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22nd March 2025

On Second Thoughts

Hallgrimsson rows back on 'passive' criticism of Ireland players ahead of second leg

16 hrs ago

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Analysis

More flexibility and fewer opposition counter-attacks - How Hallgrimsson has improved Ireland

We look at the principles and tactics the new manager is using to deliver better results.

Gavin Cooney

22 hrs ago

1.0k

Last week

16th March 2025 - 22nd March 2025

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Hallgrimsson praises 'fantastic' Doherty as he completes comeback from the cold

20 Mar

3.6k

halfway there

Ireland take stride to Nations League safety with comeback win in Bulgaria

Goals from Finn Azaz and Matt Doherty secured a first-leg lead for Ireland ahead of Sunday’s return game in Dublin.

Gavin Cooney

reports from Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv

20 Mar

2.2k

Team news

Parrott to lead line against Bulgaria with Ferguson benched, Manning starts

20 Mar

2.9k

Preview

Expect a slog as Ireland bid to avoid relegation in low-key Bulgarian play-off

Ireland face Bulgaria in the first leg of their relegation play-off tonight.

Gavin Cooney

reports from Plovdiv, Bulgaria

20 Mar

1.0k

Bulgarian Days

'It's frustrating' - The player whose form in Bulgaria could have earned an Ireland call up

19 Mar

3.3k

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Watch Out

Hallgrimsson issues Bulgaria warning on eve of relegation play-off

Ireland must beat Bulgaria over two legs this week to secure their League B status.

Gavin Cooney

reports from Plovdiv, Bulgaria

19 Mar

2.6k

Rory's story

At 35 years old, Rory McIlroy has somehow got even better

Monday’s Players Championship victory sets the stage for McIlroy’s next tilt at the Masters.

Gavin Cooney

17 Mar

3.0k

Profile

Hard work, composure, fun: How Sarah Healy is fulfilling her promise in 'brutal, unforgiving sport'

We profile Sarah Healy ahead of next week’s world indoor championship.

Gavin Cooney

16 Mar

2.3k

get shirty

Hallgrimsson: Ireland players need to get 'more aggressive' in arguing for penalties

16 Mar

2.9k

This month

March 2025

FAI Disconnect

Hallgrimsson's calm diplomacy badly needed at Irish football's time of mass disconnect

13 Mar

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Spat

'I am man enough to apologise' - Hallgrimsson defuses tensions with Stephen Bradley

13 Mar

3.0k

column

Irish managers are told football is a results business - the same must hold true for the FAI

The FAI are currently giving the public perception of a rudderless ship. CEO David Courell must show leadership and instil some confidence.

Gavin Cooney

13 Mar

1.4k

selection preview

Squad turnover expected as Hallgrimsson ramps up preparation for Bulgaria play-off

13 Mar

1.3k

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recognition

Sinclair Armstrong set for senior Irish call-up against Bulgaria

12 Mar

3.6k

edging apart

Rift opens as LOI clubs reject FAI’s ‘poorly conceived’ coaching plan

11 Mar

5.7k

Alan Sheehan

The little-known Athlone man close to landing Swansea City job in England's Championship

8 Mar

3.8k

Preview

Several in-form Irish athletes head to European indoors with realistic medal aspirations

6 Mar

2.5k

column

Gaelic football’s age of ambiguity is ending - it’s now facing a harsh reality

6 Mar

2.9k

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talking point

Kelleher's post-game message to Alisson captures an all-time performance in a Champions League heist

Alisson turned in one of the great individual performances as Liverpool pulled off a stunningly underserved victory against PSG.

Gavin Cooney

5 Mar

16.5k

parrott taken flight

Parrott: No regrets about Spurs exit ahead of Europa League reunion

5 Mar

3.4k

cause for concern

Broken political promises, no funding and a lack of contact hours: Ireland's struggling academy system

2 Mar

4.3k

Last month

February 2025

Political Football

Government says promised funding for LOI academies is 'not imminent'

27 Feb

3.1k

column

Irish football fans long to be called arrogant - rugby supporters should enjoy it

There are far worse traits than arrogance in elite sport.

Gavin Cooney

27 Feb

1.7k

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talking point

Arsenal have themselves to blame for flaming out of title race so early

Arsenal’s failure to sign attacking talent last summer look strange at the time, and now looks utterly bizarre.

27 Feb

1.3k

euro wrap

Keane eases pressure at Ferencvaros with first league win, Madrid go second in La Liga

23 Feb

3.7k

need for speed

Mawdsley retains national 400m indoor title, Sarah Healy breaks own 1500m record

23 Feb

6.6k

talking point

Liverpool's easy win over City makes poor comparison with spectacle of Klopp/Pep classics

Liverpool were easy 2-0 winners at the home of the broken champions.

Gavin Cooney

23 Feb

2.6k

the numbers game

'We need to find the next Will Jarvis' - How Shelbourne are embracing football's data revolution

Shels have signed an exclusive deal with the data company that fuelled Brighton’s success – Technical director Luke Byrne explains how it will work.

23 Feb

2.6k

road to bilbao

Manchester United to meet Real Sociedad in Europa League, Parrott returns to Spurs

21 Feb

3.7k

Ties

Liverpool to face PSG in Champions League last-16, Arsenal drawn against PSV

21 Feb

5.1k

Reaction

'We have definitely helped grow the league outside Ireland' - Deflated Bradley's pride in Shamrock Rovers

The Rovers boss also expressed his disappointment that his side were forced to play a league fixture between the two legs of their knockout tie against Molde.

Gavin Cooney

Reports from Tallaght Stadium

21 Feb

1.4k

a brutal end

Penalty shootout despair for Shamrock Rovers as European run brought to an end

A depleted Rovers were beaten 5-4 on penalties after a 1-0 second-leg loss to Molde.

Gavin Cooney

reports from Tallaght Stadium

20 Feb

4.2k

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Reynolds hopes Bohs return to the Aviva again following Rovers victory

16 Feb

1.9k

brave new world

Bohemians' leadership on and off the pitch secure derby win and epochal occasion

Gavin Cooney

reports from the Aviva Stadium

16 Feb

2.4k

need to talk about kevin

'It was as if we had never played a game of football before, with some of the stuff I was listening to'

15 Feb

4.4k

Stalemate

Mason Melia cameo not enough as Pat's frustrated at home by resilient Drogheda

It finished 0-0 at Richmond Park.

Gavin Cooney

reports from Richmond Park

14 Feb

1.3k

column

Ireland's uncritical embrace of the NFL is bizarre and rooted in a more deferential time

The Pittsburgh Steelers game at Croke Park hasn’t been met with anything like the ambivalence reserved for other major events, like co-hosting Euro 2028.

Gavin Cooney

13 Feb

3.4k

catalogue of problems

No men's international in over 40 years: How Limerick became Irish football's great underperformer

We look at the structural and historical reasons behind Limerick’s great failure to contribute to the Irish national team – and determine what should be done to fix things.

13 Feb

3.7k