Hallgrimsson and O’Shea spotted on ‘Granny rule’ recruitment mission
“I think that it should be really aggressive scouting.” Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson and assistant John O’Shea were spotted at Turf Moor on Friday, to watch Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland. While Josh Cullen was the only Ireland player on show, the management knew all about the Ireland stalwart, and it was likely […]
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John O’Shea reckons Caoimhín Kelleher will be gone from Liverpool by next season
“It could be London, it could be Newcastle, you never know.” Despite his excellent run as Liverpool No 1 in the absence of Alisson, it is looking increasingly likely that this will be Caoimhín Kelleher’s last season as a Red. The Cork man has been in flying form, despite a major blip against Newcastle on […]
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Heimir Hallgrímsson admits he is ‘surprised’ by the level of scrutiny that comes with being Ireland boss
It hasn’t been the greatest of starts for the Icelandic manager. Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson has revealed that he is somewhat taken aback by the level of media scrutiny he has been on the receiving end of since starting the role earlier this summer. The 57-year-old lost his two opening games in charge […]
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John O’Shea had the perfect response to questions about Rice and Grealish
Both players switched allegiances to England after initially playing for Ireland. Republic of Ireland assistant manager John O’Shea has played down the return of Declan Rice and Jack Grealish to Dublin this weekend and insisted that his focus is on “players who want to be here”. Saturday’s UEFA Nations League clash between Ireland and England […]
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Ireland squad announced for England and Greece matches: Follow live
Hallgrimsson will announce his first Ireland squad. The Republic of Ireland squad to play England and Greece will be announced at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday afternoon. You can follow updates from the press conference in our live blog above. Just click on the ‘key point’ you want to read about, or keep scrolling for […]
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RTÉ pundit claims appointing John O’Shea as Ireland manager would be ‘PR disaster’
‘I don’t think it’s been a monster change’ Former Dundalk striker, David McMillan has said it would be a ‘PR disaster’ for the FAI to appoint John O’Shea as permanent manager. O’Shea took charge of his fourth game as interim manager against Portugal in Aveiro last Tuesday but suffered their heaviest defeat so far as […]
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