Croke Park has been confirmed as the venue for an August 12th friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United. Both clubs officially announced the match on Wednesday, with tickets first going on sale to season ticket holders, then on general release on Friday. The game is subject to Leeds retaining their Premier League place and … Read more
The postponement of the launch of a new Kerry Football Club pitch has been described as “very disappointing” by a local councillor. The new AstroTurf pitch was due to be unveiled in Tralee on Friday, March 20th, but was postponed at short notice. The Irish Mail on Sunday reported the launch was pushed back because … Read more
Czechia football has been rocked by a match-fixing scandal two days out from the crunch World Cup playoff against Ireland. In what’s being described as the “largest police crackdown in the history of Czech football”, dozens of arrests have been made during dawn raids. Czechia FA’s preparations for the visit of Ireland have been disrupted … Read more
Premier Division: Shelbourne 0 Bohemians 0 Tension surged throughout this Tolka Park derby clash following a pre-match flare-up between both sets of players and the respective coaching teams. Alas, the contest itself lacked the same sort of punch, with a game-settling moment of magic conspicuous by its absence despite the end-to-end nature of proceedings. The … Read more
Cork City 2 Longford Town 1 A nervy ending to the contest but a deserved win for Barry Robson’s Cork City, as Longford Town’s winless run stretched to four after Charlie Lyons was on hand to finish Seani Maguire’s saved penalty to the net in the 86th minute. Their League of Ireland First Division clash … Read more
South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has suspended three staff members after it received a complaint that the pitch in Tallaght Stadium was watered despite heavy rain, leading to Shamrock Rovers’ first home match of the season being called-off. The Tallaght Stadium is owned by SDCC, and Shamrock Rovers – the reigning League of Ireland champions … Read more
Harry Redknapp claims that Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis branded Robbie Keane “useless” and vowed to tune out of a match at Manchester United if the Irishman started. Redknapp, speaking ahead of his horse The Jukebox Man going into Cheltenham’s Gold Cup on Friday as favourite, believes his days at Spurs was numbered after defending … Read more
Police stated they faced “extreme hostility and violence” during a post-match pitch invasion at Ibrox which impacted Celtic staff and players. A number of arrests have been made after fans clashed following the Hoops’ Scottish Gas Scottish Cup quarter-final win. Hundreds of Rangers fans, many of them coming from the section housing the Union Bears … Read more
Three Shamrock Rovers players have been recognised by the Ireland manager. 19:45, 08 Mar 2026Updated 22:15, 08 Mar 2026 John O’Shea and Heimir Hallgrímsson at the derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers (Image: INPHO/Ryan Byrne) Heimir Hallgrímsson has included FOUR League of Ireland players in his provisional squad for the World Cup play-offs later this … Read more
Cork City’s winning streak moves to three. Dominant in performance but not on the scoreboard. Still, defeat inflicted on Bray Wanderers, leaving Barry Robson’s side top and two points clear. Josh Fitzpatrick’s clean cross and Seani Maguire’s header home gave the game its only goal not to be ruled out by the offside flag on … Read more