After a seven year construction, the new Lansdowne Road stadium hosted its first football match last night (Wednesday) with a Manchester United goal-fest.
Even though the sparking new stadium had officially opened with an under 20 interprovincial rugby clash days earlier, the arrival of the world’s most famous football club out put the venue on the [...]

Former Collingwood star Martin Clarke led Down to an inspired 1-16 to 1-10 win over Kerry in their GAA Football Championship quarter-final clash at Croke Park. Clarke controlled the game for long stretches, contributing to many of his side’s scores and posting a 0-04 tally himself.
Down stunned the Sam Maguire Cup holders with a goal [...]

He’s the pin-up boy of Australian football but only FIFA bureaucracy denied Tim Cahill the chance to play for the Republic of Ireland, it has emerged.
Despite having been born in Australia, Cahill first played international football at the under-17 level for Samoa when he was just 14.
Back in 2002, when the Republic of Ireland qualified [...]

The Republic of Ireland were out of luck once again as an own goal from Keith Andrews set Brazil on their way to a 2-0 victory at Emirates Stadium in London last night.
With the heartbreak of the Henry incident just beginning to fade away, there was more misfortune in this glamour friendly against the five-time [...]

by Irish Echo Staff
Irish hopes of a World Cup reprieve have been dashed with both FIFA and the French Football Federation insisting there will be no replay of the controversial play-off against France.
France striker Thierry Henry thinks the “fairest solution” would be to replay the match following his handball in the build-up to the vital [...]

The global Irish football family is inconsolable after a blatant hand ball by French superstar Thierry Henry created a goal for Arsenal’s William Gallus that put Ireland out of the World Cup.
The French goal came in the second period of extra time after Robbie Keane had fired Ireland back into contention with a fine goal [...]