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Countdown
to our Seventh Annual Charity Quiz Night
As we enter another New Year, preparations for our Seventh Annual Charity Quiz Night are in full swing. We anticipate another evening of tension filled drama as members and guests battle to lift the Quiz Champions title. Our General Club Meeting is set for 7.30pm on Friday 3 February 2012, to be followed shortly afterwards by the Quiz Event. The usual Charity Raffle will take place during the evening and we invite members and guests to join us for another night of unbridled drama with the proceeds going to our nominated charity for this year - Aisling - Return to Ireland Project. Entry Fee is £10 for each two member team and individuals are very much encouraged to attend as the organising committee will ensure participation for all. Midlands
FA Cup contests for Irish on Saturday...28/01/2012
Two FA Cup fourth round contests are set to feature several Irish candidates on Saturday afternoon. Derby County from the Championship, with Paul Green and under 21 player Jeff Hendrick in their squad, host Stoke City for whom Jonathan Walters, Glenn Whelan and Marc Wilson have been mainstays all season. Further south, Simon Cox and Shane Long are in the West Bromwich Albion squad to host Norwich City, who have the aspiring trio of Wesley Hoolihan, Anthony Pilkington and Marc Tierney in their ranks. Irish
quartet in FA Cup action on Friday evening...27/01/2012
Ireland Assistant Manager Marco Tardelli is believed to have been in attendance at the FA Cup fourth round contest which saw Everton come from behind to defeat Fulham by two goals to one at Goodison Park this evening. Darron Gibson and Shane Duffy both completed ninety minutes for the home side, while the injured Seamus Coleman remained an absentee. The visitors included both Stephen Kelly and Damian Duff in their starting eleven. FA
Cup debut for U19 star Sean Murray...27/01/2012
Eighteen year old Sean Murray, one of the youngest members of the Ireland squad which contested the UEFA U19 Championship Finals last year and eligible again this year, made his FA Cup debut for Watford this evening when they lost by the only goal to Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round at Vicarage Road. FAI
Schools to face Australia Schools on Friday...27/01/2012
The FAI Schools will commence preparations for the 2012 Centenary Shield and Celtic Cup campaign when they play a friendly international against the visiting Australia Schools at 2.00pm on Friday afternoon in the Oscar Traynor Centre, Coolock, Dublin 5. Pre
EURO 2012 Senior Internationals confirmed...25/01/2012
The FAI have confirmed that Bosnia & Herzegovina will be the visitors to the Aviva Stadium for a friendly international on Saturday 26 May 2012 while Ireland will face Hungary in Budapest on Monday 4 June 2012 before departing to Poland for the Championship Finals. 2012
Setanta Sports Cup launched this afternoon...25/01/2012
The 2012 Setanta Sports Cup launch took place at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Guests Stuart Byrne and Gary Hamilton made the eight team preliminary round draw with the opening fixture between Bray Wanderers and Glentoran set for Saturday 11 February 2012 in the Carlisle Grounds at 3.00pm. The four victorious clubs will be joined in the quarter-final draw by the seeded clubs, Crusaders, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers. Midweek
involvement for Irish footballers...24/01/2012
The semi-final second leg of the Carling Cup between Cardiff City and Crystal Palace on Tuesday evening saw Under 21 striker Sean Scannell together with senior loanee Paul McShane introduced as second half substitutes for the visitors, who lost in a penalty shoot-out. Another U21 striker, Joe Mason, was an unused substitute for the victors. The Monday evening Championship home defeat of Southampton by Leicester City saw Sean St Ledger retain his starting position following his successful return to first team action last week. January
2012 Transfer Window approaches final week
Both the English and Scottish transfer windows opened on the 1st January 2012 and will close on 31st January 2012. The temporary transfer of Robbie Keane from LA Galaxy to Aston Villa and the Darron Gibson move from Manchester United to Everton top the list to date, while another senior international, Paul McShane has moved on loan from Hull City to Crystal Palace. Premiership
action for Ireland's EURO 2012 candidates...21/01/2012
As the English football season entered the third week of January 2012, several Republic of Ireland International players with designs on summer involvement at the European Championship Finals in Poland and the Ukraine were in Premiership action for their various club sides this Saturday afternoon.
Ireland candidates in Championship on Saturday...21/01/2012
Another full English Championship programme on Saturday afternoon saw several Republic of Ireland senior and under 21 international players in competitive action. The 2012 European Championship Finals in Poland and the Ukraine will be the target of the senior players while the younger group will have the EURO Group Seven Under 21 qualifying contests in their sights. Under
16s draw with Portugal in second contest...19/01/2012
The Republic of Ireland Under 16 side played out a one all draw with hosts Portugal in Nazare, near Lisbon, this morning. Ireland took a first half lead through a deflected Corey Galvin shot but the hosts equalised just after the hour mark. The remainder of the contest was fairly even wuth Ireland fully deserving of the result. Midlands
FA Cup replay clash features several Irish...18/01/2012
The FA Cup third round replay between local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City ended in a one nil victory for the visiting Championship side. Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt were joined in the home side's starting eleven by U21 candidate Matt Doherty while Stephen Ward, introduced with ten minutes remaining, Andrew Keogh and U19 midfielder Anthony Forde were on the substitute bench. The once capped goalkeeper Colin Doyle had an excellent game for Birmingham City while Keith Fahey entered the fray for the final few minutes. Irish
involvement in FA Cup replays this evening...17/01/2012
This evening's FA Cup third round replays featured senior international Sean St Ledger, who despite being on the transfer list, was included in the Leicester City side which crushed Nottingham Forest, for whom loanee Greg Cunningham was also in the starting eleven. Meanwhile, another loanee, Eoin Wearen, at Dagenham & Redbridge from West Ham United, was introduced as a very late substitute in their five nil replay defeat at Millwall, for whom goalkeper David Forde had a much happier outing. Under
16s defeat Portugal in opening contest...17/01/2012
Head Coach John Morling saw his Republic of Ireland Under 16 side score a two one victory over hosts Portugal in Caldas de Reinha, thirty miles north of Lisbon, this afternoon. Early goals from Conor Dimaio and Eoghan Stokes put Ireland in first half command. The hosts scored early in the second half and dominated much of the play thereafter, but were foiled by a stout defensive performance with goalkeeper Peter Burke to the fore. The two sides will meet again at 11.00am on Thursday morning in Nazare. Tony
Booth - RIP - Tenth Anniversary
In this year of 2012, we mark the tenth anniversary of the sad passing of Tony Booth, whose contribution to the development of the Republic of Ireland Soccer Supporters Club (London) is indefinable. Long standing members will be aware that St Luke's Hospice, Kenton played a supporting role during Tony's sad departure from this life and, together with his widow Catherine and son Turlough, the Club encourages any support, however small, that club members and friends can lend to the Hospice. Contributions can be made directly to St Luke's Hospice through the attached link. Airtricity/SWAI
'Personality of the Year' Awards...14/01/2012
The Soccer Writers Association of Ireland in conjunction with Airtricity have announced former Shamrock Rovers and now Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill as winner of the 'Personality of the Year' award and Gerard Doherty of Derry City as the 'Goalkeeper of the Year' for the 2011 season. The organisers also made a 'Special Merit Award' to Eoin Hand for his services to football. Guest of Honour, Giovanni Trapattoni also received a special presentation. The awards were presented at the SWAI Annual Banquet in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin last night. |
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