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Soccer

Yesterday

2nd April 2026

Lyon to face Katie McCabe's Arsenal, Barca crush Real Madrid

8 hrs ago

758

2

Bad to worse

Gianluigi Buffon joins Italy's football chief in resigning after World Cup disaster

Updated 11 hrs ago

3.6k

8

Gaffer

De Zerbi to stay at Tottenham next season 'no matter what'

13 hrs ago

945

2

LOI

Bray Wanderers young gun Billy O'Neill to join Bristol City this summer

15 hrs ago

993

0

Pre-Season

Man United and Leeds confirmed for Croke Park friendly

The Premier League rivals will meet in the first soccer game played at GAA HQ since November 2009.

20 hrs ago

3.7k

27

Premier League

Steven Gerrard advised Mohamed Salah not to leave Liverpool ‘under a cloud’

21 hrs ago

1.9k

2

delap not dated

'Let’s wait and see' - Irish staff holding out hope that Liam Delap will declare for Ireland

2 Apr

10.5k

26

Wednesday

1st April 2026

New Face

‘They made me feel welcome, and so easy to settle in’

1 Apr

3.5k

5

Sponsored

The step-by-step method to upgrading your home energy

Heated

Chelsea boss furious over McCabe incident as Arsenal reach Champions League semis

1 Apr

3.7k

8

From A to L

Here are the 12 completed groups for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

1 Apr

3.4k

13

Roll Call

Final two teams book their places at the World Cup

1 Apr

1.9k

0

talking point

Is it time for more Irish footballers to try their luck beyond Britain?

1 Apr

1.9k

6

Tuesday

31st March 2026

Sponsored

A new app is bringing Ireland’s property market into the AI era

10m

Football

Play-off round-up: Italy to miss third straight World Cup as Bosnia spot on

31 Mar

3.4k

9

Reaction

Hallgrimsson says his players showed character to persevere in post-Prague friendly

31 Mar

1.3k

4

tag team

Spirit animals Coleman and Molumby set example for others to follow in green jersey

David Sneyd

reports from Aviva Stadium

31 Mar

1.4k

0

marching on

Czechia qualify for World Cup after penalty shootout win over Denmark

Ireland’s conquerors progress after defeating Danes in Prague.

31 Mar

5.9k

42

Friendlies

No Harry Kane as England lose to Japan in final game before naming World Cup squad

31 Mar

2.3k

0

Opinion

Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against North Macedonia

31 Mar

2.9k

1

the sad postscript

Ireland's cruel and pointless friendly with North Macedonia finishes goalless

Ireland were the better side in the Existing Contractual Obligations derby.

Gavin Cooney

reports from the Aviva Stadium

31 Mar

3.0k

21

Liveblog

Ireland v North Macedonia, international friendly

31 Mar

33.2k

46

hometown hero

Parrott fever takes hold as Dublin bows at the altar of Troy to find solace in heartache

Aviva Stadium also paid tribute to an emotional Seamus Coleman during friendly clash with North Macedonia.

David Sneyd

reports from Aviva Stadium

31 Mar

968

1

Young Guns

Ireland U21 debutant scores last-minute winner to keep slim hopes alive

31 Mar

2.5k

1

Qualification

Ireland U17s book World Cup place, but miss out on European Championship spot

31 Mar

2.6k

0

Meet the new boss

Roberto De Zerbi confirmed as new Spurs boss

Updated 31 Mar

3.4k

10

Play On

'Iran will be at World Cup', says FIFA president Infantino

31 Mar

1.5k

6

What might have been

An Ireland game that embraces the ballad of the Lonesome Boatman

Visit of North Macedonia offers a chance for fans to show appreciation after missing out on World Cup.

David Sneyd

31 Mar

1.2k

6

Ireland WNT

Carla Ward: 'I want to be here and I want to get to a World Cup, that's my number one goal'

31 Mar

616

0

match preview

Ireland's long, long road to Euro 2028 begins with a very unwanted friendly

31 Mar

1.7k

2

Monday

30th March 2026

fine margins

Havertz scores penalty as Undav rescues Germany with late winner in Ghana friendly

30 Mar

1.2k

0

Verdict

Cardiff City lose compensation case over Emiliano Sala death

30 Mar

2.4k

0

Profile

Aoibhe Brennan: Bohs teenager in Ireland squad is already drawing Ella Toone parallels

Brennan received her first senior international call-up today.

Emma Duffy

30 Mar

1.1k

0

PodcastThe Football Family

Whatever Tomorrow Is

Spurs

Tottenham close in on De Zerbi as next boss - reports

30 Mar

2.3k

4

coygig

First Ireland senior call-up for Bohemians teenager Brennan as Agg and Ziu return

30 Mar

2.0k

0

Consolation Prize

Hallgrimsson unlikely to make wholesale changes for North Macedonia friendly

30 Mar

1.6k

9

Chiedozie Ogbene

'No other club has given me the love I get from the Irish fans and the players here'

30 Mar

9.0k

6

Sunday

29th March 2026

selection box

Denise O'Sullivan boost as Ward due to name Ireland squad for decisive double-header

29 Mar

1.1k

0

Tudor Era

Tottenham part ways with Igor Tudor after just seven games as interim manager

29 Mar

4.6k

10

reinforcement

First call-up for Millenic Alli as Portsmouth winger joins Ireland squad

29 Mar

3.8k

4

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