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This week
29th March 2026 - 4th April 2026
‘They made me feel welcome, and so easy to settle in’
Is it time for more Irish footballers to try their luck beyond Britain?
Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against North Macedonia
Ireland v North Macedonia, international friendly
Last week
22nd March 2026 - 4th April 2026
Do you agree with our Ireland team to face North Macedonia?
Sammie Szmodics 'on the mend' after losing consciousness
Ireland's heart and endeavour can't compensate for lack of quality
The Boys in Green suffered a heartbreaking World Cup playoff penalty shootout defeat to Czechia on Thursday night.
Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Czechia
‘Harry Kane would have been a good mentor for Troy… He still stays in close contact’
'At my worst, I couldn't stand up for longer than 10 minutes'
Czech football rocked by match-fixing controversy ahead of Ireland game
Ex-Premier League and Bohemians striker Lys Mousset finds a new club
Bohemians assistant Stephen O'Donnell to link up with Ireland U21s
Do you agree with our Ireland team to face Czechia?
The last Irish international to score a winning goal in Prague
Ireland's Kate O'Connor in the medal hunt at World Indoors, Sarah Lavin bows out
Last month
March 2026
At 18, he was one of Irish football's top prospects. Now, he just wants to play
Arsenal are bad to watch, but are they the smartest team in Europe?
The Gunners are on course for a memorable season following tonight’s defeat of Bayer Leverkusen.
5 under-the-radar Ireland players vying to become the 'new Alan McLoughlin'
A record-breaking Irish teenager, frustration at Chelsea, and switching from the North to the Republic
'What this pitch does is it saves people' - the battle to save Dublin's great football nursery
Absent XI: The Ireland team unlikely to face Czechia
Connacht set for Scarlets test with 18 players unavailable
Misfiring Mo Salah epitomises Liverpool's woes
Derry City star Michael Duffy receives recognition for fine start to the season
Netherlands v Ireland, World Cup qualifier
Ireland faced Netherlands in their second game of the campaign.
Cork teenager seals move to Championship club Preston
Key Czech Republic player emerges as doubt for Ireland clash
Why Arsene Wenger and Mikel Arteta have more in common than people think
'I don’t think you’ll find a nation who work as hard as we do'
Ireland v France, World Cup qualifier
Ireland hosted France in the opening game of the campaign.
‘It was like: We'll never compete with England. Why are we even trying?’
February
February 2026
Survey finds 75.6% of Irish fans don't think Israel games should go ahead
Ireland's Aine Donegan suffers setback at NSW Open
The ex-Arsenal youngster aiming to make an impact in Derry
Drogheda and Dundalk speak out after 12-year-old sustains burns to face from pyrotechnics
Ex-Drogheda player ends 4-year stint in Britain to join Pat's
'I asked the manager not to travel in the team bus, because I was breastfeeding'
UCD youngster joins Shamrock Rovers
Knockmore Ladies appoint Joe Brolly as new manager