This is ridiculous. Ever since Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Olivier Giroud scored two of the goals of the season within a few days of each other at the turn of the year, kids all over the country will have been trying something like this. To do it in an actual match situation is a great accomplishment, […]

9 years ago

Jürgen Klopp and co. are coming to Dublin. Liverpool Football Club are coming to Dublin this summer. The Reds will take on Athletic Bilbao at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 5 August, just one week before the start of the new Premier League season, with a near full strength squad bound to be in place […]

9 years ago

*This competition is now closed… Next time, folks! An opportunity not to be missed for rugby fans. Munster take on Scarlets in this Saturday’s PRO12 Final and we’ve teamed up with Mazda to give away two pairs of tickets for what is sure to be a hell of a clash at the Aviva Stadium. All […]

9 years ago

What a tribute. BBC presenter Mark Chapman, who comes from Manchester and lives there with his family, was working for 5 live Sport on Wednesday in Stockholm, covering Manchester United’s Europa League win over Ajax. Before the game, he spoke at some length about the events of Monday night at the Manchester Arena, where 22 […]

9 years ago

While the Reds have not yet made a bid for the 18-year-old, they’re seriously considering a club-record outlay in the summer. Liverpool are eyeing a summer move for young Monaco striker Kylian Mbappé. While reports in Spanish newspaper Marca that the Reds had already bid €75m for the teenager are wide of the mark, sources […]

9 years ago

“I underperformed, I was terrible. The team was everywhere and I was as well.” Ronan O’Gara has empathised with Ryan Giggs after the Manchester United legend revealed that he “never really enjoyed” being a professional footballer. Earlier this week, Giggs spoke about the mental strain of playing for the biggest club in England for over […]

9 years ago

We’ll take all the luck we can get. It’s not every day you qualify for the last eight of a major international tournament after losing 7-0 to one of world football’s great powerhouses, but that’s exactly what has happened to Ireland Under-17s at the European Championships on Wednesday afternoon. A goal by Armin Imamovic for […]

9 years ago

As a means of warning Irish fans not to be complacent, this hits the spot. Brian O’Driscoll was not falling into the same trap as his former Ireland teammate Jamie Heaslip on Wednesday morning. Joe Schmidt will be hoping that Heaslip’s reportedly elated reaction to Ireland’s World Cup pool will not make Ireland hostages to fortune as […]

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Influencer

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Hon the Gooch

9 years ago

He’s alllllll-right, folks. The prospect of facing the last three games of the season without Philippe Coutinho was not one to delight Liverpool fans, after the Brazilian was forced off just 13 minutes into the 1-0 win over Watford on Monday night. However, what appeared to be a serious injury and the end of Coutinho’s […]

9 years ago

The IRFU has confirmed Ireland’s opponents for the November internationals later this year. South Africa, Fiji and Argentina will all come to Dublin to face Joe Schmidt’s side, with the chance to avenge last year’s series defeat to the Springboks – despite Ireland’s first win on South African soil – arriving first on Sunday 12 […]

9 years ago

The Belgian scored some crucial goals in his season at Anfield. Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke says he has no ill feelings towards Jurgen Klopp despite the fact that the German sold him after just a single season at Liverpool. The 26-year-old Belgian joined the Merseyside club from Aston Villa in the summer of 2015, […]

9 years ago

A strange claim from Seamus McEnaney. Wexford’s football manager Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney says that his hurling counterpart Davy Fitzgerald will be “loving” the fallout from his recent eight-week suspension. Fitzgerald received an eight-week ban for entering the field of play during the league semi-final against Tipperary and won’t be on the sideline for either his […]

9 years ago

Does the punishment fit the crime? Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has been banned for eight weeks for entering the field of play during his side’s Allianz Hurling League semi-final against Tipperary at Nowlan Park last Sunday. As a result, he will miss his side’s Leinster SHC quarter-final at the end of May against a round-robin qualifier, […]

9 years ago

Is he the most under-rated manager in England? Brighton and Hove Albion are all but certain to play in the Premier League for the first time next season, following their victory over Wigan Athletic on Monday afternoon. The Seagulls’ 2-1 win over the Latics means they will be promoted on Monday evening if Huddersfield fail […]

9 years ago

Sad news

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You’ve got five minutes. 20 players, five minutes, can you name them all? One thing to note – loan deals are not included. Ready? Go!

9 years ago

Noel King is the former manager of Ireland’s women’s national team, and he’s not happy with Tuesday’s press conference. Noel King appeared on Morning Ireland on Tuesday morning and tore into the players’ claims that they were being treated as ‘fifth class citizens’ and that they were the ‘dirt on the shoe’ of the FAI. […]

9 years ago

Sunderland have backed David Moyes despite his threat to slap a BBC reporter recently. Sunderland have issued a statement backing their manager David Moyes, after the former Everton and Manchester United boss apologised for threatening to slap BBC reporter Vicki Sparks after the goalless draw against Burnley in March. The statement from Sunderland reads… Sunderland […]

9 years ago

WNT keen to reach their potential as a team

9 years ago

Surely the writing is on the wall for the Sunderland manager. Footage has emerged of the moment Sunderland manager David Moyes told a female reporter to be careful or she “might get a slap even though you’re a woman.” Moyes’ tone suggests he was in jest but he was still forced to apologise to Match […]

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Shaw last played against Bournemouth in early March

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Kerry await in the final

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Wonderfully clueless

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He’s pretty pissed off

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Five-year-old Reece Kenny has sent his best wishes to Ireland captain Seamus Coleman. Reece and his seven-year-old brother Cody, who are both from Offaly, met Coleman last Thursday before the Wales game. The Everton full-back was, of course, the victim of a reckless challenge from Neil Taylor that could see him ruled out until 2018 […]

9 years ago

Is this a joke?

