Shane Long

‘A very clever player’ - Stephen Kenny explains Will Keane selection

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

Stephen Kenny: ‘You can’t ask any more and to lose is so difficult for them at the moment’

Ireland manager upset at some of the officiating as he prepares to lift side for home games

TV View: It’s. Just. Not. Fair – Ronnie Whelan and Ali Daei rail against cruelty of it all

RTÉ’s coverage started with positive news, sadly for Shane Long it was him

Shane Long ruled out of Portugal game after testing positive for Covid-19

Player isolating as Stephen Kenny hands St Mirren midfielder Jamie McGrath a spot in side

Ireland v Portugal: All you need to know ahead of World Cup qualifier

Stephen Kenny’s team take on Portugal on Wednesday night at the Estadio Algarve

Football world’s eyes focus on Ronaldo as Ireland set for bit-part role

Kenny’s side braced for daunting test against multitalented Portugal squad in the Algarve

Stephen Kenny: ‘A number of players have had vaccines some haven’t’

Ireland must plan without Alan Browne and Callum Robinson as squad announced

Irish involvement likely to be sparse in new Premier League season

Realistically only four players at three clubs can expect first team football this season

Championship highways and byways await for Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

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

Rio Ferdinand comparisons swirl around Andrew Omobamidele

Young Norwich defender and Leixlip native has earned a call-up to Ireland’s senior squad

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

Early Ireland promise fades as Qatar continue Stephen Kenny’s wait for a win

Josh Cullen misses chance late on in Hungary as friendly ends in a draw

Luxembourg deliver devastating blow to Irish World Cup hopes

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

Ken Early: Ireland need to figure out how to sustain this kind of effort for 90 minutes

Stephen Kenny’s 3-5-2 looks to have more potential than the lifeless systems tried thus far

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

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

Duffy and Hendrick left out Ireland side to face Serbia

Ciaran Clark and Dara O’Shea named in central defence for game in Belgrade

Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff side move in to playoff places after sixth straight win

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

Championship round-up: Norwich move seven points clear

Ireland’s Conor Hourihane, Shane Long and Scott Hogan all among the goals

Bournemouth take advantage of bungling Burnley to make FA Cup quarter-finals

Premier League club had initially named ineligible player for Turf Moor clash

Shane Long joins Bournemouth on loan as Liverpool bolster defence

West Brom set to sign Maitland-Niles on loan, Southampton land Takumi Minamino

Leicester up to second after entertaining win over Southampton

James Maddison opens scoring before Harvey Barnes doubles Foxes’ lead at the death

Southampton thriving under Hasenhüttl’s high-octane style

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