Former Sligo Rovers and Motherwell manager Ian Baraclough has been named the new Northern Ireland International manager after the departure of Michael O'Neill. Baraclough was the Northern Irish u21s manager before his promotion today and has been handed an 18 month deal. With Sligo Rovers Baraclough won the Premier Division title, FAI
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Former Shamrock Rovers boss Michael O’Neill leaves his post as Northern Ireland manager
The Irish FA have announced that due to fixture rescheduling Michael O'Neill has parted ways with Northern Ireland amicably. Speaking to the IFA website the former Rovers manager said: "After careful consideration and following discussions with the Irish FA I feel it is only fair that now is the right time for
Alan Mannus to re-sign for Shamrock Rovers
Republic of Ireland to face Northern Ireland in friendly
The Republic of Ireland will face Northern Ireland in a friendly fixture at the Aviva Stadium on November 15th (Thursday). The game will kick off at 7.45pm. The two countries last met in 2011 in the Nations Cup when the Republic won 5-0 at the Aviva Stadium. Speaking on the official Northern Ireland
Could we not do an O’Neill swap?
Opinion piece: Brian Quigley If only Michael and Martin O’Neill could just swap jobs. The football community down here would get an Irish man in charge who has managed successfully in the League of Ireland [with Shamrock Rovers], has a proven track record of getting the most out of limited resources
Derry City’s Rory Holden signs for Bristol City
Derry City's Rory Holden has signed for Championship side Bristol City. Holden has featured 16 times for the CandyStripes over the last two seasons including League of Ireland and Europa League fixtures. The 20 year old leaves Derry for an undisclosed fee (rumoured to be in the region of £300k) and has
Limerick sign Joe Crowe on loan
Ian Baraclough is set to be named as the new Northern Ireland u21’s manager
Former Sligo Rovers boss Ian Baraclough is set to be named the Northern Ireland u21’s manager in the next few days. According to a report in The Times, the current Oldham assistant manager was interviewed by current Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill for the role. The Leicester man led Sligo Rovers to