Parrott gets the nod ahead of Michael Obafemi as cover for David McGoldrick
David McGoldrick and Enda Stevens also nominated, winner to be named next week
Man United legend hasn’t filled a number one job since leaving Ipswich Town in 2011
Top four place in Foxes’ hands as members of the so-called Big Six have vulnerabilities
Cork native is regarded as one of the best midfielders ever to grace the English game
Homeless Dunfanaghy Youths looking to build new facility near Horn Head House
Dubliner confident that Ireland can develop a more expressive football style
New Republic manager on controlling games and having one of Europe’s best back fours
Short-term appointment failed to move the team on from conservatism of O’Neill
The verve and brio his teams play with can often seem at odds with his public persona
Emmet Malone looks back on the 2006 quarter-final dominated by the mesmerising Frenchman
Balaclava joke not the first time McClean overstepped the mark on social media
Revised results show John Delaney would have been paid almost €3m over three years
Uefa has the power to move Ireland out of Path B into Path A should they wish to do so
Special performance will be required if Republic of Ireland are to win at the Aviva
This clash is a Beckett play interpreted through what can vaguely be described as football
Having contributed this time, reaching Euros would eclipse last finals in France
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices