Irish Football

Ireland U-21 Andrew Moran. Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Crawford “delighted” for Moran as Brighton starlet prepares for his first Senior Cap.

Ireland under 21 manager Jim Crawford is confident that Andrew Moran will pick up his first senior cap in the next week after he was called up to the first team on Tuesday. Speaking on this morning’s press conference ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Euro 2025 qualifier against Norway, Crawford portrayed mixed feelings as he is …

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Long Read: Where are all the Irish managers in England gone?

Every few months we seem to return to the same conversation and media talking points, “Should Kenny Go?,” “Who should replace Kenny,” “Where do we go from here?” etc etc etc.  For me, the constant repetition of the same old talking points has gotten boring very quickly. For the record, I’m still a self-proclaimed Kennyite …

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Top Five Ireland Shirts

Ireland shirts evoke special memories. They are synonymous with success and failure, with memorable home victories and adventurous away days, with majestic performances and legendary goals. We have had some iconic shirts over the years. Here are five of the best: 5. 2010-2011 Umbro Home ShirtA clean and timeless design. This “Tailored by Umbro” effort …

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Weekend in Review: Idah shows up in the clutch as Aidomo Emakhu puts the Championship on notice in your weekly Irish player review!

I’m absolutely delighted now that we can start reporting on our Irish lads playing in the Uk and further afield again. When we are waiting on something for so long it often feels very anticlimactic but this weekend certainly did not disappoint with an Adam Idah winner at the death, Will Smallbone bringing out his …

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Media’s focus on tension rather than context is completely wrong

The Irish Women’s Team returned to an inspired crowd last Thursday. They sang and danced, just like they did in Brisbane after bowing out, unusual in heartbreaking circumstances. However, it was a visual representation of the magnitude and context of what they had accomplished. Even if there were issues going on in the background, it …

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Scouting Series – 5 Irishmen to watch out for next season

With the vast bulk of our Irish internationals set to kick off their season, Bill Gaine of Irish Football Blog gives his 5 players to watch out for this season. (1)Tyler Goodrham – Oxford United A new name to most Irish Football Fans, but somebody you will be hearing a lot more about in the …

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3 Positives and 3 negatives as France down Ireland

Kevin Christie gives his 3 positives and 3 negatives following Ireland’s 1-0 loss to France. As always, be sure to let us know what you think in the comments! Positives 1.Holding our own France’s effortless dissection of the Dutch on Friday evening had some of us fearing the worst ahead of Monday night’s encounter at …

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