When asked if he agreed with the board’s view that they had no option but to conclude the meeting early, O’Neill replied: “It looked that way really because no-one was being heard. There were an awful ...

IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell is set to name Sam Prendergast in the number 10 shirt for the clash with South Africa in Dublin on Saturday. 22-year-old Prendergast came into Ireland’s starting team ...

IRELAND’S TICKET ALLOCATION for March’s World Cup qualification play-off semi-final could be as little as 1,000 tickets, depending on the outcome of Thursday’s draw. After their heroics against ...

IRELAND WILL BE in Pot 3 for the World Cup playoffs draw after Wales hammered North Macedonia 7-1 tonight. The Boys in Green needed the Macedonians to avoid defeat, coupled with Austria not losing to ...

DESPITE DEVELOPING a keen rivalry with Andy Farrell’s men in recent years, Thomas du Toit has insisted South Africa aren’t viewing their Quilter Nations Series encounter with Ireland on Saturday at ...

SHANE O’DONNELL WILL line out in a Munster hurling final for the 10th time on Sunday week. The twist in the tale will be the jersey he wears in Thurles that day against Ballygunner, a first in Éire Óg ...

Austria currently lead the group by two points and will seal their place at the World Cup by avoiding defeat. Bosnia, though, would pip them to a spot in the finals should they prevail. Given that ...

Parrott reaches to flick the ball below Hungary's keeper to write himself into Irish sporting history. Alamy Stock Photo IT’S A MORNING for the headline writers as the Ireland football team is again ...

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NORWAY QUALIFIED FOR their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals. Haaland scored the decisive brace in the ...

SEAMUS POWER SAW his challenge go up in smoke with four late bogeys on the final day of the Bermuda Championship. Power, who is battling to earn a tour card for next season, had four bogeys in the ...

McCarthy arriving at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Gary Carr / INPHO “It was cool training against the senior squad. It was kind of funny. Obviously, I idolised Johnny. I thought I was being friendly ...