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Liam Brady

Wes Hoolahan the silver lining to Ireland’s injury cloud

Hoolahan simply makes everybody else in the Irish team play better and, because they know they can give him the ball, his mere presence takes the pressure off his team mates, writes Liam Brady.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

Scary, if we don’t feel we can dominate Georgia

It was a long, strange and distinctly uncomfortable night at the Aviva on Thursday.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Nice result for Ireland, but shame about the football

The service to Shane Long and Jon Walters wasn’t great but when they did get it, neither held the ball up very well, writes Liam Brady.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2016

French joy should soon be complete

It will be a fitting victory for football and for the French people if they manage to topple Portugal tomorrow night in the final, writes Liam Brady.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Where are the outstanding teams and young players in this mediocre Euro 2016?

With three games to go at Euro 2016, I find myself still scratching my head and looking in vain for the outstanding team which deserves to win this tournament.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2016

Where do Ireland go from here?

I found myself caught between pride and disappointment as Ireland exited the Euros at the hands of France on Sunday, says Liam Brady.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2016

The world will be watching the referee as Ireland bid for glory against France

No-one should write Ireland off as no-hopers in Lyon. The bookies might think that but the game is going to be a lot closer than they imagine.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Ireland's win not always pretty, but in the end, it was beautiful

I said here on Wednesday morning that if Ireland put in a performance in Lille, they would be Italy, writes Liam Brady

Fri, 24 Jun, 2016

If Ireland perform, we will beat this Italian team

Stephen Quinn is a ‘definite option’ to replace James McCarthy or Glenn Whelan in Ireland’s midfield tonight, writes Liam Brady.

Wed, 22 Jun, 2016

Manager and players must learn from their mistakes — and quickly

I have to say I was surprised by Martin O’Neill expressing disappointment the Irish players didn’t do more with the ball in the defeat to Belgium on Saturday.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2016