9 years ago

Wise words from the former Liverpool boss. Roy Evans feels that Jürgen Klopp needs to learn the lessons of his predecessor at Liverpool in order to make the most of the summer transfer window. Former Reds boss Evans feels that Klopp is doing a great job at Liverpool but that he needs to avoid the […]

9 years ago

“Every tackle is different.” Alan Judge knows better than anyone what Ireland captain Séamus Coleman is going through after having his leg broken by Swansea City’s Neil Taylor during Friday night’s World Cup qualifier between Ireland and Wales. Brentford midfielder Judge has not played for close to a year after suffering his own double-break in […]

9 years ago

You can expect this to sell out, so be quick. Irish fans of Glasgow Celtic who thought they’d never get the chance to see Henrik Larsson play in the flesh may think again – he’s coming to Bray next month. Larsson, along with a number of Celtic legends including Stiliyan Petrov, will play a charity […]

9 years ago

Martin McGuinness died on Tuesday morning at the age of 66. Derry GAA have paid a tribute to the late Martin McGuinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland who has died at the age of 66. Writing on their website, the Oakleaf County expressed their sympathy with the family of the politician, who […]

9 years ago

Moving tribute to Ryan McBride

9 years ago

McClean and McBride were once team-mates at Derry City. James McClean and Shay Given have both paid tribute to the late Derry City captain Ryan McBride, who passed away suddenly on Sunday night at the age of just 27. McClean – who played with McBride at Derry City before making the move to Sunderland in […]

9 years ago

Irish football remains in shock on Monday morning. On Sunday night, the devastating news filtered through that Derry City defender and captain Ryan McBride had died suddenly at home. The 27-year-old had led Derry to a 4-0 win over Drogheda on Saturday but was found dead just a day later at home in Derry. Phil […]

9 years ago

It isn’t great news ahead of such an important game. Ireland will be without six players for Friday night’s key Group D clash with Wales in Dublin. The FAI confirmed on Sunday night that Martin O’Neill’s squad for the game had been reduced to 28 players, although Wes Hoolahan – who joined up with the […]

9 years ago

Wednesday nights will never be the same again. Ronan O’Gara told us he was not a pundit, Andy Reid spoke about the premature end of his Ireland career under Giovanni Trapattoni, Dion Fanning gave us the journalist’s-eye view of some of the biggest talking points in Irish sport and there was even an exclusive interview […]

9 years ago

Incredible. JOE reader Niall McGovern has sent us news of his remarkable good fortune from Cheltenham, where he has won a placepot worth north of £16,000 from a stake of just £5. While the majority of people would have included Douvan to place in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Niall somehow avoided that fate suddenly […]

9 years ago

Wednesday nights will never be the same again. Ronan O’Gara told us he was not a pundit, Andy Reid spoke about the premature end of his Ireland career under Giovanni Trapattoni, Dion Fanning gave us the journalist’s-eye view of some of the biggest talking points in Irish sport and there was even an exclusive interview […]

9 years ago

Chris Coleman sprang something of a surprise by including an untried Liverpool youngster in his squad to face Ireland. Ben Woodburn may only be 17-years-old and has only made a handful of appearances for Liverpool, but he has been included in Chris Coleman’s Wales squad to face Ireland in a World Cup qualifier on Friday […]

9 years ago

A fascinating insight to the life of a football agent. Eamon McLoughlin is a former League of Ireland footballer who, for most of the last two decades, has made a career from the cutthroat world of life as a football agent. Working primarily for Premier League clubs and players, as well as in Europe, McLoughlin has […]

9 years ago

RTÉ are stepping up (sort of). The first professional fight of Michael Conlan’s career is going to be shown on RTÉ Television, the first time our national broadcaster has shown pro boxing since 2011. According to journalist Kevin Byrne, full highlights of Conlan’s fight against Tim Ibarra in Madison Square Garden will be broadcast by […]

9 years ago

They top Group 7 as a result. Brazilian side Chapecoense, who lost 19 players and staff in a plane crash last November, have won their first ever Copa Libertadores match in Venezuela. Chapecoense beat Zulia 2-1 in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo to mark their first win outside of Brazil since the tragedy close to the […]

9 years ago

Defender Shane Duffy has been ruled out. Ireland defender Shane Duffy will miss Ireland crucial World Cup qualifier against Wales later this month after he was ruled out with a foot injury. Duffy will need surgery on a broken metatarsal and will miss the next six weeks of action, having been forced off in Brighton’s […]

9 years ago

Huzzah!

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Sad news

9 years ago

Mikey Drennan is taking time away from the Dublin club while he battles with depression. The 22-year-old from Kilkenny wrote a post on his Facebook page revealing that he has been living with depression for the last three years and needs to take a break from the game. Drennan, who spent time with Aston Villa […]

10 years ago