Mick McCarthy

Four times capped midfielder returns after injury-plagued stint at APOEL in Cyprus

Stephen Kenny bemused by counterpart’s gripe as he defends Ireland skilled history

Former Ireland boss had joined Welsh club after short stay at Apoel Nicosia

McCarthy leaves after presiding over a run of eight consecutive Championship defeats

Ireland and Blackpool defender opens up on the night in 2019 where everything changed

Ireland manager says ‘we need to turn our draws into wins’ against Azerbaijan

St Patrick’s Athletic see title hopes dim after Nahum Melvin-Lambert’s late own goal

Republic of Ireland boss needs to start producing results to convince the sceptics

Manager’s long-term goal becoming clearer as young prospects impress

Wigan winger and Ireland manager Stephen Kenny hit out at ‘over the top’ reaction

Player’s classy display on left shows both him and Coleman can be accommodated in squad

Manager can ‘see players emerging’ following impressive display in defeat to Portugal

QPR go second with home victory over Coventry; Huddersfield hit four against Reading

Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers

Record goalscorer earns an annual salary of €250,000 despite holding no position

Mick McCarthy says he is ‘not willing to see the whole hill destroyed’

Anything but a victory for Stephen Kenny’s side and the wolves will be at the door

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

Andorra is one of six European countries on the Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine list

David McKechnie recalls a decent man who in his column provided candid insights on his daily life

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Instead of raging at losing to Luxembourg we should be reflecting on what we can learn from them

Wednesday’s defeat to Serbia makes Saturday’s clash with Luxembourg a must-win

Newcastle defender’s string of injuries have prevented him from having a run in the team

Swansea and Brentford drop points while Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff draw against Stoke

Apoel midfielder is recovering from back surgery but is adjusting to life post-Rovers

Wayne Rooney suffers heaviest defeat of his managerial career

Shane Long on target but it proved no more than consolation for Bournemouth

Difficult to know whether defender will be missed more by Ireland or Sheffield United

Broadcaster pays tribute to journalist saying he ‘earned trust of audiences, North and South’

Baggies score twice in four minutes to come from behind as Wolves’ poor run drags on

Manager still enjoys plenty of support in the FAI despite nightmare beginning to reign

FAI statement says decision was due to former international’s concerns over Covid-19

Signing Diego Maradona in January? And tell us what you really think Antonio Cassano

Mary Hannigan runs the rule over the weird and sometimes wonderful in 2020

2020 in Review: The year was good to some, and not so good to others

Star midfielder already has options abroad but will consider Shamrock Rovers’ offer

Extenuating circumstances can only give the new manager cover for so long

Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years

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