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Ireland striker Michael Obafemi is reportedly closing in on his £6 million (about €7.1 million) transfer from Southampton to Blackburn Rovers. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl expressed his admiration for the player, praising his performance on the turf, even if he was not entirely content with his attitude while he has been manager. As a youth, […] More

The YBIG Podcast is back and we were delighted to be joined by Ireland legend Niall Quinn and Ireland fans Paul Tuite and Phelim Warren for a special chat about Alan McLoughlin. Hosted by: Ger Keville and Tony Considine More

In any tribute to Alan McLoughlin, I guess there’s only one place you can start. I’d already had a couple of false starts when it came to following Ireland away. My application for a ticket to the Euro 92 qualifier against England at Wembley had been turned down with my home ticket block booking account […] More

Hero status for Mark Travers When Niall Quinn was playing for with Man City one of the biggest highlight’s of his career was scoring a goal, and then having to play in goals. Quinn had to replace their normal keeper Tony Colon, who had been sent off, which gave Derby County a penalty. And, yes […] More

To all members, We hope this mail finds you and all your families safe and well as we pass through yet another international window that saw us unable to give our support to the team in Belgrade or Dublin. While hopefully there are better times ahead, both in terms or getting back into grounds and […] More

Let’s put our foot on the ball here. It’s October 7, 2006, and Steve Staunton’s head is bowed, almost like he is trying to avoid the flashing cameras and high-pitched vitriol. He is trying to avoid the flashing cameras and high-pitched vitriol. He wishes the Nicosia turf would suck him up and bury him where […] More

With just two words, you could sense a child-like giddiness from Brian Duffy. Whoop Whoop, he would write. And you could just imagine the scene. Surrounded by family and friends and wearing a beaming smile, proudness emanating from every bone in his body, he takes his seat. Even from watching social media feeds from the comfort of a sinking […] More

The YBIG Independent Supporters Mandate Committee, have been invited to attend a Q&A with Manager Stephen Kenny and are looking for fans to participate through Microsoft Teams. Here is the link on the ybig forum and the press release  below YBIG forum Q&A info _ _ To all members, Ahead of the upcoming World Cup […] More

The last time Seamus Coleman played for Ireland, he was sent off (2nd yellow card) after giving away a penalty for handball in a game Ireland lost 2-0 away to Switzerland. It was his worst performance in an Ireland shirt. The Euro 2020 campaign was a damp squib really, and Coleman’s performances were average at […] More

Just over a year ago, March 16th 2019, journalist Mark Tighe fought and won a court injunction that would have stopped him and the Sunday Times reporting on a €100,000 ‘bridging loan’ to the FAI by the disgraced and humiliated John Delaney, the former CEO of the FAI. And the rest as they say is […] More