No pressure then Stephen. You have been tasked with improving the style of Irish football, bringing through the next generation, implementing a footballing philosophy across the youth systems so these players can seamlessly come into the National team. Oh and don’t forget you’ll need to qualify for the odd tournament while you’re at it. That […] More
The Republic of Ireland teenager is enjoying a superb breakthrough season for club and country, making his senior Cherries debut in a Carabao Cup victory over Forest Green Rovers. Kilkenny is also part of the U21 Ireland squad, and has made six appearances for Stephen Kenny’s exciting side this season, making his debut in the […] More
Preston striker Sean Maguire can’t wait to take on Luton Town in the Championship this weekend. The Republic of Ireland international scored his fourth league goal of the season in Preston’s 2-1 win over Fulham earlier this week. After being teed up by Ireland teammate Alan Browne, Maguire spun in the box and fired a […] More
We face Slovakia away and if we can navigate that we will play Northern Ireland or Bosnia away. It’s never easy following the Boys in Green. We may have had ample experience in these nail-biting fixtures over the years, however, luck hasn’t always necessarily been on our side. We take a look back at both […] More
Slovakia seems so far away when the house of the FAI is caving in, with no real light at the end of a tunnel and a mountain of debt for Irish football to deal with. The last time Ireland played Slovakia was John Delaney’s high point with the fans and public, he arranged a free […] More
Irish football is going through a transitional phase as a new era is underway for the side under Mick McCarthy, but times have certainly been good in the past and could potentially return in the future especially with Stephen Kenny’s work on the under 21s. Ireland has produced some magnificent footballers over the years. […] More
Are you Martin O’Neill in disguise? Many an Ireland fan was wondering this after the double away header games against Georgia and Switzerland last week. A drab 0-0 draw away to Georgia, followed by Switzerland’s loss to Denmark later that day meant Ireland had to win one of their final games against the top two […] More
As Ireland prepares for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland, four players have withdrawn, while a further two are injured. James McCarthy is one of the four withdrawals, while Sean Maguire, Matt Doherty and Keiren Westwood have also withdrawn. Robbie Brady and Harry Arter are injured, and Shane Long was left out. McCarthy will be […] More
With Stephen Kenny set to take over the reins from Mick McCarthy after the Euro 2020 campaign, many football fans are wondering what will become of the Republic Ireland with a new manager. While Kenny might be new to many football fans outside of the country, he has undoubtedly enjoyed great success in his career […] More
If ever there was a name instantly recognisable in Irish football it would have to be Jim McLaughlin, and recently his duty to the game was honoured when he was given the Freedom of the City in a ceremony in his hometown of Derry as bets.co.za reports. McLaughlin, now 78 is the only manager to […] More
At Minister Shane Ross’s ‘stakeholder forum’ on Friday in the Mansion House Niall Quinn revealed his plans for the future of Irish football. bonusbets.com takes a look at this. Some six months ago, Niall Quinn stated that he would like to bring a fresh perspective to the game. He wants to bring new sources of […] More
This will be Mick McCarthy’s third game as manager, and while it would be too early to draw too many conclusions from the result, the performance and line up though will give a strong indicator of where the team is heading. Make no mistakes here Denmark should win, they have a better and settled team […] More
