This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Friday, 3rd May 2019 Premier League Everton 2-0 Burnley Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in three months, six weeks after his last appearance for BurnleySeamus Coleman scored his 20th goal in the Premier League, taking him ahead of […] More
John O’Shea was given a guard of honour in his last professional match. The 38-year-old defender was introduced for the final minute of Reading’s scoreless draw with Birmingham, with both sets of players lining up to applaud the former Republic of Ireland on to the pitch. There was little to play for in the game […] More
This article originally appeared on The Season Ticket. Â What a day for Mark Travers. The Irish teenager made his Bournemouth debut in the Cherries’ dramatic 1-0 win over Spurs at the Vitality Stadium. Travers’ inclusion was a huge display of faith from manager Eddie Howe, with the 19-year-old becoming the youngest goalkeeper to make […] More
This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Saturday, 27th April 2019 Premier League Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton Seamus Coleman’s start was his 300th appearance in English football Fulham 1-0 Cardiff Cyrus Christie’s assist on Fulham’s winner was his first of the season Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth Shane Long scored his […] More
James Collins has been named as the Sky Bet League One Player of the Season. The Irish striker has scored 22 league goals this season for Luton Town, who lead League One by eight points with just five games remaining. Collins beat fellow Republic of Ireland international Aiden McGeady and John Marquis of Doncaster Rovers to […] More
This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Saturday, March 2019 Premier League Fulham 0-2 Manchester City Cyrus Christie was shown his fifth yellow card of the season in his first start since Saturday, 2nd February Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton Shane Duffy made his 100th appearance for Brighton […] More
Two games. Two wins. Two clean sheets. Mick McCarthy’s second spell as Republic of Ireland manager is off to a promising start. The Boys in Green followed up Saturday’s uninspiring win in Gibraltar with another 1-0 victory over Georgia in Dublin. Conor Hourihane scored the only goal in a much improved performance from Ireland, who move […] More
Mick McCarthy’s second reign as Republic of Ireland manager has begun with a victory in windswept Gibraltar. Jeff Hendrick’s cool finish early in the second half was enough to seal a gritty 1-0 win for the Boys in Green in their opening Euro 2020 Group D qualifier. We delve into the main talking points from […] More
This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Saturday, 16th March 2019 Championship Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November Stoke City 0-0 Reading James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season Wigan 5-2 Bolton Darron Gibson’s […] More
A less controversial selection than the Young Player of the Year. Shane Duffy has been named as the FAI’s Senior Player of the Year. The Republic of Ireland defender has become the first player to retain the award since Shay Given in 2006. Duffy finished ahead of Darren Randolph and Declan Rice – who finished […] More
This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Friday, 8th March 2019 League 1 Coventry 1-2 Burton Albion Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since December League 2 Scottish Premier League Hibernian 1-1 Rangers Daryl Horgan’s start was his 25th appearance in the SPL Saturday, 9th March 2019 […] More
This article was originally published on Irish Abroad, who you can follow on Twitter here. Friday, 1st March 2019 Persian Gulf Pro League Tractor Sazi 2-0 Sepahan Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 20th October Saturday, 2nd March 2019 Championship Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County The first goal of Conor Hourihane’s brace was his first […] More
