Andorra match gives Ireland chance to arrest alarming decline in goal-scoring

Since 2018, national side have a return of just 21 goals from their 30 games contested

Malachy Clerkin: Ireland will beat Andorra . . . won’t they?

The Stephen Kenny era is in a twilight zone and will die on the vine without positive results

Stephen Kenny left clinging to the hope of better forward options next autumn

Integration of young players will continue but lack of natural goalscorer remains concern

Defeat to Luxembourg arguably Ireland’s worst ever home result

World Cup qualification hopes already look slim as Kenny’s winless run continues

Luxembourg deliver devastating blow to Irish World Cup hopes

Shock defeat means Stephen Kenny has now gone 10 games without a first win

Fans get a tantalising glimpse of Stephen Kenny’s vision for Ireland

It ended with another defeat but Belgrade may yet be seen as the turning point for manager

Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic punishes Ireland with ruthless display of finishing

Fulham striker comes off the bench to decide World Cup qualifier in Belgrade

TV View: Alan Browne gives Ireland fans ‘we were there (on the couch)’ moment

The long, long wait for a goal is over but the road to Qatar World Cup looks even longer

Alan Browne: ‘It’s time for me to step up at international level’

Preston midfielder believes it’s up to the entire team to end Ireland’s wait for a goal

Teemu Pukki double keeps Norwich clear of chasing pack

Championship round-up: Bournemouth, Swansea, Watford and Reading all win

Stephen Kenny insists Nations League campaign ‘will stand to us in the future’

Manager believes Ireland will be stronger going into next year’s World Cup campaign

Ireland 0 Bulgaria 0: How the Irish players rated

Patrick Madden runs the rule over Stephen Kenny’s side as they draw another blank

The song remains the same as Ireland’s campaign draws to a limp close

Stephen Kenny’s side again fail to score a goal in Nations League clash with Bulgaria

Four players called into Ireland squad for Bulgaria match

Graham Burke, Aaron McEneff, Troy Parrott and Jack Taylor all join the squad

McGoldrick’s Ireland departure another blow to Kenny as Collins returns

‘I'd have liked him to stay on as he has a positive impact on the young attacking players’

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The Stephen Kenny era feels different - but Ireland still need a goalscorer

Republic can hold onto favourable World Cup seeding by beating Bulgaria next month

Maths prodigy Terence Tao does battle with conjecture

2020 Hamilton lecture to be delivered via video link from Los Angeles

Championship round-up: Adam Idah grabs late winner for Norwich

Bournemouth get their campaign underway with dramatic 3-2 win against Blackburn

Ken Early: New era begins with oldest of old-school equalisers

Shane Duffy left it late to make up for his role in Bulgaria’s goal in Sofia

TV View: Two into one doesn’t go as thrifty Sky spread themselves too thin

Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland v Finland v Wales was all a little hard on us viewers

Manchester United need to invest heavily to fix soft-bellied defence

Better recruitment needed, whether or not the club has Champions League revenue

Wigan 8 Hull 0: It’s happy hour as Wigan put problems aside in record rout

Championship round-up: West Brom’s automatic promotion in balance after draw with Fulham

Ken Early: Mick McCarthy II was no blockbuster, more of a flop

Short-term appointment failed to move the team on from conservatism of O’Neill

Antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered through AI

Researcher says it took just hours for algorithm to come up with some promising antibiotics

Limerick City results: Counting complete as Brian Leddin (GP) takes final seat

Fine Gael’s Kieran O’Donnell regained seat lost in 2016

Harry McGee’s final seat prediction for Election 2020

Fianna Fáil to emerge on top with Green Party in line to hit double figures

Election 2020 outtakes: Fianna Fáil gets lost in the post

Fine Gael scraps with Greens in Limerick with Shatter’s wounds far from healing

Election 2020: Limerick City constituency profile

If there is a ‘Green wave’ nationally, it should wash through Limerick with election of Leddin

Leeds leave it late as West Brom miss out on chance to stretch advantage

Championship round-up: James McClean on target as Stoke shock Sheffield Wednesday

We Make Good, the social enterprise linking designers and makers

Gorgeous gifts come guilt-free from this Irish initiative that is a model of how to do things right

Leeds and West Brom both leave it late to claim wins and pull clear

Championship round-up: Preston lose at Derby County as top two open up some daylight

Ken Early: Switzerland exploit flaws in McCarthy’s grand plan

Ireland looked like a side trying out a new idea in pre-season against Switzerland

Switzerland defeat leaves Ireland stuck in the mud

Ireland will now need to beat Denmark in Dublin next month to qualify for Euro 2020

Switzerland 2 Ireland 0: How the Irish players rated

Not a night to remember in Geneva as Malachy Clerkin hands out the marks

Ireland’s Aaron Connolly to start against Switzerland

Euro 2020 qualifier goes ahead after pitch inspection in Geneva

Tame display in Tbilisi leaves Ireland needing to take down a big beast

Two draws not enough for Mick McCarthy’s side after dull draw against Georgia

Tricky assignment for Ireland as they chase a vital win in Georgia

Mick McCarthy hints strongly that James Collins will lead the attacking line in Tbilisi

Callum Robinson eager to make a telling contribution in Tbilisi

Sheffield United striker aiming to break his duck and register his first international goal

Mick McCarthy confirms Shane Duffy to start for Ireland against Georgia

Manager also points towards striker James Collins getting the nod up front in Tbilisi

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