The Irish Times

Gunning for glory: Chesterfield head to the Bridge for daunting Chelsea clash

Dublin defender’s nomadic footballing life set for career highlight in FA Cup tie

Sat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00

Mick McCarthy sees another managerial life slip away as Cardiff cut him loose

Former Ireland boss had joined Welsh club after short stay at Apoel Nicosia

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 14:41

Former players remain unconvinced by Stephen Kenny’s footballing philosophy

Republic of Ireland boss needs to start producing results to convince the sceptics

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 06:00

James McClean: Irish media get a kick out of us not doing well

Wigan winger and Ireland manager Stephen Kenny hit out at ‘over the top’ reaction

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 14:10

Manuela Spinelli: ‘Naomi Osaka is a young girl. I 100% side with her’

Italian translator worked alongside Giovanni Trapattoni on many press conferences

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 06:00

Malachy Clerkin: Ireland will beat Andorra . . . won’t they?

The Stephen Kenny era is in a twilight zone and will die on the vine without positive results

Mon May 31 2021 - 06:00

Thunder on the Mountain – Frank McNally on a busy weekend for Bob Dylan’s Irish disciples

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue May 25 2021 - 19:01

Stephen Kenny likely to be given time to finish what he started

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 06:23

Ken Early: Theatrical displays of outrage to Luxembourg defeat will get us nowhere

Instead of raging at losing to Luxembourg we should be reflecting on what we can learn from them

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 06:15

Emmet Malone: Kenny’s long-term value to Irish football means he’s worth sticking with

Manager still enjoys plenty of support in the FAI despite nightmare beginning to reign

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 06:00

England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

Wed Nov 11 2020 - 21:28

Eat like an Italian on a cosy covered al-fresco terrace

Review: A kitchen full of Italians, well-sourced produce, perfect tiramisu

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 06:00

Brawls to handballs: The complete guide to Ireland’s playoff history

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Stephen Kenny’s new-look Ireland go for broke in Bratislava playoff

Manager hoping his side have learned lessons for high stakes clash with Slovakia

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Irish soccer’s results v style culture war set to flare this week

Stephen Kenny attempting change while trying to qualify for a championship

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 05:00

Robbie Brady to give his all for Ireland and Stephen Kenny

‘Passionate’s the word. I know how much this job means to him’

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 06:00

Enda Stevens: Don’t underestimate Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

Sheffield United fullback says Republic boss should be judged on more than just his CV

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 11:36

Stephen Ireland hoping to rekindle Ireland career 13 years later

33-year-old who last played for Ireland in ’07 says he has ‘three or four years’ left in him

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 12:25

Have boots, will travel: The Cillian Sheridan roadshow rolls into Poland a second time

‘More players should travel but it can be very hard. It can be a bit of a wild west sometimes’

Tue May 19 2020 - 06:00

FAI may have stumbled on right choice again in Stephen Kenny

Dubliner confident that Ireland can develop a more expressive football style

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00

Understated Stephen Kenny offers Ireland a ray of light

The verve and brio his teams play with can often seem at odds with his public persona

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 18:36

James McClean still failing to learn his own online history lesson

Balaclava joke not the first time McClean overstepped the mark on social media

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 19:41

All to play for as Irish football embarks on a potentially pivotal new decade

Things are in flux on the island and it’s hard to know what shape the game will be in by 2030

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00

Who are Slovakia? A look at Ireland’s Euro 2020 playoff opponents

Former Napoli forward Marek Hamšík is still playing and captaining their side

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 21:57

Ireland make it a night of firsts against New Zealand

Derrick Williams, Sean Maguire and Callum Robinson goals secure friendly win

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 22:22

Ken Early: John Delaney inflicted austerity on everyone in Irish football but himself

The doomed Vantage Club ticket scheme was a fiasco that cost Irish football dearly

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 07:00

Ken Early: Irish fans are like elderly Brexiteers – stuck in the past

Our football is stuck in the past, and there seems to be no going back to the future

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 07:00

Ireland’s dip in results doesn’t make Schmidt a busted flush

Worship of head coach has come a long way from the Messianic heights of last November

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 07:00

Advice to Roy Keane: ‘You can’t go bawling and yelling at people’

Nottingham’s new assistant manager will ‘bring steel’ to the team, says Liam Lawrence

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 04:00

Denis O’Brien stopped payments to FAI in 2016

FAI finance chief says businessman paid ‘slightly more’ than half of the salaries of senior Irish team’s managers

Wed Dec 05 2018 - 21:19

FAI’s new succession plan just what the Dokter ordered

High performance director believes McCarthy and Kenny can herald a new era

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00

Mick McCarthy arrives with little fanfare but a big job on his hands

New manager knows he has to do a bit of panel beating to knock dinged-up squad into shape

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 06:00

Stephen Kenny: I am ‘absolutely qualified’ to take Ireland job

Dundalk manager believes idea he would not command respect as ‘quite insulting’

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:00

Mick McCarthy the early favourite for Ireland job

A number of factors point to a second stint for McCarthy who left the job in 2002

Wed Nov 21 2018 - 13:16