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While Cristiano Ronaldo was busy banging in his 100th and 101st goals for Portugal, over in France both Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann were also reaching their own international goalscoring milestones. As Didier Deschamps side came from behind to earn a convincing 4-2 victory over Croatia, Chelsea forward Giroud took …

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo added to his already impressive collection of stats on Tuesday evening, the Portugal international netting his 100th – and then 101st – international goal. In true CR7 style, the former Real Madrid man netted his centenary goal with a glorious free-kick, before adding another spectacular effort …

Four months on from Italia 90, the euphoria of Ireland’s World Cup odyssey still simmering down, Jack Charlton appeared on RTE’s The Late Late Show, that staple of Irish television since 1962.  The late Gay Byrne, perhaps the only figure in modern Irish society who could compete with Charlton’s iconic …

The Topographical Dictionary of Ireland comes in two volumes and was created by Samuel Lewis in 1837 to illustrate the local history of the Country. In his writing, Lewis describes the village of Feakle in Co. Clare ‘as presenting, throughout, a succession of mountain and valley, including the extensive and …

In February 1985 BBC presenter Janice Long stood in Elstree Studios and announced to the watching public ‘Okay! If you have taste, you will appreciate that ‘Meat is Murder’ is the best album around at the minute… The Smiths’. As the Top of the Pops cameraman turned to the stage, …

“I had prayed to God that this thing was fiction.” – Colonel William Wilson, a combat veteran who investigated the massacre at My Lai. Between the 4-14 November 1967, eight national football teams battled to be champions of The South Vietnam Independence Cup in war-torn Saigon. Against the backdrop of …

For such a small nation, the Republic of Ireland have pulled off some extraordinary wins over the past four decades. Here are six of the best. Brazil, 1-0 – International friendly, 1987 Yes, it was ‘only’ a friendly, but this result went a long way to instilling the confidence in …

Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has left his role ahead of schedule, making way for Stephen Kenny to take over the job.  McCarthy, a former manager of Sunderland and Wolves, was hired by the FAI in 2018 to take charge of the team for the Euro 2020 campaign, with Kenny …

“We crowded round the table with our money in our hands, I landed on the other side without a penny in my pants. Woke up in the toilet when we got to Holyhead…” – Shane MacGowan, Boat Train. In 1963 brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward purchased a farmhouse in the …

Phil Foden is set to be included in the senior England squad for the first time for this month’s friendly fixtures against Italy and Denmark following the youngster’s Man of the Match performance in the Carabao Cup final. The Manchester City midfielder is regarded as one of the finest young …