Beyond the wild green yonder

Once more the Republic of Ireland are faced with the sting of the has-been tale, as the Boys in Green count the losses following last week’s 5-1 hammering to Denmark at the Aviva Stadium. The result; which sharpens a rough qualification campaign from the Irish, means that by Qatar 2022 it will be twenty years…

Last Week in History (Oct. 29th)

23rd of October Lightning round of history – ON THIS DAY IN… 42BCE: Mark Antony & Octavian defeat Brutus army; in the aftermath the latter commits suicide. 1911: Airplanes were first used in war during the Italo-Turkish War. 1915: Approximately 33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) for women’s suffrage. 1917: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better…