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This week
20th October 2024 - 22nd October 2024
moving up
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Comment
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Last week
13th October 2024 - 19th October 2024
talking point
After a soft start, we are about to learn whether Arne Slot's Liverpool are the real deal
19 Oct
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Predictions
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18 Oct
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CALLING IT A DAY
Aiden McGeady retires from football at 38
17 Oct
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Selection
Molloy returns, Keane gets call to cover for suspended Brosnan in Ireland play-off squad
17 Oct
1.6k
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column
Tuchel's arrival and Ferguson's exit show the invisible hand shaping English football
The FA have been criticised for not appointing an English manager – but Tuchel is the perfect expression of what English football has become.
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17 Oct
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Unprecedented
Irish boxers seeking backdoor entry to world championships from Russian-backed IBA
15 Oct
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Centre of attention
McCloskey nears return but Moore and Postlethwaite doubts for Ospreys
15 Oct
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This month
October 2024
David Courell
From man-marking Usain Bolt to leading Irish football - How David Courell rose to the FAI's top job
The Mayo native has been installed as the new permanent CEO of the FAI, getting the job ahead of OFI president Sarah Keane.
5 Oct
2.2k
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new boss
David Courell appointed as new FAI CEO
4 Oct
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Soccer
Mark McGuinness - Get to know Ireland's latest new call-up
3 Oct
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Selection
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Updated 3 Oct
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column
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Chicago White Sox this year set a new record for the worst season for more than a century this year, but it could be worse for their fans. They could be Oakland Athletics fans.
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3 Oct
2.9k
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student exchange
UCD hold on in Iceland to advance to next round of Uefa Youth League
2 Oct
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Absentees
Smallbone and Coleman to miss Ireland's Nations League double-header
2 Oct
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Comment
Villa's win over Bayern is no shock - it was won by the team with the world-class manager
A brilliantly-organised Villa frustrated their illustrious opponents and condemned Vincent Kompany to defeat.
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2 Oct
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Last month
September 2024
playback time
Watch all the highlights of Ireland's famous WXV win over New Zealand
30 Sep
4.3k
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Political Football
The battle to control world football’s calendar - and how it could push the game’s top players to strike
29 Sep
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column
Paranoid online fans conspiring to miss the point of watching the Premier League
Man City/Arsenal led to another slew of claims from fans of grand conspiracies against their team.
Gavin Cooney
26 Sep
1.7k
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chance to make a marc
October board meeting to be key test of FAI's own appetite to implement player pathways plan
26 Sep
781
0
Fronting Up
FAI accept they missed opportunity to apply for Brexit funds as wait for academy investment goes on
The FAI had much better news today with their largest-ever allocation under the sports capital grants programme.
25 Sep
2.9k
14
Mcstaying
Kevin McStay to remain in charge of Mayo
22 Sep
2.2k
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Comment
Arsenal can take pride from City draw but deep down they'll know they needed to win
A stop-start game of muscle and rancour ended in heartbreak for Arsenal.
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22 Sep
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ian graham
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Ian Graham was part of a group led by Jurgen Klopp that used every innovation they could in pursuit of ‘the best team the world’s ever seen’.
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column
Why do we love Rory McIlroy more when he is losing?
Some Irish fans held an ambivalence to McIlroy at the height of his success. It’s all changing now.
Gavin Cooney
19 Sep
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5
opening up
Mageean says Olympic injury woe left her 'empty' and 'crushed'
19 Sep
2.7k
1
balancing the scales
Slovan stroll shows Scales, Idah and Celtic are biggest winners of new format
Liam Scales showed he should be an international starter as Celtic enjoyed a thumping 5-1 win in Glasgow.
Gavin Cooney
18 Sep
2.9k
2
LOI
FAI promise to close ownership 'loophole' with Dundalk now close to the brink
16 Sep
4.6k
15
AGM debrief
FAI show unity in impressive pitch for money but can't shake questions around Hallgrimsson appointment
15 Sep
2.5k
0
working from home
Hallgrimsson not planning to attend games to scout Irish players
14 Sep
4.0k
13
Political Football
FAI issue early vote of confidence to Hallgrimsson and make case for State funding at AGM
14 Sep
2.3k
11
Preview
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13 Sep
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landscape report
Uefa report 20% increase in LOI attendances
12 Sep
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12
column
All hope is now lost for Irish fans - there is nothing left to believe in
Some teams are known for passing out from the back, others for playing on the counter-attack. Ireland are known for losing games.
Gavin Cooney
12 Sep
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10
down to work
Hallgrimsson outlines his plan to raise his Irish players from their low ebb
11 Sep
2.5k
1
Preview
The Irish Open: A testament to our native genius for golf despite its turbulent era
We preview this week’s Irish Open at Royal County Down.
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11 Sep
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Reaction
'It feels like the jersey is too heavy for some players'
10 Sep
3.3k
10
grim situation
Ireland left in pit of despair after another Greek defeat
Ireland fell to a 2-0 defeat at home.
Gavin Cooney
reports from the Aviva Stadium
10 Sep
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Starting XI
Hallgrimsson makes three changes for Greece clash
10 Sep
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