“I have not seen us win a game under pressure.” Former Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has given a pretty frank assessment on Stephen Kenny’s time as manager, and his future in the role. Dunne represented Ireland for 13 years, winning 80 international caps for his country, and in that time, played under several […]

2 years ago

Brought to you by William Hill. “I just had Trapattoni looking at me like what the f*** is this!” In the latest episode of our new podcast House of Football, we were joined by former Ireland and Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan and League of Ireland legend Alan Cawley. Sheridan has played across the globe, from […]

3 years ago

“His reply was, ‘I never knew he was Irish’.” In episode one of our new podcast House of Football our co-hosts Eric Lalor and Damien Delaney sat down with Ian Harte. The former Leeds United defender played 64 times for the Republic of Ireland and scored 12 goals. Harte was a key member of the team […]

3 years ago

“I brought my own tea-pot today!” Jon Walters caught on quick when he first joined the Irish squad, in 2010. Back in the Jack Charlton era, members of the Irish football team used to have regular nights out during international week. Going on the beers, on at least one night, was as much a part […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has the second lowest win ratio of the last six Ireland managers. Ireland were relegated from their UEFA Nations League group on Tuesday following a 1-0 loss to Wales in Dublin. A second-half free-kick from Harry Wilson was the difference between the two sides at the Aviva Stadium and […]

8 years ago

“I wasn’t doing anything I wasn’t supposed to be doing.”

9 years ago