Football
Wednesday
10 Sep 2025
Match Report
Disappointment for Athlone Town in Europa Cup qualifier away to Glasgow City
Women’s Premier Division champions fall to 3-0 defeat in first leg.
a broken team
'It’s honestly tough to see the light' - Hallgrimsson sums up Irish football's latest rock bottom
in detail
'You haven't seen the worst of it' - FAI eyes open to decline but no plans to sack Hallgrímsson
Former Shamrock Rovers CEO John Martin accepts director of football job at a time when Irish football knows its problems but cannot fund recovery.
On Home Ground
'That's Michael summed up' - Crawford can't help but gush over Ireland U21 match-winner Noonan
Under fire
Why sacking the Ireland manager now wouldn't sit right
Tuesday’s 2-1 loss in Armenia has seriously damaged Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side’s hopes of reaching the World Cup.
Tuesday
9 Sep 2025
Grim
A galling defeat that goes down in the record books as Ireland's worst in history
Evan Ferguson scored again but it meant nothing for the Boys in Green, and that is now something we may have to get used to.
the lowest moment
Ireland's World Cup dreams crushed after debacle in Armenia
Ireland fell to a hideous 2-1 defeat in Yerevan, one of the worst results in their history.
statement
'Something we cannot and will not accept' - Athlone Town respond to departing manager's comments
The 42FM
Is it realistic to expect Ireland to qualify for a World Cup?
Gavin joins Sinéad from Yerevan ahead of this evening’s must-win World Cup qualifier vs Armenia. If the Boys in Green claim three points, can a generation of Irish fans who missed out on Italia 90 and Saipan dare to dream of seeing their nation on the biggest stage?
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match preview
Ireland cannot repeat past failures in must-win clash against Armenia
Having kept their qualification hopes alive with a 2-2 draw against Hungary, Ireland must now return from Yerevan with a win.
Monday
8 Sep 2025
steady as she goes
Scotland stay on course for World Cup qualification after beating Belarus behind closed doors
