John O’Shea brought in as Republic of Ireland assistant coach‘I can’t wait for it to begin and to get to work with the squad’Wed Feb 22 2023 - 11:40
Megan Connolly more than ready to play her part in Ireland’s causeBrighton stalwart looking forward to the World Cup after showing the depths of her resilience in the win over FinlandWed Feb 22 2023 - 05:00
Pauw voices ‘concerns’ over Saudi Arabia sponsorship of World CupIrish players to wear purple wristbands in solidarity with Canadian players embroiled in gender-equality disputeTue Feb 21 2023 - 17:59
Sydney FC wing-back Deborah-Anne De La Harpe declares for IrelandThe 22-year-old with an Irish mother hopes to receive Fifa clearance in time to play against ChinaSun Feb 19 2023 - 10:39
Joe Redmond grabs late equaliser for St Pat’s against Derry CityA raucous crowd of 4,789 watched their team’s season opener at Richmond ParkFri Feb 17 2023 - 22:17
Dick Shakespeare on Dalymount Park but not Tolka: ‘If you build it, they will come’Former FAI board member focused on redeveloping just one stadium in north Dublin as Dublin City Council assistant CEOFri Feb 17 2023 - 17:02
World Cup countdown: An inside look at Vera Pauw’s Ireland trainingThe Republic of Ireland women’s manager believes being a stickler for details will get the best out of her playersFri Feb 17 2023 - 15:00
Preview: League of Ireland a numbers game as new season begins tonightCork City to take on Bohemians and St Patrick’s Athletic to take on Derry City on opening nightFri Feb 17 2023 - 12:24
Vera Pauw: ‘There are players we did not invite yet because they have to show full commitment to Ireland’With Irish players struggle for club minutes added emphasis will be put on warm-up matchesThu Feb 16 2023 - 06:00
Aoife Mannion: ‘I had an Irish passport before I had an English one’Mayo-Galway roots put Manchester United defender in frame for Ireland capWed Feb 15 2023 - 06:00
Ireland manager Vera Pauw rejects US Soccer sanctions and denies weight-shaming allegationsManager refuses to partake in corrective actions outlined by National Women’s Soccer LeagueFri Feb 10 2023 - 23:00
Manchester United’s Aoife Mannion named in Ireland squad for February campEngland born centre-back called up after receiving Fifa clearance to represent IrelandFri Feb 10 2023 - 09:58
Damien Duff: ‘A player with experience and quality costs €1,200 a week - I ain’t got that’ Shelbourne manager plots new season without the anticipated fresh investment in Drumcondra clubWed Feb 08 2023 - 23:00
Aviva pitch redevelopment denies Irish women historic first versus FranceVera Pauw’s side will play France at Tallaght Stadium on July 6th before leaving for AustraliaTue Feb 07 2023 - 16:31
Matt Doherty moves to Atlético Madrid after being released by TottenhamPreviously it had been reported Irish defender would go to Spanish club on loanTue Jan 31 2023 - 22:09
FAI remain on course to achieve gender balance on board‘Transformational’ kit deal with Castore set to assist association’s finances in year aheadMon Jan 23 2023 - 01:00
Tom Browne voted off FAI board as female representation now up to three membersThe election of Niamh O’Mahony brings female representation to 25 per centSat Jan 21 2023 - 17:11
FAI still seeking World Cup warm-up opposition for Pauw’s IrelandChina match secured for Spain next month, but April and July dates remain unfilledFri Jan 20 2023 - 06:00
Roy Barrett criticises €1.5bn State funding of horse and greyhound racingBetting levy should rise to improve football’s ‘grossly inadequate’ infrastructure, says outgoing chairman Roy BarrettFri Jan 13 2023 - 23:00
Roy Barrett: ‘I don’t believe the people in my type of role should stay for a long time’‘We have 1,200 different clubs, the facilities are grossly inadequate for where we are and where we are going’Fri Jan 13 2023 - 13:42
Lionel Messi gets his crowning moment as Argentina win epic World Cup finalKylian Mbappé's scores stunning hat-trick to twice bring defending champions back into gameSun Dec 18 2022 - 18:03
Doha fever dream: Tales from the protest World CupLong before Gianni Infantino’s jaw-dropping opening monologue this was always going to be a troubling celebration of the world gameSun Dec 18 2022 - 12:00
Mbappé poised to take it to the next level Victory in a second successive World Cup would catapult France’s star player to heights rarely reached in the sporting worldSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Champions France see off Morocco to advance to World Cup final Goals from Hernandez and Kolo Muani give Europeans the edge in hard-fought encounterWed Dec 14 2022 - 22:10
Argentina reach World Cup final as Messi makes the unbelievable real before our eyesCroatia latest to the sword as forward smashes European side to smithereens in semi-finalTue Dec 13 2022 - 22:10
Morocco make history by stunning Portugal to reach World Cup semi-finalsYoussef En-Nesyri’s header three minutes before half-time wins quarter-final clash leaving Ronaldo in tearsSun Dec 11 2022 - 11:37
