In the absence of Richard Dunne, Sean St Ledger has restaked his claim for a starting spot at centre half for the Republic of Ireland. Photograph:  Mike Stobe/Getty Images.

Just as they did last year, Giovanni Trapattoni and his players parted company for the summer this week off the back of a 2-0 defeat. That is where th(...)

Republic of Ireland defender Darren O’Dea fails to prevent Spain’s David Villa from shooting at  goalkeeper David Forde  during their international friendly  at Yankee Stadium in New York. Photograph:  Adrees Latif/Reuters

Spain 2 Republic of Ireland 0: In the forgettable realm of friendly internationals, this was a memorable night at Yankee Stadium. A crowd of 39,368 t(...)

Séamus Coleman will play on the right side of midfield against Spain in New York. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

Séamus Coleman will be deployed in a right-sided midfield role for the Republic of Ireland’s friendly international against Spain at Yankee Stadium in(...)

Giovanni Trapattoni ahead of the game against the Faroe Islands. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho

Tonight’s game is a strange one for me. A friend described it as my first ever personal derby. Two teams playing each other that I never dreamed of ma(...)

Wes Hoolahan:  could be the ideal link man in the modern number 10 role, between the midfield four and lone striker, for the really competitive internationals. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho

Tomorrow’s friendly with Georgia brings to mind my first competitive game as senior manager, against the same opposition in Tblisi 10 years ago. The a(...)

Republic of Ireland’s Robbie Brady sits on the bench injured during a training session at Gannon Park, Malahide. Photograph:  Niall Carson/PA Wire.

Robbie Brady is out of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands.The Hull winger sat out training at Malahide this morni(...)

Giovanni Trapattoni: “We needn’t give up on our dream of qualifying for Brazil.” Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Football management being what it is, a late goal for England in Wembley on Wednesday night and Giovanni Trapattoni would have been sitting in Malahid(...)

Stephen Kelly wil start at left back for  the Republic of Ireland against England at Wembley. Photograph:   Ben Hoskins/Getty Images

Stephen Kelly will start at left back and Seán St Ledger at centre back in the Republic of Ireland team to take on England in Wednesday night’s friend(...)

Seamus Coleman of Everton battles for the ball with Jordan Henderson of Liverpool at Anfield. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Liverpool 0 Everton 0: These are the days when Liverpool r(...)

 Emmerson Boyce (2nd left) of Wigan Athletic concedes an own goal during the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the DW Stadium. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Premier League round-up: Emmerson Boyce’s last minute own-goal saw Tottenham claim a late 2-2 draw against Premier League strugglers Wigan to keep (...)

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