Better start with the good news. If the Republic of Ireland qualify for next summer’s World Cup, the FAI will receive 8 per cent of the tickets for each game involving Heimir Hallgrímsson ’s team. Fifa have ringfenced 16 per cent of the seats for every game at North America 2026 at their initial prices for competing associations to sell to fans.

Alan Mahon has resigned from his role as the Republic of Ireland's assistant coach due to "personal reasons". Mahon, who won two caps for Republic of Ireland during his playing career, was appointed as Carla Ward's assistant in January after a spell as a coach at Manchester City.

Liam Scales of Republic of Ireland is challenged by Loic Nego and Roland Sallai of Hungary during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at on November 16, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images)

Terry Venables, a man whom words rarely failed, said that he could not describe how dreadful the England team and the English Football Association felt about the matter. Alan Mullery, a newspaper columnist in those days, said that it would be impossible ...

The 2024 All-Ireland club football champions, Watty Grahams, Glen, have circulated a strongly-worded letter voicing opposition to a motion at the next GAA Congress to extend the inter-county season by a further two weeks.

Making his NFL and Saints debut, native Irishman Charlie Smyth drilled a 56-yard field goal and had a successful onside kick. The fans back home loved it.

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LORCAN Quinn has announced himself to the college football world with an incredible field goal. The Tyrone native has made a name for himself in his debut season with Marshall Thundering Herd

Former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott has been in scintillating form for current club AZ this season but he had a moment to forget over the weekend as the Dutch side slipped to defeat