“I have seen definite progress,” says McCarthy of this Ireland squad ahead of Saturday’s qualifier against Hungary at the ...

IRELAND assistant Paddy McCarthy believes the key to success against Hungary is to stop them taking shots from outside the ...

"My expectation is we're going to be in America next year." Words from Ireland assistant coach Paddy McCarthy, uttered with ...

PADDY McCARTHY smiles as he recalls the 2002 World Cup. The Ireland coach has fond memories of the football showpiece in South Korea and Japan. He said: “Oh, my memory of that World Cup is ...

As third seeds and ranked 60th in Fifa’s standings, Ireland are outsiders to end their decade-long tournament drought but ...

Assistant coach confident Ireland’s current crop of players can repeat World Cup heroics of the past Paddy McCarthy is confident Ireland can qualify for next year's World Cup finals. Photo: Mike ...

Occasionally Hallgrímsson opens up his laptop to give us a glimpse of what he’s been working on. After the squad announcement ...

Southern Gaels copper-fastened their place in the semi-finals of the Westmeath intermediate hurling championship at a ...

6.15pm Welcome one and all to our liveblog on a huge night for Irish football. My name is Andrew Horgan and I am currently in ...

Crystal Palace coach Paddy McCarthy is part of Heimir Hallgrimsson's coaching team and he believes Ireland can qualify for ...

"It feels like the jersey is too heavy for some players," said Heimir Hallgrimsson, following Ireland's 2-0 home defeat to ...