The Wolves right back was a surprise exclusion from the Republic of Ireland manager’s second squad announcement. Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson has explained why the experienced Matt Doherty was left out of his squad for the upcoming Nations League games in Finland and Greece. Everton youngster Jake O’Brien was also left out of […]

1 year ago

Andy Farrell is bringing in some fresh faces, while retaining many of the men that fell short of World Cup history. Wednesday at 2pm [January 17] sees Andy Farrell announce his Ireland squad for the opening rounds of the 2024 Six Nations, and we’ll have all the big talking points and reactions. There are set […]

2 years ago

Andy Farrell has moved his squad announcement up 24 hours. The Ireland squad for the 2023 World Cup was officially announced from The Shelbourne Hotel, in Dublin, on Sunday at 4:30pm. A squad of 33 players will then have a couple of down days before reassembling for final preparations before flying out to France, in […]

2 years ago

“We’ll get to a point where we’ve got the best 33 on the plane.” Andy Farrell and his Ireland players are heading to Portugal, this week, for a spot of warm weather training. It has been reported that the Ireland squad will also have a closed door run-out against the national side, while they are […]

2 years ago

“It’s part of elite sport. It’s part of it but it hurts.” Vera Pauw’s 23-player World Cup squad was confirmed on Wednesday morning, and lots of tough calls were made. The Dutch woman had a press briefing at 11am on Wednesday but, before that, the Irish public were informed, through a press release, of the […]

2 years ago

Even with these extra picks, there will be some real quality players left out. Picking an Ireland squad, even with a bunch of additional options, is harder than ever. On Tuesday, Andy Farrell will announce a 45-man training squad for the 2023 World Cup. Yes, Munster may have won the United Rugby Championship on Sunday […]

3 years ago