Even the most optimistic of Irish fans would’ve been forgiven for writing off not only our chances of getting a result away to Portugal but also our chances of securing 2nd spot to take us to the playoffs before this game. Despite the defeat, this performance may just lift a few heads ahead of Tuesday’s…

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The Boy’s in green will travel to Lisbon to face European giant’s Portugal in their third match of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Last Time Out: Portugal overcame Hungary 3 – 2 in the Puskas Arena in Budapest with goals from Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo. Ireland had a shock defeat away to Armenia,…

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Ireland were outplayed all over the park in yet another defeat which highlights our ever growing ‘minnow’ status. The narrative being written heading into this camp from fans, journalists, players but in particular the manager was one of confidence that this could be our year. None more so than Heimir Halgrímsson who seemed to think…

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Heimir Halgrímsson and his Irish players have been very bullish this week in looking ahead to what already could feels like a campaign deciding game against Hungary at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening. Ryan Manning, Chiedozie Ogbene and Caoimhin Kelleher just a few to have echoed their manager’s viewpoint that this is a must…

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