Alan Mannus will be rejoining Shamrock Rovers on July 1st 2018. The former Linfield player left St Johnstone this week and it was expected he was to return to the League of Ireland. The 35 year old has eight caps for Northern Ireland and featured 69 times for Shamrock Rovers in his
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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