Séamus Coleman reveals he confronted referee over decisions – The Irish Times
Pain and heartbreak all over again. Familiar emotions were shared between the Republic of Ireland players and 2,700…
Portugal flexed their star power and the referee duly obliged – The Irish Times
There’s a particular pattern that keeps recurring throughout the last few years of Cristiano Ronaldo’s career. You’re watching…
Portuguese media get stuck into Ireland and what else we learned from defeat in Lisbon – The Irish Times
Portuguese media have some harsh truths for Ireland The stats don’t read fantastically for Ireland, two shots compared…
If we wanted to give Ireland a slap after Yerevan, after Lisbon you just wanted to give them a hug – The Irish Times
Has any international fixture involving an Irish team filled the nation with as much scared-witless-dread as this one?…
Kelleher and O’Brien stand out in narrow defeat – The Irish Times
Portugal 1 Rep of Ireland 0CaoimhÃn Kelleher (Brentford) We do not deserve CaoimhÃn Kelleher. If Packie Bonner’s Italia…
Portugal v Republic of Ireland, World Cup qualifier, minute-by-minute updates
5mins Portugal win another corner. But it comes to nothing. 4mins The Fields of Athenry rings out from…
World Cup qualifying – The Irish Times
Here is Gavin Cummiskey’s match preview: “Time is against the Republic of Ireland. Thirty-two days is not enough…
Whatever about a miracle, Ireland must strive to siphon measure of respectability from Lisbon
Portugal jogged through their final preparations in the shadow of Estádio Nacional, the scene of Lisbon Lions lore,…
Roberto Martinez heaps praise on Séamus Coleman ahead of Ireland clash – The Irish Times
Portugal manager Roberto Martinez is reunited with one of his former players, 36-year-old defender Séamus Coleman, a meeting…
The night Matt Holland earned Ireland a vital point away to Portugal – The Irish Times
The Republic of Ireland have played away in Portugal seven times in their history, and their record is…
Ireland and Leinster need to turn things around – The Irish Times
As we inch ever closer to Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Portugal in Lisbon, there’s a chance that…
Finn Azaz urges Ireland to respond after Armenia shock
Contrition and bullishness, not the most natural of bedfellows, have been the order of the day as the…