Keane: Ireland players ‘have nothing to be arrogant about’ Roy Keane has once again pulled no punches in his assessment of the Irish national football team following a dismal defeat to Armenia, casting doubt on the ambition and hunger of today’s players. The loss leaves Ireland with just a single point from their opening two […]

6 months ago

Not a good look. Following what many are calling Ireland’s worst defeat of all time, there have understandably been calls for Heimir Hallgrimsson to step down as manager of Ireland. Such was the level of performance that it is difficult to see a way back from it, with the Boys in Green played off the […]

6 months ago

Well there goes that dream. Ireland’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup look to be all but over after a disastrous 2-1 defeat to Armenia in Yerevan. Caoimhin Kelleher – 7 The Brentford stopper could not have done much for Armenia’s goals, and was the reason Ireland didn’t ship three or four. Who […]

6 months ago

Ireland discovered their fate at the draw on Friday morning. The Republic of Ireland have been drawn alongside Portugal or Denmark, Hungary, and Armenia in the qualifying draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The winner of the Uefa Nations League quarter-final between Portugal and Denmark, which will be played in March, will go into […]

1 year ago

“I’m glad we won the game, but disappointed with how it went.” Dara O’Shea was not shirking the tough questions, at Aviva Stadium, last night but he was a lot more open to hard truths than his manager, Stephen Kenny. Ireland went into their final Nations League game knowing that victory or a draw would […]

3 years ago

“We just sort of limped over the line in the end.” Former Ireland defender Richard Dunne was not overly impressed with Ireland’s dramatic win over Armenia last night. The former Manchester City captain was very much of the option that Ireland need to be dominating games like this and despite getting the win, it didn’t […]

3 years ago