Everton manager Roberto Martinez claims Roy Keane has "an agenda" against the Toffees following his "ridiculous" criticism about the club’s Republic of Ireland contingent.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has dismissed as “nonsense” Roy Keane’s suggestion the club over-state players’ injuries before they report for international duty.

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Everton boss Roberto Martinez has confirmed that the injury sustained by Darron Gibson is not as bad as first feared and – and Martin O’Neill will be pleased to learn – the midfielder is not now regarded as a doubt for Ireland’s match against Scotland on November 14.

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Former Ireland striker Niall Quinn reckons David Forde has earned the right to start in goal against Georgia on Sunday ahead of Shay Given.

Martin O’Neill is relishing the task of finally sending his Republic of Ireland team into battle in earnest for the first time.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Darron Gibson is set to be available for this summer’s friendly internationals after Everton manager Roberto Martinez labelled his recovery from knee surgery as “remarkable.”

Everton midfielder Darron Gibson is edging closer to a return to first-team training as his rehabilitation from a knee operation continues.

There is long-term good news and short-term bad news for Martin O’Neill ahead of Ireland’s friendly against Serbia at the Aviva Stadium next Wednesday.

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If Mick McCarthy is feeling some relief that he won’t have any more of his Ipswich Town press conferences hijacked by questions about the Ireland job, he wasn’t showing it yesterday.

What a week it has been in the world of Irish football. Providing players and staff with a stern test of character, our final qualifying double header was never going to be smooth sailing but little did we expect events around the two games to spark off so much debate and even controversy.

Shane Long has been defended by his West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke after an apparent show of anger from the player at his omission from Ireland’s games against Germany and Kazakhstan.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez remains positive midfielder Darron Gibson can return this season despite rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament on international duty.

Noel King’s two-game run as interim Republic of Ireland manager ended with a welcome if unconvincing 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan in front of a paltry attendance at the Aviva Stadium.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez is surprising pleased to see Darron Gibson return to the Republic of Ireland set-up.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini hailed his side’s character as they recovered from a drubbing against Bayern Munich to defeat Everton.

Everton midfielder Ross Barkey is keen to play as much as he can as he is enjoying the Roberto Martinez revolution.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is ready to put faith in his squad as he plans to rotate players for tonight’s Capital One Cup tie at Fulham (kick-off 8pm).

Our columnist responds to Darron Gibson’s headline-grabbing interview this week before lifting the (toilet) lid himself on an odd prelude to Brighton’s game against QPR

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has hailed Darron Gibson as “a special player” and expects him to feature in tomorrow’s Premier League game against West Ham United.

Everton midfielder Darron Gibson will not return to action in this weekend’s Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea despite resuming full training.

Darron Gibson could return to the Republic of Ireland squad for next month's crucial World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez insists he is not thinking about a title challenge just yet despite closing in on the two Manchester clubs.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez once again brushed aside questions about Frank Lampard’s future at the club, stressing his job was just to keep the midfielder fit and scoring goals.

Former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall believes defender Leighton Baines could be the player to be sacrificed in order to fund the club’s bid for Champions League football.

Darron Gibson can become a crucial player in the Republic of Ireland’s midfield in the years ahead, insists Everton and international team-mate Seamus Coleman.

Hosted by ESPN, three former Ireland internationals gathered in a Dublin hotel yesterday, ostensibly to discuss Premier League and SPL matters but, given the week that had just been in it, it was inevitable that Giovanni Trapattoni’s reprieve would top the media agenda as we renewed old acquaintance with Packie Bonner, Jason McAteer and Phil Babb.

When a footballer is feeling poorly he tends to be sick as a parrot.

Everton manager David Moyes admits the loss of key midfielder Darron Gibson gives him a problem for the next few weeks.

Earlier this week, I had an operation to reset a broken nose I picked up in a recent game — not the first time that’s happened to me, I can assure you — and, as well as that, my Achilles has been acting up a bit recently.

Republic of Ireland defender Darren O’Dea insists he would never reject a call-up to the international squad, unlike Darron Gibson.

The Republic of Ireland will decide today whether James McClean will play any part in Friday's World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan after he had to leave training early yesterday due to illness.

Marco Tardelli insists Giovanni Trapattoni has not lost any of his desire to lead the Republic of Ireland despite the criticism that came his way following the country’s dreadful Euro 2012 campaign.

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Darron Gibson is not the most amiable footballer in the Ireland squad.

Darron Gibson has withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan after telling manager Giovanni Trapattoni he is still suffering the disappointment of Euro 2012.

Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson has joined Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal, the Goodison Park club have said.

SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce intends to hold clear-the-air talks with Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson following his comments over Darron Gibson’s proposed transfer.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce intends to hold clear-the-air talks with Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson following his comments over Darron Gibson’s proposed transfer.

Marco Tardelli has said that he would like to take the reins of the Republic of Ireland team after Giovanni Trapattoni.