Five World Cup goals in four days, each more important than the one before. Truly the football journey of th einnr-city Dub has taken flight as Ireland move within reach of World Cup

When you consider that Pat was on the terrace watching when Johnny Giles made his international debut against Sweden in 1959, that's some barometer

The Italian won the title for the second year in a row without dropping a set.

The back-to-back European Championship runners-up ended their first year under the German coach as it began.

Speaking to ITV ahead of England’s qualifier against Albania, Keane shared his thoughts on the Boys in Green’s victory in Budapest

Back-to-back wins over the top seeds in the space of three days contributed to what the manager predicted as the miracle necessary to usurp Hungary for second spot.

Back-to-back wins over the top seeds in the space of three days contributed to what the manager predicted as the miracle necessary to usurp the Magyars for second spot

'We were prepared for Troy Parrott, who scored a hat-trick, and we knew his skills. We couldn't hold him back today, even though he didn't have many opportunities outside of his goals'

Since Ireland suffered a 5-1 defeat to Denmark in 2017, the international team has either stagnated or plummeted.

Nobody, even the Hungarian players slumped on the turf at full-time, could begrudge Ireland their spot in next Thursday’s draw for the playoffs

You couldn’t help but think this might be a turning point, the day when this generation of Irish footballers turned from callow boys to men

Pinch yourself, then do it again to make sure – but this is real and Irish football again has a national team to be so very proud of.

Troy Parrott was linked with a move to newly-promoted Leeds United in the summer but there’s serious interest from Bundesliga powerhouses. That will surely have increased after his heroics in Budapest.

Last week, a second Donegal driver Joe Kelly (22) received the second monthly (June-October) grouping nomination and joined fellow countyman Kyle McBride, also twenty two years old, who won the first monthly grouping (January-May).

Troy Parrott scored a hat-trick for Ireland as they beat Hungary 3-2 to reach the World Cup play-offs.

The Dubliner scored an incredible hat-trick to book a play-off spot for Ireland. 

The deaths of five young people — all in their early 20s — in Saturday night’s horror crash in Dundalk illustrated just how thin the margin is between life and death on our roads. Tributes are paid in these pages today to those who died.

“I didn't think I would get a start in this window because in the summer I didn't even play in the Ireland squad," said Ireland newcomer Paddy McCarthy.

By all accounts, Farrell’s calm and relaxed demeanour in front of the media this week has been in marked contrast to his approach behind doors

The Palestinian team will also take on a selection of players from Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region in Barcelona on Tuesday.