Catherine Connolly, president of Ireland
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United States-born defender Kevin O'Toole says his call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming double-header against Portugal and Hungary represents the fulfilment of a dream.
Despite conceding at the death in their last meeting with Portugal, Ireland will back themselves to frustrate Martinez’s men once again and will hope to have the luck of the Irish on their side on home soil, where they are without a defeat in their last five games.
JOSH CULLEN knows now would be a good time to score his first goal for Ireland. Last month, Cullen was part of a strong defensive showing against Portugal which came close to being rewarded with a
Celtic forward Johnny Kenny and Hibernian midfielder Jamie McGrath have been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Hungary. McGrath, 29,
Hoping to reach the playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, the Republic of Ireland will welcome Portugal to the Aviva Stadium on Thursday for their penultimate UEFA Group F qualifier.
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Former Republic of Ireland striker has fingers crossed for Boys in Green in World Cup double-header
WHEN he accepted Charlton’s call-up all those years ago, Ireland had never been to a major international finals tournament. The following year, Charlton took them to Euro ’88 and fun started with the famous win over England and Ronnie Whelan’s scissor-kick goal against Russia.
Abbie Larkin scored a decisive 90th-minute goal as the Republic of Ireland stunned Belgium to earn promotion to League A with a 5-4 aggregate win in the Nations League play-off. The Republic held a 4-2 lead from the first leg in Dublin thanks to an inspired performance from captain Katie McCabe.
JOHN O’SHEA insisted that Ireland have the players to pick up a result against Portugal as they push for a World Cup play-off place. The Boys in Green’s dreams of North America next summer
Republic of Ireland Under-17 head coach Colin O'Brien warned his side that they cannot underestimate anyone after confirmation that they will face Canada in the last 32 of the FIFA World Cup later this week.
The Republic of Ireland's minister for agriculture, food and the marine confirms a further outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.