IRELAND BOSS MICK McCarthy has played down concerns over Shane Duffy’s injury ahead of next month’s vital Euro 2020 play-off semi-final with Slovakia. The Brighton centre-back is currently out injured and is set to be out for a couple of weeks, having had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, but McCarthy has assured…
FORMER IRELAND INTERNATIONAL Jimmy Conway has passed away at the age of 73. The Dublin native played for Bohemians during the 60s before moving to Fulham in 1966 where he enjoyed a 10-year career. He made over 300 league appearances during his time at Craven Cottage, while also lining out in the 1975 FA Cup…
Derry City 2 Bohemians 0 KEVIN McLAUGHLIN reports from The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. TWO second half goals from Stephen Mallon and Walter Figueira was enough for Derry City to deservedly see off Bohemians, at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The Candystripes were always in control and needed Mallon’s stunning strike to give them a…
YOU SEE DENISE breaking with the ball and you can literally hear the whole crowd cheering her on. I don’t have to say anything because the crowd is doing it for us. It’s fantastic at the moment. *** Ireland and Birmingham City defender Harriet Scott was understandably in high spirits after the Girls In Green’s…
THE FLIGHT HOME was a happy one. St Patrick’s Athletic had secured a famous 0-0 draw with Celtic, setting up the tantalising prospect of an upset in the return leg of their Champions League qualifier in Dublin. The Saints players were more than content with a hard night’s work and were informed by chief executive-cum-manager…
IRELAND’S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS play-off semi-final against Slovakia in Bratislava is “likely” to take place in October. The Football Association of Ireland made the announcement after Uefa today met its 55 member associations via video conference, with options for various future games on the agenda. The match, the winner of which will face Northern Ireland or Bosnia…
FERRAN TORRES SCORED first Manchester City hat-trick as the newly-crowned English champions twice came from behind to beat Newcastle 4-3. With a third Premier League title in four years sealed with three games to spare, Pep Guardiola again took the chance to hand a number of his fringe players an opportunity to shine two weeks…
PACKIE BONNER IS set for a return to the FAI — 11 years on from being made redundant by the association. Sunday’s EGM will see the election of the new FAI Board, which must be made up of six football directors and six independent directors under the conditions of the government bailout. Bonner will join…
Updated Jun 9th 2021, 8:06 PM ENGLAND FORWARD JACK Grealish insists he has “never looked back” after deciding to change his international allegiance from the Republic of Ireland. The Birmingham-born 25-year-old had been capped six times at under-21 level for the Republic of Ireland before opting to represent the Three Lions in 2015. The decision…
Waterford 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 John Fallon reports at RSC Waterford SHANE GRIFFIN EARNED Waterford a precious point in their battle to avoid the drop, while also halting the three-match winning run of 10-man St Patrick’s Athletic. Click Here: baby knitted accessories Matty Smith’s fifth goal of the season put the Saints ahead on…