Balbriggan put on a show with Prosper Fingal
The event ran well and is part of an FAI/Fingal County Council Football For All plan for the area. Each centre now has links to their local Grassroots club - Skerries Town FC, Swords Celtic FC,...
View ArticlePREVIEW | WU17 v Slovakia
The Round Two qualifiers begin on Wednesday under the floodlights at 19:00 in Tallaght Stadium. James Scott’s squad takes on Slovakia in the first of three games coming up this week. Supporters are...
View ArticleREPORT | Ireland U20s 0-1 Ireland Amateurs
Malahide United’s Glen Daly scored the game’s only goal in the first half of an even encounter in Whitehall, Dublin. The game concluded a three-day camp for the Under-20s which was used as an...
View ArticleIreland & UK Submit 'Expression of Interest' to host UEFA EURO 2028
The EOI submission, an important step in UEFA’s bidding process for EURO 2028, follows a feasibility study which evaluated the hosting opportunities and local benefits of organising major international...
View ArticleFAI confirms joint entry to UEFA EURO 2028 bid process
Welcoming this morning’s news, FAI President Gerry McAnaney said: “We are delighted to confirm that the Expression of Interest from the FAI and our fellow Associations in Northern Ireland, England,...
View ArticleDunne & Talbot join up for Belgium & Lithuania
Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers will return to his club after he picked up a minor strain and Blackburn Rovers defender Darragh Lenihan has also returned to his parent club following an injury...
View ArticleStatSports become official Republic of Ireland partner
• STATSports, the world’s leading company in GPS performance data, have today been announced as an official partner of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI)• The Republic of Ireland have used and...
View ArticleREPORT | WU17 1-1 Slovakia
James Scott's team controlled the game from the off, with Michaela Lawrence and Orlaith O’Mahony dictating things in the middle of the pitch. After a fantastic solo run in the 18th minute, Lia O’Leary...
View ArticleREPORT | Portugal MU17 4-1 Ireland MU17
Mark O’Mahony continued his excellent goalscoring exploits with a typical poachers finish that gave Ireland hope in the second half but ultimately goals from Joao Veloso, Jose Rodrigues, Rodrigo...
View ArticleSQUAD UPDATE | Burns, Phillips and McEntee join U21s squad
The three players trained with the squad at Abbotstown yesterday with Burns and Phillips joining the U21s from the U20s group that had been in for a three-day training camp earlier this week.Ireland...
View ArticleREPORT | England MU19 3-1 Ireland MU19
Dane Scarlett gave England the lead early on, and despite James Abankwah's equaliser for Ireland, it was Chuckwuemeka's brace that secured the victory.Scarlett put England ahead in the 5th minute with...
View ArticleBristol City keeper Max O'Leary called into Ireland squad
Illness has forced Portsmouth goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu to withdraw as O'Leary joins Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher and Bohemians stopper James Talbot in Stephen Kenny’s squad.The 26-year-old,...
View ArticleThe Callum Robinson Interview - FAITV Special
We look back on that week in Azerbaijan, his hat-trick against Qatar, the Irish CR7 and what he hopes to achieve in future with Ireland.He also singles out a particular Ireland player after his role in...
View ArticlePREVIEW | WU17 v Finland
The Girls in Green will face Finland in an important fixture in their quest to top the qualifying group. This will be Ireland’s second game in Round 2 following a hard-earned 1-1 draw against Slovakia...
View ArticlePREVIEW | Republic of Ireland v Belgium
Stephen Kenny's side come into the game on the back of their impressive 3-0 win over Luxembourg and the 0-0 draw against Portugal back in November. Match DetailsFixture: Republic of Ireland v Belgium...
View ArticleREPORT | Ireland MU17 2-3 Finland MU17
Cork City forward Franco Umeh had twice to give Ireland the lead in this crucial Group 8 clash but ultimately Finland battled back and finishes from Julio Freitas Von Hellens and substitutes Lauri...
View ArticleREPORT | WU17 1-2 Finland
With the clock ticking into added time, James Scott's team were leading 1-0 but two late finishes from Finland swung the contest back in their favour and they took the three points.Ireland fought back...
View ArticleREPORT | Republic of Ireland 2-2 Belgium
Michy Batshuayi opened the scoring as he controlled the ball on the left side then after cutting onto his right foot, to fire a high curling effort beyond the outstretched Caoimhin Kelleher.Shortly...
View ArticleMINI HIGHLIGHTS | Ireland 2-2 Belgium
The No.1 ranked side in the world came to Dublin but were denied the victory after a spirited performance saw Chiedozie Ogbene and Alan Browne net for the home side.Ogbene's first-half overhead kick...
View ArticleREPORT | Ireland MU19 1-4 Portugal MU19
The result doesn't paint the full picture, with Ireland leading Portugal until the 78th minute thanks to Johnny Kenny's first-half strike. But their hardwork was undone by four goals in the second...
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