The first round follows a familiar format, with 12 groups of four or five teams, and the section winners securing World Cup slots ...

Republic of Ireland are in danger of missing out on World Cup qualification if they lose to Portugal on Thursday.

Six Ipswich Town players have been called up for international duty this month. Alex Jones takes a look at what they will be up to in the ...

Ryan Mason revealed it is Mikey Johnston's work ethic that impressed most in a star display and has called for more of the ...

Foley, whose family originate from north Cork, predicts a battle of wits on the sideline as Schmidt returns to Dublin as ...

Ridicule or redemption for both Hallgrímsson and the Irish players, comes next. If, somehow, they can secure four points from ...

Today, Scoil an Droichid is one of 10 Irish-language primary schools in Belfast which, along with one secondary school, offer ...

Heimir Hallgrimsson has urged referee Glenn Nyberg not to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to do his job for him as the Republic of ...

F IRST a rock, then a hard place. The Republic of Ireland have to work out a way of pulling Portugal’s teeth in Dublin on ...

BEATING Portugal would be terrific and shutting up Ronaldo in the process would be an added bonus for the Republic of Ireland ...