Jim Carroll

• Football
• June 19, 2012, 08:30

Well, that’s one thing the lads at Merrion Square won’t have to worry about this morning as the Euro 2012 hangovers begin to clear. No need to book an open-top bus, sort out a ticker-tape parade or organise one of …

• Football Ireland
• November 16, 2011, 09:16

(1) Huge upsurge in plastic hammer sales. There’s going to be mad overtime going in the Yiwu Tuozhan Plastics Toys factory over the next few months. (2) The Robbie-Keane-is-not-a-bad-lad movement finally goes into overdrive. Surely the lad has done enough …

• Football Ireland
• November 19, 2009, 05:55

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• January 28, 2009, 09:58

A nod and a wink to The Walkinstown Roundabout Chancer for this link to the trailer for The Damned United. Opens in cinemas on March 27, which gives you plenty of time to read David Peace’s truly wonderful book on …

• Football
• December 4, 2008, 12:18

After two and a bit years on Wearside and having spent £80 million on players (and El Hadji Diouf), Roy Keane has said see-ya to the Black Cats. Wonder what effect this will have on Sunderland’s newly discovered Irish fan-base?

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• June 23, 2008, 10:20

(1) Have a listen to The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock The Spook passed the power-of-three test a few weeks ago. The power-of-three is when you get three different people recommending a band or a movie or an album to …

• Food Football
• February 5, 2008, 18:39

Tip o’ the hat to The Fan for the heads-up on this beaut. We’ll be bringing you Brazil eating their bacon and cabbage tomorrow. Promise.

• Football
• December 12, 2007, 08:30

Is there any need to say anything more this morning? This sums it up nicely. Moscow in May? Sounds good to me. Oh and I hope some of you had the sense to put a few quid on Feelgood Yo …