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Pain in Grenoble but hope for Irish as play-offs loom
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward reacts with pride to the World Cup qualifying campaign as her side fall just short of an automatic place at next year's tournament.
June 9, 2026The girl group who've sold out venues and toured the world - without releasing a record
The all-female supergroup has sold out venues across the UK and Ireland, toured stadiums with Ed Sheeran, and built a global following - all without releasing a debut record.
May 16, 2026Another year, another controversy for Eurovision - but fans are sticking by it
Fans are grappling with how to react to the withdrawal of Spain, Ireland and others over Israel's participation.
May 9, 2026Claire's closes 154 stores with loss of 1,300 jobs
All of the chain's standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.
April 27, 2026NI fuel protesters 'stand in solidarity' with Irish counterparts
A convoy of vans, lorries, tractors, and even a limousine took part in a slow moving protest around the town centre on Saturday afternoon.
April 11, 2026Irish police push back fuel protesters at oil refinery
Demonstrations due to high prices caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran are affecting traffic on several roads.
April 11, 2026Fuel prices begin to fall in Ireland after excise duty cuts
The excise duty has been dropped by 20 cent on a litre of diesel and by 15 cent for petrol until the end of May.
March 25, 2026'Wonderfully different' Pollock ready to fire up England
"Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland.
February 20, 2026Lions tour 'no excuse' for loss of form - Furlong
Ireland tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong feels it is "much of an excuse" for players to use last summer's the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia as a reason for any dip in form.
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Carla Ward names 25-player squad for World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and France
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND head coach Carla Ward has named a familiar 25-player squad for the upcoming 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Netherlands and France. Jessie Stapleton and Hayley Nolan bot
‘This is winner takes all. Everyone's beatable’ - Ireland’s French test for World Cup utopia
CARLA WARD SIGNED off with a simple message on Friday night. “Everyone’s beatable. Let’s fucking go.” A famous 3-2 win over Netherlands at Páirc Uí Chaoimh had set up a straight shootout against Fra
'It would be one of the biggest stories in world football'
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND head coach Carla Ward says the pressure is off as her side look to write “one of the biggest stories in world football”. Ireland face heavyweights France in Grenoble on Tuesday, w
Republic of Ireland one win away from World Cup dream
Tuesday, 9 June 2026 08:27 By Killian Murphy X
Gavin Cooney: Ireland can pull off astonishing World Cup qualification if they beat France
The latest crucible for Irish football’s World Cup dreams: Grenoble, clustered at the foot of the French Alps and swamped by a sticky heat beneath sheer, dandruffed peaks. Carla Ward and her women’s
Pain in Grenoble but hope for Irish as play-offs loom
Katie McCabe was dejected at full-time as Republic of Ireland missed the chance to qualify automatically for a second successive World Cup Three wins and three defeats to finish third in their World
Lions tour 'no excuse' for loss of form - Furlong
Furlong won his 83rd cap for Ireland in last week's victory over Italy Ireland tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong feels it is "not much of an excuse" for players to use last summer's the British and Irish