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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As Ireland prepares for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland, four players have withdrawn, while a further two are injured. James McCarthy is one of the four withdrawals, while Sean Maguire, Matt Doherty and Keiren Westwood have also withdrawn.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
As Ireland gear up for their upcoming matches in the Euro 2020 qualifiers a number of players are still involved in play-offs in the English Football League, which may have an impact on the qualifiers against Denmark and Gibraltar. FreeTips.com investigates what is going on with the Republic of Ireland National Team. Having secured wins […] 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
The Clubs and FIFA Must Lead Change in the FAI Brendan Menton was Honorary Treasurer of the FAI from 1996 to 2000. In this outstanding article, Brendan clearly outlines how the FAI’s rules were gutted thus allowing John Delaney to have way too much power and the reforms that are essential to the new FAI […] More