Hakim Ziyech, a magician at the heart of Moroccan love story The World Cup has been brought to life, and Arab and African pride asserted, by the Atlas Lions, whose adventure is far from finishedFri Dec 09 2022 - 22:56
Chaos reigns but stars align for Lionel Messi and Argentina on another magical night South Americans were 2-0 and coasting before two Wout Weghorst goals sent the game to extra-time and penaltiesFri Dec 09 2022 - 22:24
World Cup quarter-final: Donabate Mac Allisters provide Ireland with tenuous link to QatarArgentinian youngster traces his ancestry back to Fingal in the 1800sThu Dec 08 2022 - 21:36
World Cup whistleblower’s family accuse Fifa of being complicit in his imprisonment in QatarAbdullah Ibhais criticised the handling of a strike by migrant workers and is serving a prison term for briberyWed Dec 07 2022 - 18:30
Morocco’s dream run rolls on as they send Spain crashing out of World Cup on penaltiesSpain missed all three of their spot kicks as African side book spot in quarter-finalsTue Dec 06 2022 - 20:29
Croatia bring all their experience to bear as Japan crash out after penalty shoot-outManager Zlatko Dalić: ‘We shall not surrender, we shall keep up our dream to win the World Cup’Mon Dec 05 2022 - 19:55
Kylian Mbappé's magnificent double ensures France see off Poland and book quarter-final slotOlivier Giroud opens the scoring for Les Bleus to become country’s all-time top scorer with 52Sun Dec 04 2022 - 17:08
Berhalter backs young US side to come good despite Dutch dismantlingLouis Van Gaal’s side exploit tactically naive Americans to set up quarter-final clash with ArgentinaSun Dec 04 2022 - 13:45
Motivated diaspora unites to telling effect for Morocco in World CupFootball-mad Morocco unite behind the Atlas Lions after their impressive progress to a last 16 date with SpainSun Dec 04 2022 - 05:00
Luis Suárez left in tears as Uruguay beat Ghana but are knocked out of World CupSouth Americans fail to advance as South Korea conjure up last-minute winner in other Group H gameFri Dec 02 2022 - 18:45
Morocco’s footballing diaspora bring it home in style to secure Group F top spotHakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri on target to send African side into last 16 as group winnersThu Dec 01 2022 - 18:54
Lionel Messi and Argentina live to fight another day as they secure safe passageMessi sees penalty saved but Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez on target to set up meeting with AustraliaWed Nov 30 2022 - 22:21
Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford on target as England ease past WalesGareth Southgate’s team score two goals early in second half to top Group BTue Nov 29 2022 - 21:35
Late Casemiro strike against Switzerland sends Brazil into World Cup last 16Manchester United midfielder lashed in unstoppable shot to put Brazilians throughMon Nov 28 2022 - 19:39
Letter from Doha: Shisha bongs, a lighter euphoria and Robbie Keane the Qatar TV hero Gavin Cummiskey spends the day (and night) in Souq Waqif, Doha’s main marketplace, encountering people from every walk of life that is able to afford a World Cup in QatarMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Morocco subs strike late to upset Belgium and go top of Group F North African side secure just third ever World Cup win as Abedlamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhal scoreSun Nov 27 2022 - 15:13
Edgy England made to wait after uninspiring draw against the United StatesGareth Southgate’s side showed none of the verve they displayed in the opening win over IranFri Nov 25 2022 - 21:21
World Cups appear destined to make Messi seem mortalFor Diego Maradona the football was a ‘paint brush’, but to Messi it is a ‘high-precision tool’Fri Nov 25 2022 - 19:44
Doha Letter: Qatar’s locals already seem fed up with World Cup they never wantedThis is not the Qatar World Cup, it’s the first World Cup to be hosted by IndiaFri Nov 25 2022 - 06:00
Ronaldo scores in fifth World Cup as Portugal see off Ghana in thriller Game comes to life in the second half with five goals coming in the last 25 minutesThu Nov 24 2022 - 21:35
World Cup: Seven-goal Spain crush Costa Rica as Gavi announces arrival on world stageYoungest Spaniard to play in the World Cup becomes their youngest scorer with beautiful strikeWed Nov 23 2022 - 19:29
Kylian Mbappé thrills as defending champions France make stunning entrance in Qatar Olivier Giroud scores twice as France make light of the loss of Karim Benzema in opening win over AustraliaTue Nov 22 2022 - 21:43
Iran choose to stay silent as England hit them for sixSaka impresses with two goals for EnglandMon Nov 21 2022 - 16:04
Qatari fans pack up their tents early as Ecuador ruin their party on the opening night Enner Valencia scores twice as host nation struggle in first game of the tournamentSun Nov 20 2022 - 21:29
