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Brian O’Driscoll hailed a clinical performance after Ireland booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a resounding victory over Italy. The Ireland captain…

The Carling Nations Cup kicked-off in Dublin this week with Ireland and Scotland’s three-goal victories providing an exciting start to the new competition

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni must freshen up his outdated man-management approach to embrace the exciting young talent currently at his disposal

Scotland manager Craig Levein hailed his side’s spirit after they overcame Northern Ireland with consummate ease to seal a 3-0 victory in their opening Nations’ Cup match on Wednesday

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has dismissed the possibility of Luka ModriÄ”¡ making a controversial switch to London rivals Chelsea

Everton defender Seamus Coleman is hoping to make his debut for the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday against Norway at the Aviva Stadium

Newcastle offered their backing for manager Chris Hughton on Wednesday night amid speculation over his future

Robbie Keane’s disappointing performance against Slovakia last week inevitably led to the suggestion that the Tottenham striker’s career at the top level is over

Robbie Keane’s first-half penalty miss and subsequent wastefulness restricted Ireland to a solitary point against Slovakia in Zilina

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni is confident his team can make amends for last Friday’s defeat to Russia ahead of his side’s clash with Slovakia tonight

Damien Duff and Keith Andrews have been named in Giovanni Trapattoni’s 26-man Ireland squad for the national side’s upcoming Euro 2012 Group B fixtures against Russia and Slovakia

Thierry Henry may have denied Ireland the chance to shine at the World Cup in South Africa this summer but at the under-17 female equivalent in Trinidad and Tobago the Irish girls are injecting pride back into the nation

Ireland will host a friendly against Uruguay in March of next year, the FAI revealed on Thursday

Caretaker Aston Villa manager Kevin MacDonald has confirmed his desire to be handed the Villa Park role on a permanent basis

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is unsure whether England’s bid to host World Cup 2018 will be successful following the visit of six FIFA delegates to the Stadium of Light on Tuesday

The Slovakian football association has enraged its Irish counterpart by switching the venue of a European qualifier between the two nations

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has warned Juventus to take Irish side Shamrock Rovers seriously in next week’s Europa League tie

Noel King was yesterday confirmed as the new Head Coach of the Republic of Ireland’s Under-21 team

John Delaney, the Football Association of Ireland’s chief executive, will remain in his position after accepting a new five-year contract

Manchester United will take on an Airtricity League XI in the first-ever match at the recently-completed Aviva Stadium in Dublin

The Republic of Ireland were left pondering what could have been after beating World Cup finalists Paraguay 2-1 at Dublin’s RDS last night