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Josh Cullen who has returned to his club after picking up a second yellow card of the campaign and will miss the Armenia clash due to suspension.

Clayton McMillan will need all the leadership qualities he can muster if he is to win the first interpo derby of his tenure and end a four-game losing streak in the fixture.

Jayson Molumby says Ireland must be as good again without the ball against Armenia, and better with it.

The sides face off at Lansdowne Road on Tuesday night. 

The Everton stalwart showed his worth, once more, in Lisbon on Saturday night.

The Templeogue swimmer, who won bronze in the 200m butterfly in a new Irish record of 2:05.07 on Friday, claimed silver in the 400m Individual Medley on Saturday night.

Portugal manager Roberto Martinez expected Ireland's formation and felt they shaded a tight contest.

Ireland have confounded all expectations this last two games. For ill and for good.

Ahead of the game, hundreds gathered to protest outside the Norwegian parliament, with many wearing the jerseys of the Palestine national team.

The centre back is not fit to feature away to Iceland in Group D next week.

Caoimhin Kelleher produced a brilliant penalty save to deny Ronaldo in the second half.

Caoimhin Kelleher pulled off a remarkable penalty save from Cristiano Ronaldo but Ruben Neves headed in at the death

The 26-year-old forward, in scintillating form this season with 14 goals in 10 appearances for Real Madrid, sustained the injury in the 83rd minute of the Azerbaijan game after scoring one goal and assisting in another.

The Wrexham forward is set to line up against Belgium in World Cup qualifying action on Monday.

Both swimmers return to racing on Saturday, Walshe in the 400m Individual Medley and McSharry in the 100m Breaststroke

Áine O'Gorman, 36, and Karen Duggan, 34, played together with Peamount United, though O'Gorman left for Shamrock Rovers three years ago.

Heimir Hallgrímsson admits Ireland may be chasing for long spells before a sold-out crowd of 51,000 at Estádio José Alvalade.

O’Connell himself reckons his benefit to Ballincollig is less as a footballer and more the person he has become on the far side of the world.

After a year in which PSG conquered Europe and Portugal’s midfield became their blueprint, Vitinha stands at the heart of both success stories — the metronome driving club and country forward as Ireland prepare to face his masterclass in Lisbon.