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S John Fallon

S John Fallon

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In looking for the way forward, Irish football should look to Denmark

11.02.2026 10

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Caulfield's nous always gives Galway a fighting chance of being on the money

04.02.2026 8

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Stephen McPhail has well and truly earned his thanks 

24.12.2025 10

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World Cup dream comes at a cost for Irish fans

17.12.2025 7

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Clean-living Gaffney proves there’s life in late bloomers yet

03.12.2025 10

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American pipedream typifies misplaced FAI priorities

12.11.2025 10

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How Irish clubs are set to spend academy funding

23.10.2025 10

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Government funding allows Ireland to dream of regular finals qualification

08.10.2025 20

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A look ahead to the busiest month of the Irish football calendar

02.10.2025 10

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FAI need to face Leinster House questions head on

24.09.2025 10

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FAI can bemoan timing misfortune but sometimes you make your own bad luck

17.09.2025 10

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Latest Gunner Victor facing uphill task to break mould

27.08.2025 10

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Listening rather than lecturing got FAI out of sticky summer

13.08.2025 10

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Uefa's expansion makes LOI progression the expected norm

06.08.2025 10

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Influenced by Pep and Jimmy, Brian Barry-Murphy plots his course at Cardiff

30.07.2025 20

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One year in for Heimir, the second will shape his Ireland future

23.07.2025 9

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Heroic hurlers magnifies malaise of Cork City

09.07.2025 10

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Few will rival Damien Duff's legacy of promoting League of Ireland

25.06.2025 10

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Busy summer transfer window beckons for Irish players

11.06.2025 10

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League of Ireland mid-season report card

04.06.2025 10

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 Will LOI third tier add value or drain scarce resources?

28.05.2025 10

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Exodus proves FAI must match right candidates for top jobs

21.05.2025 10

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Billionaire's LOI playground a tough code for Cork City to crack

14.05.2025 10

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No harm for the greater good in Damien Duff's brush with Stephen Bradley

07.05.2025 10

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Notable achievements will mean nothing to Katie McCabe without silverware

30.04.2025 10

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Irish football will survive after Marc Canham’s FAI stopover

23.04.2025 10

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Academy funding not immune from prevailing economic gusts

16.04.2025 10

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Trade war looming as factions unify to oppose summer soccer

09.04.2025 10

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Playoff win can't disguise Ireland's threadbare midfield options

26.03.2025 7

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Chasm between international and domestic is Hallgrímsson's to bridge

12.03.2025 10

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Distorted look of table may smooth into a more expected divide

05.03.2025 8

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Steady rather than spectacular start places Robbie Keane in good stead

05.02.2025 20

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Converted centre-back in Ireland midfield could be here to stay

29.01.2025 10

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FAI on back foot in Colin Healy debacle

22.01.2025 10

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Million-plus transfers finally a League of Ireland reality

15.01.2025 10

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Portents for women's Euro failure visible from start

11.12.2024 10

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