Neil Lennon, Chris Coleman, Lee Carsley, Roy Keane, Steve Bruce, Anthony Barry, Gus Poyet, John O’Shea, Willy Sagnol, Paul Clement, Chris Hughton. This is the long list of men linked to the Ireland Managers job. Last week, FAI Director of Football Marc Canham apologised to Ireland fans for the delay in appointing a new Manager. […]
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Some Ireland fans (including myself) were apprehensive about Sammie Szmodics. We were worried that we would never see him play in a green jersey. So, there was a sense of relief when interim boss John O’Shea named him in the squad for the upcoming friendly double header against Belgium and Switzerland. Szmodics received a first
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Jim Crawford has named his squad for the upcoming 2025 European u21 Championship qualifier away to San Marino this Friday. Crawford’s men currently sit second in their group, a point adrift of Italy and a point ahead of Norway, with qualification hopes still firmly in their own hands. Four uncapped players have been named in
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With John O’Shea set to name his Ireland squad for the games against Belgium and Switzerland on Thursday, Nick predicts the team he would like to see the former Manchester United player choose. O’Shea has hinted that there will not be a lot of change to ensure ‘consistency’ with only One or two new faces
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This week Brian Kerr made a surprise return to the Ireland SMT. The 71 year old will act as Technical Advisor to Interim Head Coach John O’Shea’s Management team for the upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland this month. Here we profile one of Irish footballs most enduring characters. Dublin native Brian Kerr’s football love
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With John O’Shea taking the reigns for Ireland in March, fans will be curious if he stays with the tried and trusted of the Stephen Kenny era of if the upcoming games against Belgium and Switzerland are used as a springboard to launch some Ireland careers. Kenny showed a loyalty to a core group of
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The draw for the fourth edition of the Nations League takes place this Thursday (8th February 2024). Here is all the information that you need to know! What is the Nations League? – The UEFA Nations League was designed to minimise meaningless friendlies and give nations competitive encounters with equally ranked teams. Teams from all
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In November 2019, a German born footballer with the second name of Noss made his debut for Ireland at under-19 level against Denmark, catching the eye of many at the Showgrounds. The FAI were alerted of Conor Noss’s eligibility for Ireland through his Dublin born mother in 2019 and was soon after handed his first
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