(This article originally appeared on The Season Ticket). Wayne Rooney’s rapturous weekend is unlikely to have escaped the attention of even the most ardent football agnostics, images of his record-breaking goal shamelessly splashed across our senses in the days since. Saturday’s strike marked 250-not-out for the Manchester United man, Rooney now standing alone as the […] More
St. Patrick’s Athletic star Jamie McGrath has started a new blog entitled ‘Away Days,’ which is a diary of his away trips and experiences from playing with St.Patrick’s Athletic and the national team… Destination: Heidelberg, Germany Length of trip: 13 days Overall rating (based on enjoyment): 10/10 It’s always an extremely proud moment representing your country, one every […] More
Roddy Collins has launched a scathing attack on the FAI, claiming that the organization “don’t care about the League of Ireland.” The former League of Ireland player and manager also criticized Jonathon Gabay’s controversial ‘League of Ireland Branding Report,’ and claimed that Dundalk “have done more for the league” than the FAI. “The FAI don’t care about […] More
Jonathan Gabay has accused League of Ireland fans of anti-semitic abuse. Gabay produced the ‘League of Ireland Branding Report’ this week, which was viewed as controversial by many, particularly for it’s emphatic praise for FAI CEO John Delaney, who the English branding guru described as “amazing”. “Sorry I don’t mind comments but when you start with antisemitic […] More
If reports are to believed, Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle could be set to play their last game for Dundalk in Tel Aviv tomorrow. The Irish champions travel to Israel knowing that a win could see them progress to the knockout stages of the Europa League The Lilywhites will be through if they win and AZ […] More
Daryl Horgan and Andy Boyle have been included in Ireland’s squad ahead of next week’s trip to Vienna. The Dundalk duo have been in excellent form for the Lilywhites, who sealed their third consecutive Airtricity title last month. Shane Long and Daryl Murphy have been ruled out due to injury, which means that Ipswich striker […] More
James McClean has hit back at Kenny Shiels over the Derry City manager’s comments about international football. Last month, Shiels called Ireland “England’s reserves” and criticized the quality of international football in general. Now, McClean has launched a scathing attack on the Airtricity manager. “I’ve become frustrated and very disappointed reading some of the silly […] More
Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick and Shane Long are the three contenders for the Irish Overseas Player of the Year. All three were key players for Martin O’Neill’s side in 2016. Long’s now famous strike handed Ireland an historic 1-0 win over Germany in Dublin, while Brady and Hendrick were arguably Ireland’s two best players at […] More
“The Republic of Ireland are England reserves and Northern Ireland are England’s reserves’ reserves. It’s diabolical. I’ve no time for it all.†This is the controversial view of Kenny Shiels, who has slammed international football. The Derry City manager described international football as “diabolical,†and took a dig at the eligibility rules in place; “International football’s […] More
St. Patrick’s Athletic retained the EA SPORTS Cup in style on Saturday night against Limerick in Markets Field. Liam Buckley’s side triumphed 4-1 over their First Division opponents, in what was a hugely entertaining final. Lee-J Lynch gave Limerick the lead in the first half when he blasted home from the edge of the area, much to […] More
