Denise O’Sullivan is backing the senior Irish women’s team to become history makers. At the halfway point of qualification for Euro 2021, Ireland are in second place in Group I, after last Thursday’s 1-0 win against Greece in Tallaght maintained their unbeaten record.

Megan Connolly has been ruled out of Ireland’s Euro 2021 qualifier against Greece in Tallaght on Thursday.

It was a case of in with the old but also in with the new, when Vera Pauw yesterday unveiled her provisional squad for Ireland’s crucial Euro 2021 qualifiers.

The term annus horribilis was used by Queen Elizabeth to describe the year 1992, in which three of her children’s marriages split up and one of her castles burnt down. Quite how horribilis things can really be when you get paid millions by the taxpayer to wave and shake hands with people was never fully looked into at the time.

Sport Ireland have approved payment of 2019 grant funding worth €195,000 to the Women’s National Football Team, with the disbursement of the money to be overseen, not by the FAI, but the accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Outgoing FAI general manager Noel Mooney has forecasted a protracted tenancy for Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager but admits the new boss won’t be forced to keep Robbie Keane along the journey.

An abiding love of football nurtured on the streets of Knocknaheeny now sees Denise O’Sullivan with the world at her feet. As Ireland take on Greece today in their continuing bid to make history by qualifying for Euro 2021, the acclaimed midfielder and self-described ‘home bird’ talks Liam Mackey through the highs and lows of how a globe-trotting career took flight

First, it was Aaron Connolly and now it’s Troy Parrott – two stars who have been lost to the Irish U21 team as Mick McCarthy makes an offer than can’t be refused.

Stephen Kenny has said that he is delighted for Troy Parrott that the 17-year-old Spurs player has received his first senior Ireland call-up even though it means the U21 manager will be without his star striker for next Thursday’s Euro 2021 qualifier away to Armenia.

The Cork native recently helped North Carolina Courage to a second successive National Women’s Soccer League title in the United States and was named the club’s MVP for the second year in a row.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s suffered their first Euro 2021 qualifier defeat with a 1-0 loss to Iceland.

Vera Pauw says her experience of giving players some downtime with their families ahead of matches makes for a happier camp.

Despite running up a 2-0 lead, defensive frailties were punished as Ukraine drew level before a second half own goal gave Ireland victory.

Debut win for new boss Vera Pauw as Ireland women's team beat Ukraine

Stephen Kenny's under-21s have won their Euro qualifier in Sweden.

Vera Pauw has set her sights on the Euro 2021 finals after she was unveiled as the new Ireland women’s team manager.

Dutch woman, Vera Pauw, is the new manager of the Republic of Ireland women's team.

The Republic of Ireland women's team are off to a winning start with a 2-0 defeat of Montenegro in their Euro 2021 qualifier.

After Montenegro were throttled 10-0 by Germany in their campaign opener at the weekend, Tom O’Connor should achieve a 100% competitive record as Ireland women’s team manager against the minnows tonight.

Senior international Megan Campbell has strongly urged the FAI to make an external appointment to succeed Colin Bell as manager of the Irish team and warned that anything else would be a “cop-out” and signal a regression for the women’s game here.

In many households, I’ll wager, it’s no longer the ‘Women’s World Cup’; it’s just the ‘World Cup’ now.

Six games into his reign as Ireland U21 manager and Stephen Kenny believes his side are gearing up well to reach a first-ever major tournament.

Fifa have written to the Football Association of Ireland seeking answers about their present troubles.

Republic of Ireland 3-0 Luxembourg

Jayson Molumby’s U21 Republic of Ireland debut is a triumph of skill and will.

The only doubt Stephen Kenny has about Troy Parrott’s readiness for U21 action relates to the player’s current injury problems.

Manager Colin Bell says that every game will be “like a cup final” for the senior Irish women’s team as they bid to make it to their first ever major tournament, the 2021 European Championship finals in England.

The FAI have not yet identified a successor to Noel King as Ireland U21 manager but former internationals Lee Carsley, Robbie Keane and Damien Duff are among those being linked with either the main job or assistant roles in a new management set-up.

As Irish football slips further into crisis, U21 boss Noel King insists the public ought to lower their expectations when it comes to how the FAI’s international teams fare.

Republic of Ireland 4 Northern Ireland 0

“I’ve seen a few good wee strikers and I’m a bit worried about my own position,” jokes Irish international Amber Barrett as she takes a brief break from another “flat out” day touring clubs in Cork in her ambassadorial role at the FAI’s Festival of Football.