Mick McCarthy

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

Robbie Keane FAI contract expires this summer despite leaving staff in 2020

FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill says association apologised to Keane over situation

Tom Parlon’s new CIF contract alongside his successor’s reveals lobby’s political priorities

Business Comment: He’ll be CIF’s Mick McCarthy, while Hubert Fitzpatrick is Stephen Kenny

World Cup 2002 recalled: Ireland do themselves proud, as Keane walks his dog

Fallout between captain and Mick McCarthy sparked biggest row in Irish sports history

Ireland international Jack Byrne returns to Shamrock Rovers

Four times capped midfielder returns after injury-plagued stint at APOEL in Cyprus

Luxembourg boss doubles down on ‘British’ tag amid bad sportsmanship accusation

Stephen Kenny bemused by counterpart’s gripe as he defends Ireland skilled history

Mick McCarthy sees another managerial life slip away as Cardiff cut him loose

Former Ireland boss had joined Welsh club after short stay at Apoel Nicosia

Former Ireland manager Mick McCarthy leaves Cardiff role

McCarthy leaves after presiding over a run of eight consecutive Championship defeats

‘You’ve been involved in a crash’: Richard Keogh recalls that fateful night at Derby

Ireland and Blackpool defender opens up on the night in 2019 where everything changed

‘A very clever player’ - Stephen Kenny explains Will Keane selection

Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan

Late own goal helps Shamrock Rovers stretch lead at the top to nine points

St Patrick’s Athletic see title hopes dim after Nahum Melvin-Lambert’s late own goal

Former players remain unconvinced by Stephen Kenny’s footballing philosophy

Republic of Ireland boss needs to start producing results to convince the sceptics

Ireland players put trust in Stephen Kenny as green shoots emerge

Manager’s long-term goal becoming clearer as young prospects impress

James McClean: Irish media get a kick out of us not doing well

Wigan winger and Ireland manager Stephen Kenny hit out at ‘over the top’ reaction

Doherty: Irish confidence will be ‘sky-high’ for Azerbaijan clash

Player’s classy display on left shows both him and Coleman can be accommodated in squad

Kenny backs Ireland’s youngsters to end miserable run in Azerbaijan clash

Manager can ‘see players emerging’ following impressive display in defeat to Portugal

Championship round-up: Mitrovic signs new deal then fires Fulham three points clear

QPR go second with home victory over Coventry; Huddersfield hit four against Reading

Championship highways and byways await for Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers

FAI chief criticises its previous handling of Robbie Keane contract situation

Record goalscorer earns an annual salary of €250,000 despite holding no position

‘It’s still smouldering’: Howth man tackles wildfire using leaf blower

Mick McCarthy says he is ‘not willing to see the whole hill destroyed’

No excuses for Ireland as they try to develop a winning habit in Andorra

Anything but a victory for Stephen Kenny’s side and the wolves will be at the door

Andorra match gives Ireland chance to arrest alarming decline in goal-scoring

Since 2018, national side have a return of just 21 goals from their 30 games contested

Ireland’s friendly against Andorra moved to Barcelona to avoid hotel quarantine

Andorra is one of six European countries on the Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine list

Forthright McLoughlin never afraid to speak his mind

David McKechnie recalls a decent man who in his column provided candid insights on his daily life

Stephen Kenny likely to be given time to finish what he started

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Ken Early: Theatrical displays of outrage to Luxembourg defeat will get us nowhere

Instead of raging at losing to Luxembourg we should be reflecting on what we can learn from them

Ireland have plenty to build on after Belgrade, says Josh Cullen

Wednesday’s defeat to Serbia makes Saturday’s clash with Luxembourg a must-win

Ciaran Clark looking to put frustrations behind him with Ireland

Newcastle defender’s string of injuries have prevented him from having a run in the team

Championship round-up: Watford march on as promotion rivals falter

Swansea and Brentford drop points while Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff draw against Stoke

Jack Byrne embracing ‘technical football’ in Cypriot sunshine

Apoel midfielder is recovering from back surgery but is adjusting to life post-Rovers

Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff move into top six with big win over Derby

Wayne Rooney suffers heaviest defeat of his managerial career

Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff side move in to playoff places after sixth straight win

Shane Long on target but it proved no more than consolation for Bournemouth

John Egan out for two months due to foot injury

Difficult to know whether defender will be missed more by Ireland or Sheffield United

Northern editor Tommie Gorman to retire from RTÉ in April

Broadcaster pays tribute to journalist saying he ‘earned trust of audiences, North and South’

Derby day delight for West Brom nine years in the making

Baggies score twice in four minutes to come from behind as Wolves’ poor run drags on

Emmet Malone: Kenny’s long-term value to Irish football means he’s worth sticking with

Manager still enjoys plenty of support in the FAI despite nightmare beginning to reign

Alan Kelly steps down as Ireland goalkeeping coach

FAI statement says decision was due to former international’s concerns over Covid-19

All in the Game: When a want-away striker gets shirty

Signing Diego Maradona in January? And tell us what you really think Antonio Cassano

Funny old games: The sporting year in a year like no other

Mary Hannigan runs the rule over the weird and sometimes wonderful in 2020

Celebrity: Who had a good 2020 and who had a bad one?

2020 in Review: The year was good to some, and not so good to others

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