The former Iceland manager handed a first start to Leicester City’s McAteer and he rewarded the faith shown by his manager by netting the opening goal in Dublin. Hallgrimsson said the 23-year-old put in a “really good performance” on his maiden international start. “He showed a lot of confidence, took players on and got the...
Northern Ireland will face Iceland in the Women’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs while the Republic of Ireland were drawn against Belgium. The Republic of Ireland are in the play-offs after being edged out for top spot in Group B2 and Northern Ireland are hoping to reach the top tier for the first time after finishing...
Retiring defender Louise Quinn said she gave “every bit” of herself to the Republic of Ireland squad after making her final international appearance in the Women’s Nations League win over Slovenia. The hosts in Cork needed to win by four goals to secure top spot and automatic promotion to League A but Saoirse Noonan’s early...
Republic of Ireland forward Emily Murphy said you “dream” of goals like her late winner over Turkey after her first international goal secured a dramatic comeback victory as the race for top spot in Group B2 goes down to the final fixture. It was not going according to plan for Carla Ward’s side, who needed...
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says he is hopeful Seamus Coleman will return for the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, but insists his future is “for him to decide”. Everton defender Coleman, 36, pulled out of the squad for next month’s friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg after sustaining a thigh injury. Coleman managed just...
Sadio Mane will miss Senegal’s friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and England after asking to be excused for the games. Read full article at source...
Uefa says Euro 2028 joint-hosts England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland will have to come through qualifying to participate in the competition. Nine venues across the four home nations will stage the 24-team tournament. Unlike previous Euros that have seen the hosts qualify automatically, Uefa has had to alter its protocols given the...
John Joe Patrick Finn is a 21-year-old midfielder. Born in Madrid, he has a Galway father and grandparents from Mayo. Having spent time in the Real Madrid academy, he joined the Getafe academy in 2018 and made his La Liga debut aged 17 in December 2020. In October 2021, he made his debut for the...
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has reported three alleged incidents of racism in a Republic of Ireland Under-15s match. The Republic were playing the United Arab Emirates at the Torneo Delle Nazioni tournament in Italy on Thursday. Archie Quinn scored twice in a 2-0 win, but the FAI says three separate comments, made to...
Republic of Ireland defender Louise Quinn has announced her retirement from the game. The 34-year-old accumulated 121 international caps, making her debut in a friendly against Poland in February 2008. Quinn scored 16 senior international goals, 15 of which were headers, and played every minute of her country’s historic first appearance at the 2023 Women’s...
The Dominican Republic says it has arrested more than 130 Haitian women and children on the first day of a crackdown of undocumented migrants in Santo Domingo’s hospitals. Many of the women arrested on Monday were pregnant and others had recently given birth. The crackdown is part of the government’s plan announced last year to...
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Will Grant Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent Reporting from Santo Domingo Getty Images Maximo Peña had been coming to the Jet Set nightclub every single Monday for the past 30 years. This week, excited to see a concert by the popular Dominican singer Rubby Pérez, he took his wife and his sister. Now all...
“But, for me, two wins were massively important and that is huge for us going into the final two games.” The result at Tallaght sealed consecutive victories over Greece as the Republic of Ireland remain in second in Group B2, three points behind leaders Slovenia. “This is a group that is loving to learn. They...
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News National Police Rescue workers have freed dozens of people from the collapsed building At least 13 people have died after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Many more are injured and rescue workers are still working to free people from the rubble. It is not yet clear...