None of the teams striving to make France in these play-offs really deserve their passage to Euro 2016, writes Brendan O’Brien

Euro 2016 Group D

Since that 1-0 defeat of the Dutch 13 years ago, Ireland have played 32 competitive games at Lansdowne Road, Croke Park and at the Aviva.

We are the boys in green

Photographer Billy Stickland rewinds through 25 years of Ireland ’s award-winning Inpho Sports Agency and tells the stories behind some of his own most memorable shots. Liam Mackey reports.

As the Green Army prepares for the journey of a lifetime, Polish communities at home and away are offering every support — even a telephone helpline back in Cork for Paddys who find themselves stuck for words.

Never mind Trap’s much-anticipated squad announcement on Monday.

Giovanni Trapattoni has imposed a ban on his Irish players writing columns for newspapers during the European Championships.

Pardon me while I pick this name up off the ground but I once found myself standing next to Pele while the great man marvelled at a great Irish goal.

REMEMBER, remember the 11th and 15th of November.