John O’Shea calls time on 19-year playing career
Former Manchester United defender John O’Shea will retire after the final match of the Sky Bet Championship season on Sunday, his club Reading have announced.
Republic of Ireland
Neymar handed three-match ban by UEFA for VAR rant after PSG-Man Utd tie
Neymar has been hit with a three-match European ban by UEFA for his expletive social media post about the penalty awarded to Manchester United in their Champions League victory over Paris St Germain last month.
Republic of Ireland should join the Commonwealth, DUP MP says
DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told the Fine Gael party conference he would like to see Ireland join the Commonwealth.
Southgate backs Rice after midfielder apologises for old social media posts
Declan Rice has apologised for old social media posts he made as a teenager which appeared to support the IRA, with manager Gareth Southgate saying they are “not representative” of what the England new boy believes.
Rice sorry for old social posts ahead of possible England debut
New England midfielder Declan Rice has apologised for old social media posts he made as a teenager which appear to support the IRA.
James Collins eager to make most of Ireland call-up
James Collins has come a long way since the darkest day of his career to date.
Rice has shown personality, character and leadership, says Southgate
Gareth Southgate insists Declan Rice’s club form warranted his first England call-up – but has made no guarantees to the West Ham midfielder after he switched international allegiances.
West Ham midfielder Rice named in England squad
Newly-eligible Declan Rice was the only new face in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for this month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Irish foreign minister warns against optimism over ‘difficult’ Brexit talks
Ireland’s foreign minister has warned against optimism over difficult Brexit negotiations between Brussels and London.
Irish government assured over power outage fears from no-deal Brexit
The Irish Environment Minister has assured a government committee that they are not anticipating blackouts or power outages on either side of the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit.