Oh my word. What just happened? Here, SportsJOE rate all XI Ireland starters plus the subs from their 3-2 win in Hungary, which sends them to the World Cup qualifying play-offs next spring. Follow all the action and biggest stories from Ireland’s clash in Budapest here. Best Irish betting offers – 18+, BeGambleAware Caoimhín Kelleher […]

2 months ago

Every Ireland player rated at the Aviva Republic of Ireland earned their first win in 2026 World Cup Qualifying, scraping past 10-man Armenia 1-0 thanks to Evan Ferguson’s second-half goal. Before the match, Heimir Hallgrimsson said he’d take a ‘sh***y 1-0 win’, and his wishes came true at the Aviva with another under-par showing, this […]

3 months ago

We’ll get grief for saying this, but stranger things have happened in football It’s all over. Apparently. The obituary for Ireland’s World Cup campaign was being written at half time on the first match day while 2-0 down to Hungary. It was put back into drafts following an unlikely 2–2 draw, but quickly picked back […]

4 months ago

They say football is a game of two halves… Republic of Ireland got their World Cup qualifying campaign under way with a heroic 2-2 draw against Hungary at the Aviva Staidum on Saturday. Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side were 2-0 down in the first half, but goals from Evan Ferguson and Adam Idah earned them a valuable […]

4 months ago

More football rule changes look to be imminent After Gaelic football was turned on its head in 2025 with the introduction of the two-point arc, we could see more changes sooner rather than later. Jim Gavin, chairman of the Football Review Committee, revealed in July that the GAA would be trialling a few more rules […]

5 months ago

Surely a few will be caught out by this… League of Ireland fans will see a new law introduced to punish goalkeepers who hold onto the ball for too long from this Friday. Due to new laws being introduced by IFAB, the international body for the laws of football, a corner kick will be awarded […]

6 months ago

A legacy completely tarnished Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has pleaded guilty to 10 charges of defrauding individuals by falsely claiming he had cancer in order to obtain money. The 54-year-old entered the guilty pleas during an appearance at Ireland’s Circuit Court, where he had been scheduled to go on trial. Carey, a five-time All-Ireland […]

6 months ago