Troy Parrott and James McCarthy look like missing out on Ireland’s Euro play-off against Slovakia after manager Mick McCarthy insisted they both have a queue ahead of them to jump.

Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has lost his captain Séamus Coleman for the upcoming Euro play-off in Slovakia but believes his successor Stephen Kenny should be satisfied with the Uefa Nations League draw.

Kenny will be in charge when the competition gets underway in September.

Allegations of racism again marred the weekend’s football schedule, with Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger the victim during his side’s win at Tottenham.

It’s the European Championship Finals draw which puts the hype in hypothetical for Ireland and 15 other nations.

As we prepare to enter the 2020s, Pat Fitzpatrick takes a look back at the first two decades of the century so far.

Mick McCarthy accepts that to reach the Euro 2020 Finals, Ireland will now have to do it the hard way, after this morning's play-off draw put two away games in their path.

A study by The New York Times of CAP farm subsidies in central and eastern Europe has uncovered eye-watering abuse.

England and the Czech Republic both qualified for the Euro 2020 finals with wins over Montenegro and Kosovo respectively to take the top two spots in Group A.

Who was your man-of-the-match?

Latest: A fourth person has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex.

Sales of veterinary antibiotics across Europe dropped by more than 32% between 2011 and 2017, according to the latest report published by the European Medicines Agency.

Gardaí do not believe that the 39 people found dead in a container yesterday in the UK were trafficked through Ireland.

Forget the long winning run. We will now bore you endlessly about the long unbeaten run.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on UEFA to come up with a "real deterrent" after England's players were racially abused last night.

Callum Robinson has a twinkle in his toes to match the twinkle in his eye.

Blackburn Rovers defenders Darragh Lenihan and Greg Cunningham have been called up for the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2020 qualifiers this month.

Healy – who missed a lot of the season through a broken foot – wasn’t able to move up after falling behind in the first half of the heat.

A 17-year-old from Dublin has been named as one of Europe's leading young scientists.

A look at the Republic of Ireland's player performances against Bulgaria tonight.

Mick McCarthy's men face Switzerland in a "huge" Euro2020 qualifier on September 5 before a friendly with Bulgaria five days later.

Fermanagh players have given a huge seal of approval to their new manager, multiple All-Ireland winning former Tyrone player Ryan ‘Ricey’ McMenamin.

You are only minutes into a chat with Mayo midfielder Dayna Finn when you find yourself gripped by her tactical appreciation of how so many goals are created by this current Dublin senior football team.

Mick McCarthy is considering delaying a decision on the make-up of his final squad for the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland and the friendly against Bulgaria, amid concerns about the impact of injuries and the amount of game-time some of those in contention are getting with their clubs.

Ireland's most well-travelled professional footballer has made an early good impression with his new club.

Biosecurity could soon take precedence over pig prices for farmers, as African Swine Fever (ASF) threatens to take hold in Europe.

10 babies were born to first-time mothers aged 50 or older in Ireland in 2017, new data shows.

A High Court judge, in a significant decision concerning the effect of “reasonable” living expenses guidelines in Personal Insolvency Arrangements, has approved separate arrangements aimed at ensuring a couple and their four children, and a separated mother of three, remain in their homes.