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    McClean Part Of Traps Euro 2012 Army
    Share Trap will be praying he selected the right squad Months of speculation was ended today over whether or not new Irish sensation James McClean would be taken to Poznan with the rest of the boys in green, as Giovanni Trapattoni today named a 23 man squad at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. This will also be the same squad choosen for the friendly international against Bosnia...
    by at May 7th, 2012 at 05:05 pm
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    A Sporting Icon – Jim Stynes Loses Brave Battle
    Share Football legend Jim Stynes has died after a long and brave battle with cancer. He was just 45. It marks the end of the extraordinary two-and-a-half year health battle shared far more openly than anybody could have expected. But his inspiring fight for life came to an end in private and as he would have wanted – with wife Sam and children Matisse and Tiernan...
    by at March 19th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
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    World of Football Prays As Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba Taken To Hospital
    Share The world of football is praying for Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba, who collapsed during his sides FA Cup game with Spurs at White Hart Lane today. He was treated on the pitch for five minutes, before being rushed off on a stretcher and straight to hospital. Referee Howard Webb make a quick decision to abandon the game which was 1-1 at the time. Its understood Bolton...
    by at March 17th, 2012 at 07:03 pm
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    Shambles In Twickers As Ireland Choke On Paddy’s Day
    Share England 30 – 9 Ireland It has to be said, there is nothing worse on our national holiday than having the old enemy England getting on over on us, thats whats happened this evening as England cemented their overall 6 Nations finish in second with a very convincing win over Ireland on the last day of the campaign. With Wales picking up the Grandslam earlier...
    by at March 17th, 2012 at 06:03 pm
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    Ireland Count Cost of Draw In Paris
    Share Conor Murray in pain in Paris The Irish rugby management have been left counting the cost of Ireland’s draw against France in Paris at the weekend in the RBS Six Nations. It emerged yesterday that captain Paul O Connell and scrumhalf Conor Murray were the worst of the walking wounded after Paris, Murray came off in the 59th minute after falling awkwardly on...
    by at March 6th, 2012 at 03:03 pm
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    Les Verts Throw It Away Against Les Blues
    Share France 17 – 17 Ireland Ill discipline, poor handling, bad decision making, wrong selections, throwing it away; those words are becoming used too much lately in describing the Irish rugby team. This afternoon Ireland threw away to the dogs what would have been a famous victory in Paris after being in a fantastic position against a really poor French side, In...
    by at March 4th, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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    Derry Sink Bohs In League Opener
    Share Derry City 1 – 0 Bohemians Derry City have defeated Bohemians in Sportspeak’s feature Airtricity League match on the opening night of the brand new season. Stephen McLaughlin, who played his socks off tonight scored 10 minutes after the break after a wonderful cross into the box from Simon Madden, there was no way Bohs keeper Craig Sexton was getting...
    by at March 2nd, 2012 at 11:03 pm
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    No Doyle Or Fahy In Traps Team
    Share Shane Long was given the nod to start alongside Robbie Keane Shane Long was given the nod to start alongside Robbie Keane. Kevin Doyle and Keith Fahy have been left out of Giovanni Trapattoni’s starting 11 to face Czech Republic tomorrow night in the Aviva Stadium. The pair both forced out due to injury but they had been training this week and Trap said today...
    by at February 28th, 2012 at 06:02 pm
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    Rovers Favourites To Do 3 In a Row As Airtricity League Swings Back Into Action
    Share For Airtricity League fanatics like myself this Friday has been too long coming, it will see the beginning of the new Airtricity League season and already the defending champions under new management are favourites to win the league and doing yet another 3 in a row, a fate achieved back from 1983/84 until the 1985/86 season on their way to the famous 4 in a row. However...
    by at February 27th, 2012 at 08:02 pm
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    Far From Convincing Ireland See Off Strong Azzuri
    Share FT: Ireland 42 – 10 Italy Ireland have their RBS Six Nations campaign back on track with a 42 points to 10 win over Italy in the Aviva Stadium this afternoon. But despite a 34 point swing on the board after 80 minute’s, it was far from convincing from Declan Kidneys men, but the important thing is, Ireland will go to Paris with plenty of confidence. Italy...
    by at February 25th, 2012 at 03:02 pm