The Republic of Ireland blew the chance to surge joint-top of their women’s European Championship group heading into 2020 after conceding a sloppy stoppage-time equaliser against Greece this afternoon.

Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season nominees announced.

He was one of five City players who appeared on the PFAI's transfer list, made up of players out of contract following the end of the season.

“Santa Claus would come at Christmas and Rovers would win the Cup.”

The squad travels to California on Monday with assistant coach Tom O’Connor managing the team for the game in the wake of Colin Bell's departure.

The Airtricity Premier Division has seen Dundalk win the top-of-the-table clash at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Ger Mulvihill Sending promising Irish youngsters across the Irish Sea to pursue a career in professional football on academy contracts is ‘just not working’, with success rates ‘scarily low’, insists Shelbourne defender Luke Byrne.

Stephen Henderson tonight resigned from his position as Cobh Ramblers manager after the team’s 2-1 home win over Galway United.

With one hand already on the title, Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny is determined to complete the job against St Patrick’s Athletic at Oriel Park tonight (7.45pm, live on RTÉ2).

“I’ve seen a few good wee strikers and I’m a bit worried about my own position,” jokes Irish international Amber Barrett as she takes a brief break from another “flat out” day touring clubs in Cork in her ambassadorial role at the FAI’s Festival of Football.

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Rep of Ireland 0 Norway 2

Like much of last season, there was an element of farce to the FAI’s launch of the women’s league yesterday ahead of the first series of games this weekend, writes John Fallon.

Although there was no great surprise in news of his retirement, already the cavity in the Ireland team created by Wes Hoolahan’s absence is being sorely mourned.

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to a young boy who collapsed and died while playing football on Tuesday night.

Roy Keane says that Gareth Bale will have a tough night in store for him when Wales travel to the Aviva Stadium later this month.

It appears not just the Association has learned lessons from last season’s FAI Women’s Cup final as Shelbourne intend righting the wrongs of their defeat to Wexford when the teams meet again tomorrow. 

Shelbourne are to share Dalymount Park with Bohemian FC.

Finbarr Flood was a safe pair of hands on and off the pitch, writes Liam Mackey 

Wes Hoolahan has been there before. Scoot back almost a dozen years and the Dubliner was an integral part of a superb Shelbourne side at the fag end of, what was at the time, the greatest European odyssey any Irish club had known.

Travelling under no pressure, non-league St Peter’s are relishing their visit to Turner’s Cross to take on Cork City in tonight’s FAI Cup second round tie.

Ger Pender scored a first-half winner to lift managerless Bray Wanderers off the foot of the Premier Division as they shocked St Patrick’s Athletic, who finished with 10 men, with a 1-0 win at the Carlisle Grounds.

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Joe Corcoran used to like to be known as a mere postman with a passion for football but he was so much more.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy intends to continue disappointing pursuers of his hitman, Daryl Murphy, unless they get realistic with their bids.

“Shelbourne are most welcome” declared Bohemian’s Life vice-president Tony O’Connell at yesterday’s announcement that Dublin City Council are to purchase Dalymount Park.

Dundalk 5 Shelbourne 0: Premier Division leaders Dundalk cruised into the last 16 of the FAI Cup with a comfortable victory over Shelbourne at Oriel Park.

The quarter-finals of the Laurels take centre stage tonight at Curraheen and Ballymac Alamo can make the most of a favourable draw in the first heat.

Finn Harps 1 Waterford United 0, First Division

FAI ambassador and former Irish international Ray Houghton has said it’s up to people involved in Irish football to make the local game more attractive to fans.

Waterford United, who earlier this week revealed financial worries at the club, have said an agreement on revised terms and conditions has been reached with most players and staff following a meeting on Wednesday night.

The first time out for reigning champions will always attract attention but there’s a lot more to the appearance of St Patrick’s Athletic at Turner’s Cross tonight to guarantee the fixture’s billing as the stand-out opening game of the 2014 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division season.

Cork City face into their penultimate game of the Airtricity League season when they take on Dundalk in Oriel Park tonight but, already, the search for a permanent new manager at Turner’s Cross is well under way.

Shelbourne are staring a return to the First Division in the face after a solitary goal from Rory Gaffney gave Limerick a 1-0 win at Thomond Park.

St. Patrick's Athletic came from a goal down to beat UCD 3-1 at the UCD Bowl to leave themselves within touching distance of an eighth league title and their first since 1999.

First half goals from Ronan Finn and Shane Robinson earned Shamrock Rovers a 2-0 win at league leaders St. Patrick's Athletic to book their place in the semi-finals of the FAI Ford Cup as both sides finished with ten men at Richmond Park.

Stephen O'Donnell scored a late winner as Dundalk beat neighbours Drogheda United 1-0 in the Louth derby at Oriel Park tonight.

Non-league Bluebell United were the toast of the FAI Ford Cup third round as they frustrated holders Derry City to earn a 0-0 draw at the Brandywell.

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