Seamus Coleman has warned the Republic of Ireland not to be taken in by the absence of Switzerland's talisman Xherdan Shaqiri as the sides go head-to-head in the battle for Euro 2020 qualification.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 international captain Jayson Molumby has joined Millwall on a season-long loan deal from Brighton.

Mick McCarthy has challenged the Republic of Ireland to back up their hard-earned Euro 2020 qualifying point in Denmark with victory over Gibraltar tomorrow evening.

The highly-rated young Bolton Wanderers midfielder had been a surprise call-up and, initially, was expected only to be involved in the training camp in Portugal.

If nothing else, victory in Gibraltar would help eradicate the memory of another tumultuous week for Irish football.

Richard Keogh is ready to play with a broken hand as the Republic of Ireland attempt to launch their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with victory in Gibraltar.

Republic of Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny has announced his squad for the UEFA U21 European Championships qualifier against Luxembourg.

Michael Obafemi will not be part of the early stages of Mick McCarthy’s second coming as Ireland manager after it was yesterday confirmed that the 18-year-old will miss the rest of the season due to injury.

Even, and especially, at the height of Ireland’s success under Jack Charlton, there were always dissenting voices in football — not only Eamon Dunphy and not always quite so public.

Just like death, the inevitable carries the capacity to surprise, challenge, and shock.

Although unthinkable, a no-deal Brexit could see Northern Ireland become a remote region of the UK with which it would be difficult to do business, writes Diarmuid Pepper.

Newly appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team, Stephen Kenny, believes that encouragement of young players is the way forward for soccer in Ireland.

It is a received wisdom, of the kind your mother shared at least, that one door does not close without another opening. That truism rings loudly for Irish soccer, or at least Republic of Ireland soccer, this morning.

Speaking as he was named SSE Airtricity League/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month for October/November, McEleney admitted “it was a sad day” to see Kenny leave Oriel Park.

FAI chiefs are closing in on an innovative agreement with Mick McCarthy and Stephen Kenny for BOTH to manage the Republic of Ireland over the next three years.

When Mick McCarthy dons his new FAI tracksuit sporting the initials MM, just don’t expect him to be Merlin the Magician.

That great sporting institution of the turf, the Irish Managerial Succession Stakes, invariably throws up a few dark horses, and with a couple of exotic tips to match.

We’re not getting Jurgen Sanchez Peppo. There is to be no up-and-coming ‘holistic’ European gaffer with a big idea.

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny says the suggestion he wouldn’t get the respect of the Republic of Ireland dressing room is “insulting”.

Taking to Twitter, the Dublin club's board threw their support behind the Dundalk boss, who alongside Mick McCarthy is among the favourites to take over from Martin O'Neill.

A dream team of Mick McCarthy and Robbie Keane has emerged as the favourites to replace Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane.

Former internationals John Giles and Mark Kinsella believe the time is right for Mick McCarthy to become Republic of Ireland manager for a second time.

In the aftermath of the scoreless draw with Denmark, and with the final game of a dispiriting 2018 now out of the way for his struggling Irish team, Martin O’Neill was asked what he would like to say to his critics, a growing number of whom are calling on the FAI to bring his reign to an end.

The Michael Obafemi eligibility question took a curious turn at FAI HQ yesterday when a member of the media assured Martin O’Neill that he had it on good authority from a well-placed source — which he said he was not at liberty to reveal — that the 18-year-old is 100% committed to choosing Ireland over Nigeria or England.

The recent announcement of a joint FAI/IFA bid for the 2023 Uefa U21 Euros, to include stadia from Ballymena to Cork, is an example of the current good working relationship between the two associations.

Callum Robinson is as bright and bubbly in conversation as he is on the ball.

Only now, after the guts of a year on the sidelines, is Robbie Brady able to see the funny side of the serious knee injury he sustained on club duty last December.

John Fallon A year after Denmark shredded Ireland’s World Cup dreams on a devastating night in Dublin, Richard Keogh feels his team have finally rid the hangover from their system.

In the perennial Robbie Keane succession stakes, you could say that Aiden O’Brien has a head-start on the rest of the current competition.

Republic of Ireland Under 16 head coach Paul Osam is targeting a positive start to the Victory Shield as they face Northern Ireland in their opening game.

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s went down 3-2 to the Czech Republic at a rain-sodden Tallaght Stadium on this afternoon.

Prior to donning the captain’s armband for Saturday’s game against Denmark, Richard Keogh’s last competitive appearance for Ireland had been in the 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with Wales in Dublin in March, 2017.

In his autobiography, A Life in Questions, the broadcaster Jeremy Paxman relates a memorable exchange between John Major and Boris Yeltsin, as described by the former British prime minister.

The Republic of Ireland under-19 women qualified for the Elite Round of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championships, after defeating the Faroe Islands 3-0 in Lithuania.

Mr Howlin has said the issue of leadership of the Labour party has been put to bed until after the next General Election.

It shouldn’t transpire that the FAI’s underage system only attracts scrutiny when the fortunes of the senior squad plummet but that’s one of the consequences of the team’s recent struggles.

In the wake of the 4-1 drubbing in Cardiff by a youthful Welsh side, the FAI stood accused of a systematic failure to produce its own young talent.

While Martin O’Neill is happy to take the positives from Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in Poland and factor them into his preparations for next month’s Nations League double-header against Denmark and Wales in Dublin, the manager isn’t losing sight of the fact that there is a limit to the lessons which can be learned from a friendly game.

Martin O'Neill has again addressed the controversy over a row between some Ireland players and Roy Keane.

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Alan Browne has been ruled out of Republic of Ireland’s vital UEFA Nations League clash against Wales.

Darren Randolph has no doubt that there would be a welcome on the mat in the Irish squad for Declan Rice should he choose to commit to the green shirt.

Martin O’Neill has given his full backing to Roy Keane after conceding that a row between the assistant manager and Harry Arter was a factor in the player’s decision to withdraw from the current Republic of Ireland squad.

Having been subjected to a lengthy interrogation on all things Arter, Walters, Rice, and Keane yesterday, Martin O’Neill finally got around to reminding his audience he still has a squad of players from which to choose a team for Thursday’s Nations League game against Wales in Cardiff.