Alan Judge hopes his match-winning brace for Brentford in the 2-1 Championship win over Rotherham on Saturday will have given Martin O’Neill food for thought ahead of next month’s Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Joe Mason broke Huddersfield’s resistance on Saturday and lifted Cardiff to second in the Championship.

Clinton Morrison has backed the Republic of Ireland to book a ticket to Euro 2016 in France.

Ahead of today’s concluding Uefa qualifier against Italy in Casarano, Ireland U21 boss Noel King has admitted he’s disappointed with some of the withdrawals from his squad.

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The Republic of Ireland's hopes of reaching the UEFA U21 Championships play-offs ended after a frustrating loss to Hungary in Kecskemet today.

Two wins in a bid to secure a play-off place: that’s the target for Ireland U21 manager Noel King, who has named his squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championship Group Seven fixtures away to Hungary and Italy.

Republic of Ireland U-21 manager Noel King feels Robbie Brady is poised to become a star of the future.

Robbie Brady maintains he’d rather be in Sligo than Serbia tonight.

Republic of Ireland U-21 manager Noel King is determined to see his side’s Euro 2013 qualification hopes go to the wire.

Noel King has challenged his Republic of Ireland U-21 players to pick up where they left off as they prepare to head into European Championship battle with Turkey.

Ireland can secure second place in their European Under-21 Championship qualification group by beating Turkey at home in August after claiming a draw against leaders Italy yesterday at the Showgrounds in Sligo.

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Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Noel King has announced his squad for the forthcoming internationals against Denmark and Italy.

IRELAND U21 boss Noel King has given one-time senior squad member Terry Dixon, 21, an international lifeline in tomorrow’s European Championship qualifier against Liechtenstein in Eschen.

IRELAND U21 boss Noel King is adamant his side are still in the mix for reaching the 2013 European Championships after watching them suffer a first competitive loss under his reign in Manisa.

ROBBIE BRADY will be on dual mission when he lines out for the Republic of Ireland U21s in this evening’s UEFA Championship qualifier against Turkey in Manisa (kick-off 5pm).

Republic of Ireland Under-21s boss Noel King admits his side’s European Championship qualifying campaign could be hit by injuries ahead of their Group Seven clash in Turkey tomorrow.

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RHYS MURPHY marked his international comeback with the winning goal as Ireland’s Under-21 European Championship qualifying campaign got off to a brilliant start.

MANY English-born strikers aspire to emulate Danny Welbeck but Londoner Rhys Murphy wants to make it to the top in an Irish shirt.

Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Noel King has been forced to make a couple of changes to his squad for the forthcoming UEFA Under-21 Championship Group 7 fixtures against Hungary and Turkey.

A TALENTED striker on Arsenal’s books, who has declared for the Republic of Ireland, is attracting strong interest from Glasgow Rangers.

Veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann faces an anxious wait to see whether he will make a remarkable comeback for Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League this weekend.

Arsenal have announced six young players have signed their first professional contracts with the club.