Record fee of #17.7m gets Duff movingSoccer: The saga of Damien Duff's transfer to Chelsea was finally resolved last night when the 24-year-old Irishman became the…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Safety first as points are sharedSt Patricks Ath - 0 Shelbourne - 0 On Monday it had taken penalties to separate St Patrick's Athletic and Cork City after 120…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Bohemians on defensive ahead of Euro testWith next week's trip to Belarus looming large on the horizon, Eircom League champions Bohemians will go into this evening's …Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Limerick need help to return to their rootsThose who have been watching the fortunes of Limerick closely over the past few years could be forgiven if they are suffering…Tue Jul 8 2003 - 01:00
Big guns clash right from the offWhile the organisers of last night's draw for the second round of this year's Carlsberg-sponsored FAI Cup were presumably hoping…Tue Jul 8 2003 - 01:00
Expectations start to growInterToto Cup preview: It is, perhaps, a measure of how low expectations for Eircom League clubs have sunk when it comes to …Sat Jul 5 2003 - 01:00
Rovers heroics show what's possibleNational League: For supporters of the Eircom League the most uplifting aspect of Saturday evening will not have been the opening…Tue Jun 24 2003 - 01:00
Buckley bucks traditionThe club may still be haunted by its last trip to Poland, and Liam Buckley certainly hasn't forgotten his experience with St …Sat Jun 21 2003 - 01:00
Dolan returns to Pat's againPat Dolan will be paying another visit to Richmond Park in a couple of weeks after Cork City were drawn away to St Patrick's …Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Broadcasting deals do little for home gameNational League: Just short of a month after it was confirmed the Government would yank the rug from under the controversial…Tue Jun 17 2003 - 01:00
Winning streak has big pay-offEURO 2004: A year after their chaotic opening-match defeat in Moscow so spectacularly undermined their status as Group 10 …Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Georgia striker fit to travel homeEURO 2004: Georgia striker Shota Arveladze was released from hospital yesterday after undergoing tests aimed at identifying …Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
Reshaped midfield must dominateEURO 2004 QUALIFIER: Less than a week after Brian Kerr warned against becoming overly reliant on his side's most creative member…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Rooney makes right noisesNational League Column: Anybody still wondering how the FAI's new chief executive Fran Rooney would settle into the job can …Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Georgia coach is all charmBack in Tbilisi it had been hot and sunny but as Georgia's Croatian manager Ivo Shushak glanced out the window of his squad's…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Hoping fine form continuesUnder-21 International Preview: The defeat in Albania may have just about put paid to the Ireland under-21s' chances of qualifying…Fri Jun 6 2003 - 01:00
Leaders fail to pull awayNational League Premier Division: Shelbourne 1 Waterford Utd 1 His public line may be to shrug off the talk of the club's disciplinary…Thu Jun 5 2003 - 01:00
Fenlon in defiant moodNational League Preview: He may be without his leading scorer for this evening's match against Waterford United but Shelbourne…Wed Jun 4 2003 - 01:00
Cunningham takes up reins againEURO 2004: Just over a year after one Ireland captain's knack for missing international friendlies was famously touched upon…Wed Jun 4 2003 - 01:00
Kerr has preparations well on courseSOCCER/Republic of Ireland workout: While most of their club colleagues were in far-flung places working on their tans and handicaps…Fri May 23 2003 - 01:00
Breen released by West HamSoccer News: Republic of Ireland international Gary Breen was, as expected, one of the players released by West Ham in the club…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Colgan waits for fresh offers as Hibernian assess their needsSOCCER NEWS ROUND-UP: Despite reports of interest from clubs in both England and Italy, Nicky Colgan said yesterday he was…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Rovers have a lot done, but there is more to doNational League: After waiting so long to hit upon a strategy capable of getting them into their new home in Tallaght, it's …Tue May 13 2003 - 01:00
Cork are caught by a late Rovers surgeNational League Premier Division Having returned to Richmond Park with his new club looking to go clear at the top of the table…Mon May 5 2003 - 01:00
Top-class action on showMulti-racial festival: Sport Against Racism in Ireland (SARI), the Dublin-based organisation best known for its annual multi…Sat May 3 2003 - 01:00
