The North Macedonia leaving Skopje to head for Dublin today Ireland’s opponents in Tuesday’s unwanted friendly, North Macedonia, will travel to Dublin with a cloud over their camp as injury and walkouts – including the retirement of their leading scorer – have reduced their options. The Macedonians play away to Ireland as a consequence of … Read more
Jan Kliment of Czechia scores the winning penalty in the penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Ireland at Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czechia. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Aidan Fitzmaurice in Prague Today at 10:08 Just like their supporters, the Czech media can now look forward to a do‑or‑die date at home to … Read more
exclusive | Czech legend looks forward to Ireland showdown, fifty years since his spot kick became famous and repeated across the world ever since Aidan Fitzmaurice with Antonin Panenk at the stadium of Bohemians in Prague, the club Panenka served as a player and where he still has a background role. In the few seconds it … Read more
Like so many Irish supporters, Gabriel Adebambo is on the hunt for a golden ticket to see Ireland in Prague on Thursday night Like so many Irish supporters, Gabriel Adebambo is on the hunt for a golden ticket to see Ireland in Prague on Thursday night As part of the Irish exodus to Prague in … Read more
Drogheda United’s Ben Boycott and chairperson Joanna Byrne after the club’s 2024 FAI Cup final win over Derry City at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Sinn Féin TD Joanna Byrne has hit back at the US-based owners of Drogheda United, following the announcement of their decision to remove her from the club’s … Read more
exclusive | Czech legend looks forward to Ireland showdown, fifty years since his spot kick became famous and repeated across the world ever since ‘I’m accused of making a clown of Sepp but I never planned to ridicule him. This sort of penalty was just for me to score, not to humiliate a great opponent, that’s … Read more
Exclusive | Having overcome a number of setbacks, the 23-year-old midfielder is playing regularly for top-flight side Tondela and hopes he can force his way into Heimir Hallgrimsson’s plans Joe Hodge in action for Tondela against Benfica’s Leandro Barreiro at the Estadio da Luz. Photo: Getty From Budapest to Boston and all points in between, Irish … Read more
The scoreline suggests a tight and tense battle but the two goals from Rovers, scored in injury time, were consolation efforts at a stage when the game was beyond them as the champions showed more initiative in those moments than they did for long spells of the 90 minutes in one of the last Bohs-Rovers … Read more
Ferencvaros coach Robbie Keane. Photo: Reuters Robbie Keane says he was calm under pressure after he guided Hungarian side Ferencvaros to the next stage of the Europa League, the most progress the club have made in Europe in 50 years. Ferencvaros were 2-1 down after the away leg of their tie with Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets … Read more
Craig Mahon is manager of AFC Fylde For a teenager who thought his world had ended when he was released by his Premier League team – without coming close to a first-team appearance – Dubliner Craig Mahon has shown great resilience as well as talent to carve out a career. It’s not a criticism to … Read more