Irish Football

As the domestic league continues to grow in stature, we look at five promising League of Ireland players who could yet make an Ireland breakthrough.​

St Patrick’s Athletic FC have announced ambitious plans this morning for a brand new stadium at their home at Inchicore in Dublin. The club, in association with HRS International and FESP International, are proposing a major development at St. Michael’s Estate in Inchicore which would see the creation of new homes and a town-centre which would include retail, leisure, community …

March in the League of Ireland Premier Division saw the weather disrupt the calendar, and Dundalk lay down a marker to Cork City at Oriel Park. Waterford maintained their strong early season form with a fine win against Shamrock Rovers, while at the other end, Bray Wanderers’ woes continued as they struggled for form. But who stood out from the rest …

Friday night’s Munster derby between Munster and Cork City ended in chaos as a number of players and coaches were sent off in the closing stages. Alan Reynolds’ side leapfrogged the defending champions at the RSC thanks to a late goal from new signing Courtney Duffus, but the drama was far from over. With the match winding down and time …

Sean Maguire has been nominated for SkyBet Championship Player of the Month following a fantastic March.

It was a day of mixed feelings for Republic of Ireland U-21 international Ryan Manning today as he ended up scoring twice in QPR’s 4-1 victory over Norwich City at Loftus Road this afternoon. Manning was involved in an unfortunate incident after just eight minutes when an attempted slide tackle led the ball to ricochet off his leg and into the …

When it comes to whirlwind years, the past twelve months in the life of Ireland under-17 striker Adam Idah will take some beating. This time last year, the young Corkman had just helped the Boys in Green to qualify for the UEFA under-17 European Championships with a 100% record in the elite round in Cyprus. In the year since, Idah …

Ian Mylod of Cobh Ramblers discusses life as a First Division player.

Cork City travel to the Carlisle Grounds on Friday to take on bottom-of-the-table Bray.

​Ireland's under-19 side cruised to a 3-0 European Championship qualifer against Kosovo on Saturday, with Michael Obafemi in the thick of the action.