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Paul Smyth stars as Northern Ireland see off San Marino

Posted Saturday, October 14, 2023 by PA18 hits

Paul Smyth marked his first start for Northern Ireland with a goal and an assist as they saw off San Marino 3-0, but although Michael O’Neill’s side ended a five-game losing streak it was a largely drab affair at Windsor Park.QPR striker Smyth, earning a sixth cap, got his first competitive goal for his country just five minutes in and then teed up Josh Magennis to get the second mom...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny admits Republic of Ireland ‘needed to win’ against Greece

Posted Saturday, October 14, 2023 by PA25 hits

Beleaguered Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny declined to discuss his future after a deeply damaging 2-0 home defeat by Greece finally ended hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024.Ireland were decidedly second-best at the Aviva Stadium and will head for Gibraltar on Monday evening having taken just three points from their first six qualifiers.However, asked about his tenure, Kenny s...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny under pressure as Ireland’s qualification hopes come to end

Posted Saturday, October 14, 2023 by PA19 hits

Stephen Kenny’s reign as Republic of Ireland manager reached the point of no return after a comprehensive 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Greece finally killed off any hope of Euro 2024 qualification.First-half goals from Giorgos Giakoumakis and Giorgos Masouras at a sparsely-populated Aviva Stadium plunged Ireland’s shambolic Group B campaign further into the mire and left Kenny, wh...Full Story »

Ciaran McGuckin header hands 10-man Northern Ireland under-21s victory

Posted Friday, October 13, 2023 by PA22 hits

Northern Ireland under-21s secured their first win under manager Tommy Wright the hard way as they played more than half of Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan with 10 men in Baku.Ciaran McGuckin headed Northern Ireland in front with 19 minutes gone from Sean Stewart’s corner but the Euro 2025 qualifier changed eight minutes before the break.Aaron Donnelly, part of Northern Irelan...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland qualification hopes all but ended by defeat to Netherlands

Posted Monday, September 11, 2023 by PA35 hits

Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst effectively ended the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualification hopes as the Netherlands came from behind to win in Dublin.On a night when Ireland simply had to win, they flew at the Dutch and took an early lead when Adam Idah nervelessly converted a fourth-minute penalty awarded for handball against Virgil van Dijk.However, Gakpo levelled from the spot aft...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny urges Ireland to turn in performance of lives against Netherlands

Posted Friday, September 08, 2023 by PA25 hits

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has called on his players to produce the performance of their lives after their Euro 2024 qualification hopes were left dangling by a thread.A 2-0 Group B defeat in Paris on Thursday evening means Ireland have taken just three points from their first four games, and realistically they need to beat the Netherlands in Dublin on Sunday to stand any chance of p...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill bemoans Northern Ireland defending in costly defeat to Slovenia

Posted Friday, September 08, 2023 by PA13 hits

Michael O’Neill admitted poor defending cost Northern Ireland dear in a damaging 4-2 defeat to Slovenia but it was another game of fine margins in Ljubljana.Northern Ireland ended the night having created more chances than their hosts but on the wrong end of the scoreline as they struggled to contain Slovenia’s strike pairing of Benjamin Sesko and Andraz Sporar.Isaac Price’s fi...Full Story »

Tchouameni and Thuram on target as France dent Republic of Ireland hopes

Posted Friday, September 08, 2023 by PA29 hits

Aurelien Tchouameni and Marcus Thuram left the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 dream hanging by a thread as France maintained their perfect start to qualification with a regulation 2-0 win in Paris.The pair struck either side of half-time at the Parc des Princes to claim a fifth successive Group B victory and leave Ireland with just three points from their first four games, a statistic whi...Full Story »

Northern Ireland’s Euro 2024 hopes suffer huge blow with Slovenia defeat

Posted Friday, September 08, 2023 by PA32 hits

Northern Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 are all but over after they slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat, losing 4-2 to Slovenia in Ljubljana.Although Isaac Price’s first international goal quickly cancelled out Andraz Sporar’s third-minute strike, Petar Stojanovic’s strike deflected off Jonny Evans to put the hosts back in front in a frantic start to the m...Full Story »

Vera Pauw hopeful final World Cup group game not last in Republic of Ireland job

Posted Monday, July 31, 2023 by PA32 hits

Republic of Ireland boss Vera Pauw said she did not feel it was her last match in the job after the Girls In Green bowed out of the World Cup by securing an historic point.Having been beaten 1-0 by co-hosts Australia and then 2-1 by Canada in the opening two matches of their debut major tournament campaign, which ended their last-16 hopes, Ireland’s final Group B game finished in a goalles...Full Story »

