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Liam Brady

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

Republic of Ireland Press Conference at UEFA Euro 2016

This time, a draw would be a great result

This afternoon in Bordeaux, it will be fascinating to see how Belgium respond to the blow of losing their first game in the group 2-0 to Italy.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2016

The lost 20 minutes that could cost Ireland dear

The Group E draw with Sweden was one that got away from us, a victory we should have achieved but didn’t. Because, while it was a very, very good performance, it wasn’t perfect. And the critical imperfection in it was that we didn’t control the game after we took the lead.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2016

I worry that focus on Zlatan Ibrahimovic means Wes Hoolahan won’t start

How do you solve a problem like Zlatan Ibrahimovic?

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Liam Brady is fearing the worst, hoping for the best ahead of Euro 2016

Liam Brady is concerned that UEFA have diluted the quality of France 2016 but hopeful that Ireland can progress in the tournament – just so long as they begin the finals the way they ended their qualifying campaign

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Why we can make Euro 2016 journey with confidence

Many people are of the opinion that international friendlies at this time of year are meaningless but I have never viewed them that way, writes Liam Brady

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016