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# road-to-russia - Monday 6 March, 2017
Shane Duffy out of Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier with Wales
The Brighton defender fractured his metatarsal over the weekend.
# road-to-russia - Sunday 12 February, 2017
Boost for Wales ahead of Ireland showdown as Bale returns to training early
The Real Madrid superstar has been out of action since November with an ankle injury.
# road-to-russia - Saturday 21 January, 2017
'I'm very concerned' - Martin O'Neill focused on Wales showdown
The Ireland boss was on last night’s Late Late.
# road-to-russia - Monday 2 January, 2017
5 Irish footballers we'd like to see make their international debuts in 2017
The likes of Conor Hourihane, John Egan and Daryl Horgan are knocking have been pushing to be capped for Ireland.
# road-to-russia - Saturday 24 December, 2016
'In my kindest calculations, I hadn't got Ireland in this position. It's a fantastic place to be'
Former striker and Sky Sports pundit Niall Quinn has seen this group of players grow and mature under Martin O’Neill.
# road-to-russia - Thursday 1 December, 2016
Ireland's ticket allocation for World Cup qualifier in Cardiff revealed
The number would rise in the unlikely event that Wales change venue for the final Group D game, however.
# road-to-russia - Sunday 13 November, 2016
Wales players 'absolutely devastated' after Serbia draw hands Ireland group initiative
After seeing his side concede a late equaliser to draw with Serbia, Chris Coleman admitted the Wales players were left deflated.
# road-to-russia - Saturday 12 November, 2016
Opinion: O'Neill's magic touch has Ireland producing big results again
Ireland earned their first-ever away win in Austria tonight.
As it happened: Austria v Ireland, World Cup 2018 qualifier
Ireland claimed a historic win in Vienna to boost their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
# road-to-russia - Monday 7 November, 2016
Dundalk duo Horgan and Boyle make the cut as Ireland squad meets up in Dublin
The two Lilywhites stars will link up with the rest of the group ahead of Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Vienna, but James McCarthy is out.
# road-to-russia - Saturday 5 November, 2016
'If Martin O'Neill left the job tomorrow, Stephen Kenny would rightly be the favourite for Ireland manager'
RTÉ pundits Eamon Dunphy and Dietmar Hamann sit down to discuss Dundalk, Ireland and next week’s World Cup qualifier with Austria.
# road-to-russia - Sunday 30 October, 2016
A bullet finish from McGoldrick a timely boost for Martin O'Neill ahead of crucial Austria qualifier
The Irish striker netted his second goal of the campaign to grab Ipswich a point against Rotherham.
# road-to-russia - Friday 7 October, 2016
A win is a win - but the stats from last night show Ireland were lucky to get all three points
A Séamus Coleman goal was the difference between the two sides.
# road-to-russia - Thursday 6 October, 2016
'It's a shocking team, it's almost as if they put the names in a hat and pulled them out'
Eamon Dunphy claims Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has picked the wrong team for tonight’s qualifier against Georgia.
Top seeds in Ireland's group meet in Vienna and two heavyweights clash in pick of tonight's qualifiers
Austria take on Wales while Spain travel to Italy in this evening’s standout ties.
McGeady, Hendrick...? Ireland may need another moment of magic to unlock Georgia
Tonight’s World Cup qualifier opponents proved tough to break down in the last campaign.
# road-to-russia - Friday 23 September, 2016
'I’m really chuffed, I didn’t expect it at all' - Ireland's new goalkeeper is eager to impress
Danny Rogers and Conor Hourihane are the two new faces in Ireland’s 33-man squad.
Will O'Neill embrace the chance to freshen the squad and other Ireland talking points
Ireland manager Martin O’Neill names his squad for next month’s World Cup double-header, later today.
# road-to-russia - Monday 19 September, 2016
Everton's James McCarthy and Darron Gibson doubtful for Ireland's upcoming qualifiers
Martin O’Neill will be sweating over the fitness of the midfield duo, who have both undergone surgery on respective groin issues
# road-to-russia - Monday 5 September, 2016
Should Coleman be captain and key questions ahead of Ireland's World Cup qualifier
The Boys in Green are in Belgrade to take on Serbia tonight.
# road-to-russia - Sunday 4 September, 2016
'Ireland will be our most difficult opponents' - Ivanovic sees Long and Walters as major threats
The Serbia and Chelsea defender knows what to expect when they meet the Boys in Green in tomorrow night’s World Cup qualifier.
What starting XI should Ireland put out against Serbia?
Here’s the line-up we would like to see Martin O’Neill go with in the first game of the World Cup qualifiers.
# road-to-russia - Saturday 3 September, 2016
Kosovo's first-ever World Cup qualifier is surrounded by controversy
They take on Finland on Monday night in their first competitive fixture.
What sort of state are Serbia in heading into the World Cup qualifier with Ireland?
Experienced coach Slavoljub Muslin has been tasked with leading them to their first major tournament since 2010.
# road-to-russia - Friday 2 September, 2016
Keane: We won’t pick young players because they’ve built a reputation, yet haven’t kicked a ball
Ireland’s number two wants to see the likes of Callum O’Dowda and Eoghan O’Connell push for places.
Coleman and O'Shea in race to be fit for Ireland's World Cup qualifying curtain-raiser
The pair returned to training today for the final session before the squad flies out to Serbia.
'Jeff can be anything. He's got a hell of a career ahead of him'
Burnley’s new record signing is set to play a major role in Ireland’s challenge for a place at the 2018 World Cup, says Niall Quinn.
# road-to-russia - Sunday 28 August, 2016
West Ham's Michail Antonio the only new name as Sam Allardyce names his first England squad
Jack Wilshere and Ross Barkely fail to make the 23-man selection.
# road-to-russia - Thursday 25 August, 2016
The strikers in line to fill the void left by Robbie Keane
We take a look at the young strikers coming through, the uncapped forwards, those who might deserve a second chance and players who qualify through their Irish heritage.
# road-to-russia - Thursday 7 July, 2016
We look at the task facing Ireland to qualify for Russia after Ryan Giggs' mischievous comment
The former Wales winger playfully suggested that his country had an easy draw for the World Cup qualifiers.
# road-to-russia - Monday 27 June, 2016
The Ireland team that should start the World Cup qualifiers
What team would you go with?