Republic of Ireland Under-21s manager Don Givens was today left contemplating a daunting qualifying task to reach the European Championship finals in 2009.

Don Givens admits he faces the biggest game of his six-year reign as Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager tomorrow night.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens is confident there will be no hangover from the last dismal European Championship qualifying campaign.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens has slapped a sun block on his players ahead of their European Championship qualifying clash with Greece tomorrow.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens will throw 18-year-old Rene Gilmartin into the lion’s den tonight.

REPUBLIC of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens hailed the display of two-goal hero Andy Keogh as his under-strength side staged a come-from-behind performance to secure a crucial lead in their European Championships preliminary round clash with the Azeris.

Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Don Givens has enlisted the help of the English Football Association in a bid to avoid embarrassment against Azerbaijan.

The Republic of Ireland’s Under-21 side snatched a late winner to beat Finland in the Madeira Invitational Tournament in Funchal.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens believes the Madeira Tournament could again nurture a future star in the making.

Republic of Ireland U21 boss Don Givens feels Willo Flood has the ideal character to be the team’s next captain.

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Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens has warned his young players to sharpen their minds otherwise their European Championship qualifying hopes will be torn to shreds.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens today wrote off his side’s chances of qualifying for the European Championship finals following a 3-1 defeat in Israel.

Irish U21s manager Don Givens’ young guns crashed to a third straight defeat to further dent their confidence.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Don Givens faces an evening of experimentation in Portugal tomorrow after being forced into a raft of changes.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens has urged his young stars not to give up on their dream of qualification to the European Championships.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U21 manager Don Givens is eager to erase from the memory his side’s Swiss miss.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens conceded his side had their “backsides smacked” following a miserable European Championship qualifying defeat to Switzerland.

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Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Glenn Whelan has revealed Republic of Ireland Under-21s go into each game with the belief they will not be beaten.

Republic of Ireland Under 21 manager Don Givens has retained Cork City duo Liam Kearney and Kevin Doyle in an 18-man squad for the European Championship qualifiers with Cyprus and Switzerland next month.

Don Givens will lead his Republic of Ireland U21s team into the forthcoming European Championship qualifiers bursting with confidence.

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The Republic of Ireland U21 side opened their account at the Madeira Island tournament this afternoon with a 0-0 stalemate against host nation Portugal.

Don Givens has been handed a new two-year contract as manager of the Republic of Ireland Under-21s.

MANCHESTER City’s rising star Stephen Elliot, who scored a hat-trick for the U21s in their recent 5-1 victory over Poland in Gdansk, retains his place in Don Given’s squad for their European Championship qualifier against Switzerland in Neuchatel this day week.

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THE FAI are involved in a tug-of-war with German authorities over the availability of Borussia Dortmund player Patrick Kohlman for Monday’s U-21 friendly international between Ireland and Germany in Turners Cross.

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Don Givens believes the next Republic of Ireland manager will inherit a squad of players capable of propelling their country to the finals of the European Championship in Portugal in 2004.

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Ireland coach Don Givens was furious with his team’s first half display as their Toulon Festival campaign began badly today in Nimes.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s squandered a 3-0 lead tonight in an entertaining friendly international in Austria.

Ireland's Under-21 manager Don Givens has one aim in mind as his players take on Denmark in Cork tonight.

Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison has been called into the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for the matches against Portugal and Estonia next month.