Keith Duggan: Forget Euro 2028, Irish soccer’s awakening has begun
Domestic league is on the up and national team is selling out the Aviva for friendlies
League of Ireland season launch sees issue of facilities crop up again
Clubs are hopeful that dire need for funding is not hindered by FAI’s Euro 2028 bid
Luxembourg boss doubles down on ‘British’ tag amid bad sportsmanship accusation
Stephen Kenny bemused by counterpart’s gripe as he defends Ireland skilled history
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
Stephen Kenny justified in making future Ireland plans as things start falling into place
Listening to the players it’s clear they have bought in completely to the manager’s approach
Sideline Cut: Leeds United are back and it’s wonderful
Manchester United and Leeds have vastly different expectations since Cantona left
Ciarán Murphy: Predictions are embedded in sport but why do we need them?
Pundits often find out these things are taken to heart and can come back to haunt them
Sideline Cut: It might just be easier to unite a country than to break up a dressingroom
Two international sides on a tiny island should tell onlookers everything about the Irish
Glory days: How Eamon Dunphy brought Matt Busby to book
It’s the book he’s most proud of, published just before Manchester United went mega
TV View: We’ll be hugging over Zoom when Ireland finally score
8,000 are present in Helsinki as Mick McCarthy reminds us it’s a results business
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
Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now
30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time
Ghosts and goalposts: The soul of street football in Dublin’s Gloucester Diamond
Eamon Dunphy among those to hone their trade beneath creaking inner-city tenements
Giants in Green: Michael Walker’s greatest all-time all-Ireland XI
Our soccer columnist takes a look back on the footballing giants in green
Tipping Point: Extinction fears for TV species of lesser spotted Shit Stirrer
There’s still nothing better than a loose-tongued gouger lobbing grenades into the mix
New FAI chairman Roy Barrett is a puzzling choice to some
Stockbroker’s decision to accept role likely motivated by love of soccer, say friends
TV View: The three wise men return as the boy Jaysus comes bearing gifts
Premier Sports brought the band back together for their first midweek game
Irish football’s division more than ever looks an anachronism
Tipping point: Brexit crisis could represent a chance for some positive Irish sporting unity
Irish soccer was built on skill and not teams of giants
Jimmy McIlroy's innovation captured the tradition of brains over brawn in Irish soccer
Sideline Cut: Fundamental reform the only way forward for Irish football
The age of the big persona leading limited Ireland to improbable glory has passed
Eamon Dunphy was showbiz, baby, and now we could die of boredom
The departing RTÉ analyst was considerably more about entertainment than information
TV View: Russia 2018 simply magnifique as final blends brilliant with the bonkers
Roy Keane was one of many pundits fuming about France’s penalty as Pogba boogies away
Two decades on: Après Match are ready for Russia
When it comes to tournament telly, there’s only one Après Match
The Eamon Dunphy file on the wonder of Wes Hoolahan
The street footballer who nearly saved the football nation was lauded in the RTE studio
Rugby on RTÉ: ‘It was like herding cats, like dealing with children’
After losing Six Nations coverage, the days of international rugby on RTÉ are ending
Eamon Dunphy: ‘I’m not part of official Ireland’
Interview: The pundit and podcaster talks Celtic Tiger, family and his ‘Buddhist’ outlook
Conor McGregor: The poster child of an on-demand generation
Like Christy Ring, Roy Keane and Brian O’Driscoll before him, he captures imagination
Joanne O’Riordan: I love Barça but Cork City are my little secret
John Delaney’s problematic children have become my problematic favourites
John Giles review: ‘I didn’t consider myself Irish’
To play soccer in 1950s Ireland was to defy a nationalist agenda. John Giles had plenty to renounce
Bank of Ireland to invest €1.2m in Enterprise Town programme
Initiative designed to boost economic activity and foster networking in local areas
Irish women’s soccer pioneer who conquered Europe
Anne O’Brien did the unimaginable in the 1970s – earn a living playing soccer
Sport’s top 10 bleedin’ obvious: No one gives a stuff about golf at the Olympics
You’ve got to be a bit of a weirdo to play senior intercounty GAA and MMA isn't a sport
President pays tribute to ‘best of the game’ John Giles
Former player and manager ends a 31-year association with RTÉ as a football analyst
TV View: Giles bows out as Portugal draw clear at the death
Viewers dealt a selection dilemma for Euro 2016 final as Eder lights up a damp squib
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