World Cup will change my players’ lives, says Ireland boss Vera Pauw

Posted Monday, July 31, 2023 by PA28 hits

Boss Vera Pauw said her players were bowing out as “world stars” after the Republic of Ireland’s debut Women’s World Cup campaign concluded with them securing a historic point.Having seen their last-16 hopes end following a 1-0 loss to co-hosts Australia and 2-1 defeat to Canada in their opening two matches, Ireland’s final match at their maiden major tournament end...Full Story »

Ireland earn first Women’s World Cup point by holding Nigeria to goalless draw

Posted Monday, July 31, 2023 by PA25 hits

The Republic of Ireland secured their first Women’s World Cup point as they concluded their debut major tournament campaign with a 0-0 draw against Nigeria, who advance to the last 16 as Group B runners-up.Courtney Brosnan pulled off a fantastic save to divert Uchenna Kanu’s 52nd-minute header against the bar to ensure the already-eliminated Girls in Green clinched a historic result ...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe left ‘heartbroken’ by World Cup exit

Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2023 by PA25 hits

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe said she was “heartbroken” after her team’s World Cup last-16 hopes were ended by a 2-1 loss to Canada in Perth in their second group game.Ireland, who had opened their debut campaign at a major tournament with last week’s 1-0 loss to co-hosts Australia, were on course for an historic victory after McCabe gave them an early lead, s...Full Story »

Defeat ends Republic of Ireland hopes of extending debut World Cup campaign

Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2023 by PA23 hits

Republic of Ireland’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 came to an end as Canada came from behind to beat Vera Pauw’s side 2-1 in their second group game in Perth.Ireland, who had opened what is their debut campaign at a major tournament finals with last week’s 1-0 loss to co-hosts Australia, were set for an historic victory after captain Katie McCabe gave them an early l...Full Story »

Vera Pauw pleased with Ireland fight in opening World Cup loss to Australia

Posted Thursday, July 20, 2023 by PA34 hits

Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw credited her side’s resilience but lauded Australia’s attacking threats despite the absence of Sam Kerr after their 1-0 defeat to the joint-hosts in the Women’s World Cup.Steph Catley’s 52nd-minute penalty was enough for the Matildas to overcome a dogged Ireland and get them off to the perfect start in Group B.The hosts were without c...Full Story »

Steph Catley nets winner for Australia against Republic of Ireland

Posted Thursday, July 20, 2023 by PA26 hits

Steph Catley ensured co-hosts Australia opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland despite the absence of star striker Sam Kerr.Catley’s second-half penalty was enough to clinch three points for the Matildas in front of a record crowd of 75,784 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.However, they had to do it the hard way after their record goalscorer Kerr was ...Full Story »

Katie McCabe urges Republic of Ireland to harness spirit of underdog Down Under

Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2023 by PA39 hits

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe has urged the squad to harness the spirit of the underdog ahead of Thursday’s World Cup opener against Australia.The World Cup debutants begin their Group B campaign against the co-hosts, who are 12 places above them in the FIFA rankings and will be backed by the majority of the 80,000 crowd at Sydney’s Stadium.It will be only the second match...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill feels Northern Ireland did not deserve to lose to Kazakhstan

Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by PA30 hits

Michael O’Neill said Northern Ireland did not deserve to lose Monday’s Euro 2024 qualifier at home to Kazakhstan after being hit by a “sucker-punch” from substitute Abat Aimbetov in the 88th minute.Northern Ireland had more of the ball and created more opportunities, but the lack of quality in the final third told once again as O’Neill’s injury-hit squad fell ...Full Story »

Mikey Johnston helps Republic of Ireland to much-needed win over Gibraltar

Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by PA21 hits

Substitute Mikey Johnston belatedly ignited the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign to spare manager Stephen Kenny further punishment at the hands of Gibraltar.The Celtic winger, who spent last season on loan with Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes, scored his first senior international goal within seven minutes of his half-time introduction with his team-mates having left t...Full Story »

Northern Ireland stunned as Kazakhstan substitute Abat Aimbetov nets late winner

Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2023 by PA26 hits

Toothless Northern Ireland were stunned as Kazakhstan substitute Abat Aimbetov struck at the death to snatch a 1-0 Euro 2024 qualifying victory at Windsor Park.As Northern Ireland had been piling forward in search of a late winner themselves, Aimbetov broke from his own half, riding Craig Cathcart’s challenge and capitalising when a sliding Paddy McNair got in the way of Ciaron Brown, slot...Full Story »

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