Stephen Kenny is to have a place on the FAI’s executive team in a broader role but there’s no room for Niall Quinn under restructuring plans unveiled to staff today.

Born a mile away from the Johnstownbridge GAA club in Kildare, the much-traveled Luke Dempsey is back where it all began for him, coaching the local senior team this year.

Now that his injury woes appear to be firmly behind him, a return from the international wilderness is on the cards for midfielder James McCarthy under Stephen Kenny.

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has welcomed confirmation of dates for the Euro 2020 play-offs and, before them, the Nations League games with which he will begin his competitive reign in the senior dug-out.

Ireland U21 manager Jim Crawford says he sees benefits in UEFA’s decision to “split” next year’s European Championships finals.

Graeme Souness is well qualified to consider the weight of glory. Take it in his hands, appraise it, assess the purity, give you a valuation. He played in five of Liverpool’s 18 title wins, lifted three of the six European Cups.

Floor paths have been marked, counter-tops sterilised, and sneeze guards installed in preparation for welcoming customers into shops once again.

FAI council member John O’Regan has echoed the concerns of colleague Nixon Morton by insisting only intervention by Fifa will prevent civil war erupting at committee level.

Transport Minister Shane Ross is writing a “warts and all” book about life in government with Fine Gael, which is due out before Christmas.

Dundalk boss Vinny Perth has confirmed that his assistant Ruaidhri Higgins has left the club to take up a role with Ireland manager Stephen Kenny's backroom team.

The new documentary looks back on the champion golfer's 2019 Masters victory with never-before-seen footage.

Alan Shatter is entitled to have passages in the Guerin Report referencing him redacted, but removing it from the Oireachtas library would be a travesty, writes Michael Clifford

Your biological age says more about your health than your chronological age, experts tell Rowena Walsh

For all the competitive streak Adam Idah is displaying in Zoom quizzes with his family, he’d prefer to be back battling on the pitch for Ireland and Norwich City.

Fr John Kenny has found a new fun way of “being church” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The former international, now interim deputy CEO of the FAI, said he hopes that the players will “embrace the style of football Stephen wants to play and the culture and spirit that he wants to bring in”

Niall Quinn has said it’s hoped that a combination of paid-for streaming of games and financial support from FIFA could help the League of Ireland cope with the crippling financial impact of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Have the civil war parties gone though a sea change in one of the most contentious political issues, the price of building land? Or is it a question of spin de jour? wonders Michael Clifford

The decision by broadcaster Seán O’Rourke to retire as he approaches his 65th birthday is undoubtedly a blow not just to RTÉ but to the hundreds of thousands of listeners who admire and enjoy his morning radio show.

Keith Ward, as adept at retailing a good yarn as he is at delivering a through ball, is recalling his “up and down” relationship with Stephen Kenny when the then Dundalk manager was kicking off his Oriel Park revolution and Ward was part — but, as it turned out, not a big part — of a glorious era in the making.

New Ireland senior boss Stephen Kenny has continued ringing the changes on the backroom staff by dispensing with kitman duo Dick Redmond and Mick Lawlor.

Dundalk boss Vinny Perth has hit out at the FAI over the manner of their approach for his assistant Ruaidhri Higgins.

Keith Andrews is proud at being named as assistant to new Ireland manager Stephen Kenny but also conscious that there are many people stepping up to face much more daunting challenges in the country at the moment.

FAI deputy chief executive Niall Quinn admits Stephen Kenny would enter bonus territory by guiding Ireland to next year’s Euro finals.

HOW good is Stephen Kenny’s timing?

“Stephen Hunt is best known for his clash with Petr Cech, so for him to give his opinion on Stephen is a joke."

IT’S hardly an exaggeration to suggest that, such is the reputation for ambitious and adventurous football which he has carved out at the helm of Dundalk and the U21s, when many people look at Stephen Kenny they don’t just see the latest Ireland manager, they see someone who is about to revolutionise Irish football.

Stephen Kenny has said that he regrets not having had the opportunity to talk to Robbie Keane about his decision not to retain him in his new backroom team.

Seamus Coleman will remain as Ireland captain under Stephen Kenny, the new manager has revealed.

MAYBE 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.

While Stephen Kenny faces a clamour to promote some of his U21s, the new Ireland boss is adamant the defence he’s inherited from Mick McCarthy provides a springboard to success.

Stephen Kenny insists he’d like to remain on as Ireland manager beyond 2022 but admits he’ll have to earn the right to a contract extension.

New Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has said that, while he has huge respect for Robbie Keane, he wanted to pick his own backroom staff.

Ireland’s new U21 manager, Jim Crawford, believes that the future for Irish football is bright, as he hopes to complete the work of Stephen Kenny by helping his team secure what would be our first-ever qualification for the Euro Finals in that age group.

Republic of Ireland striker Aaron Connolly says he will be forever grateful to Mick McCarthy for giving him his senior international debut, but he’s now looking forward to linking up again with Stephen Kenny.

Ireland legend Liam Brady feels Stephen Kenny deserves to manage his country but stresses he doesn’t have a magic wand to overhaul a limited team.

John Caulfield thinks it's a great time for Stephen Kenny to be taking over the national team.

Irish Examiner soccer writers Liam Mackey and Brendan O'Brien join Larry Ryan to discuss the FAI handover from Mick McCarthy to Stephen Kenny.

Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers has backed old boss Stephen Kenny to be a huge success as Republic of Ireland manager.

Even among those who had long been looking forward to the dawn of the Stephen Kenny era, there is bound to be — and most certainly should be — huge sympathy for Mick McCarthy that his second coming has ended the way it has.

In his first public comments since being appointed the new manager of Ireland, Stephen Kenny has acknowledged that the country is going through a very challenging time but said he believes there are better days ahead.

FAI Interim Chief Executive Gary Owens has said that he would be happy to “pay all the bonuses that people deserve” if Ireland succeeds in qualifying for the European Championship finals next year.

Now that the folly of a misguided succession plan has been untangled, Irish football is all about Stephen Kenny.

Brian Kerr doesn’t expect a radical overhaul of the team when Stephen Kenny takes over as manager of the Republic of Ireland for the European Championship play-off with Slovakia.