soccerStephen Ireland hoping for international return after training with Bruno FernandesUnited's €55m January signing moved into a house three doors down from Ireland's Manchester home and the Cobh-native says Fernandes not only recognised him but looked up to Ireland as a child.
soccerStephen Kenny sends Ireland kitmen packingNew Ireland senior boss Stephen Kenny has continued ringing the changes on the backroom staff by dispensing with kitman duo Dick Redmond and Mick Lawlor.
columnistsBrendan O'Brien: A low-key coronation but Stephen Kenny has plans to exciteMAYBE it was appropriate given how the world itself has been turned upside down that Stephen Kenny’s ‘unveiling’ as Republic of Ireland manager earlier this week was done in the sort of furtive fashion more akin to a sacking.