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• Locals turn out in force for Trap

  June 5, 2012 @ 7:48 pm | by Carl O'Malley

  “It’s like Wicklow, but bigger” was how one particularly poetic hack described the area surrounding Sopot when on route to the Baltic seaside resort from Lech Walesa Airport. (more…)

• Spain find breakthrough eventually

  June 4, 2012 @ 10:17 am | by Carl O'Malley

  World and European champions Spain struggled to break down a crowded Chinese defence last night, but found the breakthrough six minutes from time for their third friendly win in a week. (more…)

• Croatia fail to impress against Norway

  June 3, 2012 @ 1:07 pm | by Carl O'Malley

  A 1-1 draw with Norway in Oslo was not what Slaven Bilic had in mind for his final friendly before facing the Republic of Ireland in Poznan on June 10th. (more…)

• Golden Moments #3: Who put the ball in the England net?

  June 1, 2012 @ 5:27 pm | by Mary Hannigan

  The third installment of Mary Hannigan’s moments to remember is a look back on the, frankly, unforgettable 1-0 win over England in Stuttgart. (more…)

• Now, that’s just excellent stuff

  @ 3:56 pm | by Carl O'Malley

  Rep of Ireland matches are rarely things of beauty but this timelapse video shot before, after and during the 1-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina endeavours to change all that. (more…)

• The pain for Spain will mainly be McShane

  May 29, 2012 @ 12:30 pm | by Carl O'Malley

  The news that Paul McShane has been included as #13 in the Rep of Ireland squad for Euro 2012 has furrowed a few brows. (more…)

• Golden Moments #2: The other side of the coin

  May 28, 2012 @ 3:32 pm | by Mary Hannigan

  In the second of the series, Mary Hannigan looks back on the pot luck that led to the introduction of penalties. (more…)

• Golden Moments #1: Genius chip the mark of a madman

  May 15, 2012 @ 5:19 pm | by Mary Hannigan

  In the first of series of golden moments from the European Championships, Mary Hannigan looks back on an audacious winner from Antonin Panenka. (more…)

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