“He took it well to be fair, he thought it was a bit of craic.” Former Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long has told the story of a prank he played on his ex-Southampton teammate Virgil Van Dijk after they faced each other on international duty. The Tipperary native made 198 appearances for Southampton from […]

1 year ago

“If that decision comes his way, I’d just say, look, you’re English or Irish.” Former Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long has revealed that he wants to protect his son from repeating a ‘Declan Rice situation’ in future if he grows up to be a professional footballer. The Tipperary native has two kids with wife […]

1 year ago

“When it’s Ireland and it’s your country, you don’t want one man to ruin that for you.” Shane Long has said that Stephen Kenny subjected him to an ’embarrassing and degrading’ moment in a Republic of Ireland camp. Long has said that the Ireland boss gave away his squad number to Adam Idah. The Reading […]

3 years ago

“His reply was, ‘I never knew he was Irish’.” In episode one of our new podcast House of Football our co-hosts Eric Lalor and Damien Delaney sat down with Ian Harte. The former Leeds United defender played 64 times for the Republic of Ireland and scored 12 goals. Harte was a key member of the team […]

3 years ago

Long joined the club back in 2014. Southampton have released Shane Long after eight seasons with the Premier League club. The Republic of Ireland striker, who made 245 appearances for the Saints, leaves the club following the expiration of his contract. Southampton fans paid tribute to Long on social media after his exit was announced, […]

4 years ago

Six players that could lead the attack for Ireland. The Republic of Ireland take on Belgium and Lithuania at the Aviva Stadium later this month, and Stephen Kenny has a few different forward options to pick for the game. Adam Idah is injured, but Troy Parrott, Will Keane, and Michael Obafemi are currently amongst the […]

4 years ago