All eyes will be on Tallaght this Friday as Rovers search for a first win of the season. A title decider three games into the campaign? Not quite, but the magnitude of Shamrock Rovers hosting Derry City cannot be understated when it comes to predicting this year’s eventual League of Ireland winners. Last season’s FAI […]

3 years ago

Republic of Ireland U17 international Troy Parrott took a major step forward in his burgeoning career on Tuesday when he signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspurs. The 16-year-old starred for Ireland at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May and scored three goals in four games for his country before Colin O’Brien’s side were […]

7 years ago

Great move for him

8 years ago

“I’ve relished every minute of it… to top it off with a goal, I don’t think I can really put it into words.” All week, in training, Graham Burke was determined to show Martin O’Neill, Roy Keane and the entire Ireland squad that he was not out of place ‘and that I can mix it […]

8 years ago

A long time coming. It was a night of beginnings and endings inside the Aviva Stadium. John O’Shea bid farewell to Ireland after a 17-year international career, bowing out in his 188th appearance for his country during the 2-1 friendly win over the United States. But, while O’Shea’s story has ended, for Darragh Lenihan, the […]

8 years ago

Shamrock Rovers forward Graham Burke could be in line for his first international start against the USA on Saturday. A training ground injury to Southampton forward Shane Long could see Burke start his first game for Ireland after he made his international debut in Monday’s 2-0 friendly defeat to France in Paris. Shane Long is […]

8 years ago