Surgery is put on long fingerRepublic of Ireland goakeeper Shay Given has postponed an operation to have a pin inserted in his hand to ensure he is available…Sat May 3 2003 - 01:00
Georgia can do Ireland a big favourWhile everyone in the Irish camp continues to insist the team can still top Group 10 and qualify automatically for next summer…Wed Apr 30 2003 - 01:00
Kinsella warns of age old problemWhile his problems at Aston Villa, combined with his continued contribution in the heart of the Irish midfield, might suggest…Tue Apr 29 2003 - 01:00
Kiely retires from Irish soccer teamBrian Kerr yesterday expressed his disappointment at the news of Dean Kiely's retirement from international football at the age…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Real star of the show is RonaldoSoccer: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg - Manchester United 4 Real Madrid 3 (agg 5-6) : Even in its rejuvenated…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Kenny has new kid on the blocBohemians take a strengthened squad to Longford for this evening's game at Flancare Park, with manager Stephen Kenny adding Stephen…Sat Apr 19 2003 - 01:00
Martyn set to quit DerryDerry City midfielder Ciaran Martyn looks increasingly as though he has played his last game for the club after it emerged yesterday…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Keane's sorry for CampbellIf looking utterly comfortable as Aisha, one of Ireland's next generation of guide dogs, relaxed on his lap wasn't enough evidence…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Doyle set for debutCork City boss Pat Dolan will be without suspended striker George O'Callaghan for this afternoon's visit of his former club, …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Doyle set for debutCork City boss Pat Dolan will be without suspended striker George O'Callaghan for this afternoon's visit of his former club, …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Doyle in line for Bohemians league startFAI National League: Robbie Doyle may make his competitive debut for National League champions Bohemians against his former …Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Brandywell is all set for curtain-raiserAgainst the backdrop of its ongoing efforts to meet the new UEFA regulations that the club's chairman believes will completely…Thu Apr 10 2003 - 01:00
World Cup trio short-listed for senior awardThree of Ireland's outstanding performers at last summer's World Cup, Shay Given, Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, have been short…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Reid and Finnan forced to withdrawSOCCER: While the question of Robbie Keane's participation in the coming European qualifiers in Georgia and Albania remained…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
O'Shea due to join squadSOCCER/EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD NEWS: John O'Shea and Steve Finnan are expected to join up with Brian Kerr's squad for the…Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
Dillon wants clubs on side National LeagueSOCCER/National League: Newly-elected Eircom League chairman Brendan Dillon yesterday called on the country's leading clubs …Sat Mar 22 2003 - 00:00
Dillon the favouriteWith much of the routine work either taken care of already or deferred for a couple of weeks, the election of Michael Hyland'…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Kerr hasn't given up on FinnanDespite reports that the player himself did not expect to be fit for Ireland's European Championship qualifying games against…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Thornton in demandSunderland manager Howard Wilkinson said yesterday that he intends to ask the FAI to allow Seán Thornton to remain at the struggling…Tue Mar 4 2003 - 00:00
Under-21s lose out as Kerr gives youths a chanceDon Givens'hopes of bringing his strongest under-21 squad to Georgia and Albania were scuppered yesterday when Brian Kerr unveiled…Sat Mar 1 2003 - 00:00
Mood now upbeat and bullishPLAYERS' REACTION: A great deal has changed in the Republic of Ireland camp since many of these players slipped out of Lansdowne…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Underage bosses set down markersUnder-21 friendly Scotland v Rep of Ireland, Kilmarnock, 8Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Folan and Moran put Galway in driving seatGalway Utd - 2 Drogheda Utd - 0: National League: Galway's record at the back this season always suggested that Tony Mannion…Thu Feb 6 2003 - 00:00
Kerr and Keane to meet tomorrowRoy Keane is set to discuss his international future with new Ireland manager Brian Kerr in England tomorrow when the pair will…Wed Feb 5 2003 - 00:00
Mannion hopefulGalway's Tony Mannion and Harry McCue of Drogheda both expect to field unchanged sides in tonight's first leg of the Eircom League…Wed Feb 5 2003 - 00:00