Greece v Ireland preview: Hallgrímsson needs a calculated approach to banish bad Irish memories of Athens
Rejuvenated Irish team hope to prove Finland win wasn’t a false dawn as they face Greek side boosted by England victory
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‘We could have a perfect game and still lose to a team like Greece’: World Cup qualification remains Hallgrímsson’s aim
Republic of Ireland aim to keep momentum from Finland win going against Greece in Athens
Ireland swap Helsinki for Athens with a spring in their step
Heimir Hallgrímsson hopes his team can build on the good things in the victory over Finland
Greece’s rising capabilities on show with victory over England
Ireland will face a Greece with a new sense of purpose
Mercs in Saudi, death threats in Durban ... the adventures of Ireland’s former soccer managers
Since John Giles’ first competitive match as Ireland manager, 50 years ago this month, there have been 10 permanent appointments to the role. It left a different mark on each of them
Ireland’s Robbie Brady on win in Finland: ‘It’s not like we’re all a crop of bad players’
Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson emphasised importance of only current player to feature at a major tournament
Heimir Hallgrímsson hails boost in confidence after first Ireland win for new boss
We need to start thinking about Greece’ says manager after comeback win in Helsinki
Robbie Brady rolls back the years as Ireland finally taste victory in Helsinki
Goal and assist for wing-back against Finland helps halt team’s downward spiral in Nations League
Ken Early: Robbie Brady gives Ireland fans another night to remember in Helsinki
Heimir Halgrímsson’s side showed plenty of character to bounce back from half-time deficit to claim first competitive win of 2024
Finland 1 Ireland 2 FT: Nations League as it happened
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men get their first win after Robbie Brady’s late strike in Helsinki
Ireland player ratings: Liam Scales and Robbie Brady to the fore as Ireland beat Finland 2-1
A late winner from the Preston winger caps a terrific night’s work, while the Celtic defender looks every inch the Champions League centre back
Aaron Connolly reveals he underwent a month’s treatment for alcohol addiction this summer
‘I used to look forward to the games finishing so I could have a drink’ - Ireland international looks to rebuild career
Ireland desperate to relieve sinking feeling in Finland
Amid one of the grimmest runs in Irish football history, Heimir Hallgrímsson needs to find a way to get a positive result in Thursday’s Nations League clash
Ireland’s black pearl Paul McGrath unbowed by troubles or travails of time
The Republic’s linchpin on so many occasions has forthright views on this team and his former clubs in England
Finland have Ireland in their sights, but they’ll have a job taking attention away from the ice hockey
Manager Markku Kanerva needs the three points after a bad run against Greece and England, with less than half of the tickets for the 36,000-capacity grounds sold
Ken Early: Nations League games offer Ireland a chance to liberate ourselves by embracing football failure
Let us dream of a place beyond desire, beyond hope, where nothing that happens to our team can hurt us any more
Nations League: All you need to know ahead of Ireland’s away games against Finland and Greece
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s Ireland travel to Helsinki for Thursday night’s game before heading south to Athens for Sunday’s encounter with Greece
Heimir Hallgrímsson seeks to halt Ireland’s downward spiral in Helsinki
Nathan Collins to captain the Republic again in the absence of the injured Seamus Coleman
Jack Taylor excited by the prospect of winning first Ireland cap
Talented Ipswich Town player has been identified by Hallgrímsson as someone who can strengthen Ireland’s midfield options
It could be worse for Irish soccer – we could be Finland
Though Markku Kanerva led his country to their only major finals appearance at Euro 2020, the limited Eagle-Owls have lost their opening two Nations League matches without scoring a goal
Troy Parrott among several strikers who fancy a shot at ending Ireland’s scoring problems
As Evan Ferguson seeks to rediscover his best, other Irish strikers are finding the net regularly for their clubs
Troy Parrott reveals Dutch delight but says Ireland ‘not seen best of me yet’
Striker has scored six goals for AZ Alkmaar this season, including four in the 9-1 Eredivisie demolition of Heerenveen
Evan Ferguson: ‘If you start overthinking stuff, you end up going backwards’
Meagre minutes for Brighton teenager in Premier League not stopping the Republic of Ireland international’s progress
John O’Shea: ‘If you tell me we’re going to play terribly but beat Finland, we’ll take it’
Assistant manager trying to implement new ideas but has to find balance with getting results
John O’Shea believes commentary around Irish players is ‘too derogatory’
Evan Ferguson, meanwhile, remains a fitness concern with his lack of game time at Brighton
Irish rugby managed to turn things around, but can the FAI do the same for soccer?
A dwindling number of Irish players making a mark overseas leaves Heimir Hallgrímsson with a difficult job
Kevin Kilbane: Matt Doherty’s omission puts Ireland squad on notice
New manager Heimir Hallgrímsson shows that hierarchy of selection exists for Ireland squad
Nathan Collins set to be named Ireland captain ahead of trips to Finland and Greece
Hallgrímsson stressed that Matt Doherty’s international career is not finished despite omission from the Nations League games next week
‘I called him, he was not happy:’ Matt Doherty misses out as Hallgrímsson names Ireland squad
Heimir Hallgrímsson still searching for first win as Republic of Ireland manager
Tom Cannon fires in four goals for Stoke in the Championship as three Irish players get on target
The on-loan Leicester striker had not previously scored in the league since New Year’s Day
Will Smallbone set to miss Ireland’s Nations League games against Finland and Greece
Josh Cullen will be recalled after starting three matches in the Burnley midfield since missing the September internationals
Sunderland sign Irish striker Aaron Connolly on free transfer
24-year-old has joined the Championship side on a one-year deal
Kevin Kilbane: Urgency needed if Heimir Hallgrímsson is to stop the rot in Irish football
Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson deserves our respect, but time is against Ireland
Former Italy striker Totò Schillaci dies aged 59
Totò Schillaci, an Italian Golden Boot winner, scored the goal that knocked Ireland out of the 1990 World Cup
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