Republic of Ireland MNT

Ogbene and Brady injuries overshadow Premier League goals from Ferguson and Szmodics

Concern for Heimir Hallgrímsson ahead of naming squad for Nations League ties against Finland and England at Wembley

Chiedozie Ogbene set to miss upcoming Ireland internationals after significant injury

Fears that Irish winger tore his Achilles, which could lead to up to six months on the sidelines

Hallgrímsson and Tuchel bring foreign eyes to old failings for Ireland and England

Appointments of Icelander and German prove that FAI and FA do not trust their own coaching infrastructures

‘Thank you football’ - former Ireland winger Aiden McGeady announces retirement

Glasgow-born player won 93 caps and four Scottish Premierships among a trophy-laden Celtic career

Ireland under-21s miss out on qualification after draw against Italy in Trieste

Norway pip Ireland to a playoff spot after dramatic final round of matches

Ireland show signs of improvement but Hallgrímsson still has to solve ‘something psychological’

Emergence of Festy Ebosele and return to fitness of Evan Ferguson among positives from an encouraging international window

Ken Early: Unless execution improves, Ireland will not be qualifying for anything for a while

Bodies on the line defending can only take this team so far as Ireland offer more gifts to grateful Greeks

Ireland take home some positives as one-game winning streak comes undone

Greece took advantage of Irish lapse in concentration, but there were encouraging performances on the pitch

Houghton drills down on the ‘Greek lads’ as Ireland succumb to errors

TV View: Like Heimir Hallgrímsson, who swapped Finn Azaz for Troy Parrott, RTÉ made a big change for this game by bringing in Ray Houghton for Stephen Kelly as their co-commentator

Greece continue to hold upper hand over Ireland as they capitalise on mistakes

Caoimhín Kelleher was outstanding in Nations League game, but his late error gifted Greeks the clinching goal

Republic of Ireland lose 2-0 to Greece in Athens: As it happened

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side fail to build on Thursday’s win over Finland

All in the Game: Klopp’s Red Bull deal gives his German critics wings

Plus: Messi and Ronaldo battle it out at the perfume counter; Ireland rack up the z’s; Ronaldo’s sister rushes to his defence

Greece v Ireland preview: Hallgrímsson needs a calculated approach to banish bad Irish memories of Athens

Rejuvenated Irish team hope to prove Finland win wasn’t a false dawn as they face Greek side boosted by England victory

‘We could have a perfect game and still lose to a team like Greece’: World Cup qualification remains Hallgrímsson’s aim

Republic of Ireland aim to keep momentum from Finland win going against Greece in Athens

Ireland swap Helsinki for Athens with a spring in their step

Heimir Hallgrímsson hopes his team can build on the good things in the victory over Finland

Mercs in Saudi, death threats in Durban ... the adventures of Ireland’s former soccer managers

Since John Giles’ first competitive match as Ireland manager, 50 years ago this month, there have been 10 permanent appointments to the role. It left a different mark on each of them

Greece’s rising capabilities on show with victory over England

Ireland will face a Greece with a new sense of purpose

Ireland’s Robbie Brady on win in Finland: ‘It’s not like we’re all a crop of bad players’

Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson emphasised importance of only current player to feature at a major tournament

Heimir Hallgrímsson hails boost in confidence after first Ireland win for new boss

We need to start thinking about Greece’ says manager after comeback win in Helsinki

Robbie Brady rolls back the years as Ireland finally taste victory in Helsinki

Goal and assist for wing-back against Finland helps halt team’s downward spiral in Nations League

Ken Early: Robbie Brady gives Ireland fans another night to remember in Helsinki

Heimir Halgrímsson’s side showed plenty of character to bounce back from half-time deficit to claim first competitive win of 2024

Finland 1 Ireland 2 FT: Nations League as it happened

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men get their first win after Robbie Brady’s late strike in Helsinki

Ireland player ratings: Liam Scales and Robbie Brady to the fore as Ireland beat Finland 2-1

A late winner from the Preston winger caps a terrific night’s work, while the Celtic defender looks every inch the Champions League centre back

Aaron Connolly reveals he underwent a month’s treatment for alcohol addiction this summer

‘I used to look forward to the games finishing so I could have a drink’ - Ireland international looks to rebuild career

Ireland desperate to relieve sinking feeling in Finland

Amid one of the grimmest runs in Irish football history, Heimir Hallgrímsson needs to find a way to get a positive result in Thursday’s Nations League clash

Ireland’s black pearl Paul McGrath unbowed by troubles or travails of time

The Republic’s linchpin on so many occasions has forthright views on this team and his former clubs in England

Finland have Ireland in their sights, but they’ll have a job taking attention away from the ice hockey

Manager Markku Kanerva needs the three points after a bad run against Greece and England, with less than half of the tickets for the 36,000-capacity grounds sold

Ken Early: Nations League games offer Ireland a chance to liberate ourselves by embracing football failure

Let us dream of a place beyond desire, beyond hope, where nothing that happens to our team can hurt us any more

Nations League: All you need to know ahead of Ireland’s away games against Finland and Greece

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s Ireland travel to Helsinki for Thursday night’s game before heading south to Athens for Sunday’s encounter with Greece

Heimir Hallgrímsson seeks to halt Ireland’s downward spiral in Helsinki

Nathan Collins to captain the Republic again in the absence of the injured Seamus Coleman

It could be worse for Irish soccer – we could be Finland

Though Markku Kanerva led his country to their only major finals appearance at Euro 2020, the limited Eagle-Owls have lost their opening two Nations League matches without scoring a goal

Jack Taylor excited by the prospect of winning first Ireland cap

Talented Ipswich Town player has been identified by Hallgrímsson as someone who can strengthen Ireland’s midfield options

Troy Parrott among several strikers who fancy a shot at ending Ireland’s scoring problems

As Evan Ferguson seeks to rediscover his best, other Irish strikers are finding the net regularly for their clubs

Troy Parrott reveals Dutch delight but says Ireland ‘not seen best of me yet’

Striker has scored six goals for AZ Alkmaar this season, including four in the 9-1 Eredivisie demolition of Heerenveen

Evan Ferguson: ‘If you start overthinking stuff, you end up going backwards’

Meagre minutes for Brighton teenager in Premier League not stopping the Republic of Ireland international’s progress

John O’Shea: ‘If you tell me we’re going to play terribly but beat Finland, we’ll take it’

Assistant manager trying to implement new ideas but has to find balance with getting results

John O’Shea believes commentary around Irish players is ‘too derogatory’

Evan Ferguson, meanwhile, remains a fitness concern with his lack of game time at Brighton

Irish rugby managed to turn things around, but can the FAI do the same for soccer?

A dwindling number of Irish players making a mark overseas leaves Heimir Hallgrímsson with a difficult job

Kevin Kilbane: Matt Doherty’s omission puts Ireland squad on notice

New manager Heimir Hallgrímsson shows that hierarchy of selection exists for Ireland squad

Nathan Collins set to be named Ireland captain ahead of trips to Finland and Greece

Hallgrímsson stressed that Matt Doherty’s international career is not finished despite omission from the Nations League games next week

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