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New Delaney attack on Fifa throws spotlight back onto FAI

New Delaney attack on Fifa throws spotlight back onto FAI

When John Delaney waded into the controversy surrounding Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s position...

Business of Sport: Keane with plenty to prove after another stormy year

Business of Sport: Keane with plenty to prove after another stormy year

As 2014 closes with Roy Keane still immersed in the national psyche, history has taught us to exp...

Hot Towell is the exception to a hard rule

Hot Towell is the exception to a hard rule

Too often, young Irish players are hoovered up and spat out by English clubs

League of Ireland still battling its demons

League of Ireland still battling its demons

The Players Football Association of Ireland claims that some of its members receive less than the national minimum wage.

After the ball

After the ball

They leave Ireland as heroes, but those boys whose football dreams don’t come true find themselves ‘washed up’ by their late teens, writes John Fallon.

Domestic woes leave LoI’s players with little to cheer

Domestic woes leave LoI’s players with little to cheer

Falling attendance and plunging prize money will result in many League of Ireland players facing the prospect of Christmas on the dole, writes John Fallon

Time to blow the whistle on League of Ireland short-termism

Time to blow the whistle on League of Ireland short-termism

Leadership, investment and a vision for the future are what the League of Ireland needs if it is to see an upturn in its fortunes

O’Neill’s French fancy has one cloud on the horizon

O’Neill’s French fancy has one cloud on the horizon

Uncertainty over the future of Ireland manager and Roy Keane is overshadowing Euro 2016

Ireland hungry for a slice of Uefa’s cash pie

Ireland hungry for a slice of Uefa’s cash pie

With 24 nations competing next summer in France, the cash on offer has rocketed to a prize fund of €300 million

FAI debts stand at €51.2m as squad faces daunting task

FAI debts stand at €51.2m as squad faces daunting task

Accounts suggest hard-to-fill Aviva is more a revenue traffic jam than a cash-cow toll bridge.

Tangled tale of Jack and the green talk

Tangled tale of Jack and the green talk

Our precarious position in the international rankings may count against Aston Villa’s teenage star Jack Grealish opting to line out for Ireland.

Business of Sport: The song, the spin, the story

Business of Sport: The song, the spin, the story

After his latest public relations disaster, the embattled John Delaney is now running out of lives, writes John Fallon

As debts mount, FAI pins hopes on getting to Euro 2016

As debts mount, FAI pins hopes on getting to Euro 2016

Poor attendances and disgruntled fans have ensured the guaranteed €12 million prize of qualification is more vital than ever

Return of Duff will bring bounce to the League of Ireland

Return of Duff will bring bounce to the League of Ireland

Returning stars may dispel apathy among football fans, but for how long, wonders John Fallon

Business of Sport: Roche lets her feet do the talking

Business of Sport: Roche lets her feet do the talking

Stephanie Roche’s goal has catapulted her to world fame on merit, writes John Fallon