With the stakes raised, all roads lead to the Aviva Stadium for the next stage of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dreams, as the Boys in Green prepare to take on Denmark for a place at next summer’s showpiece tournament. After a helter skelter group, which saw the Republic see off Austria, Georgia and…
Yesterday afternoon I had the once in a lifetime chance to meet the Irish national team. I was in a cauldron of emotion: my hands were rattling like the goal nets, my mind was a whitewash of wants and wishes, and with each passing moment things were becoming more real. Right here before us were our…
Recently RTÉ and the BBC NI commissioned a poll from Amarach research for a joint Prime Time/Nolan Live programme on a united Ireland. The poll found the following when asked if they would like to see a United Ireland in their Lifetime. Republic of Ireland Yes 66% No 14% Don’t Know 20% Northern Ireland Yes…
CORK, IRELAND If you find it cold today, there is one man responsible for it: Jonathan Walters, as his stellar performance against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Dublin last night made Roy Keane smile which itself caused hell to freeze over. Today Stoke forward Jonathan Walters was declared the greatest footballer ever to grace the pitch by a…