John Fallon

RTÉ Sport contributor

Glodis Perla Vlggosdottir of Iceland in action against Louise Quinn, Megan Connolly and Claire O'Riordan

Pauw's Ireland slip to another defeat in Iceland

Two second-half goals from Iceland inflicted a seventh straight defeat on the Republic of Ireland in their final friendly before the World Cup qualification campaign.

Soccer • 15 Jun 21

Concannon scoring Galway's third goal - his first

Galway impress as they see off Waterford at Salthill

Two goals from Brian Concannon and one apiece from Joe Canning and Adrian Tuohey helped Galway ease past Waterford in a high-scoring encounter at Pearse Stadium.

GAA • 06 Jun 21

Will Ferry, right, d in action against Denmark's William Boving

Ireland Under-21s second best to dominant Denmark

Emil Frederiksen's goal on the half hour clinched victory for Denmark over the Republic of Ireland's Under-21s in a one-sided friendly in Marbella.

Soccer • 05 Jun 21

Ross Tierney, left, celebrates his goal with team-mate Joshua Kayode

Tierney marks Irish U-21 debut with match-winning goal

Bohemians midfielder Ross Tierney marked his Republic of Ireland U-21 debut by scoring the winner against Australia's U-23s in Marbella this afternoon.

Soccer • 02 Jun 21

Pádraic Joyce is not happy with the decision to give Monaghan home advantage

Joyce slams 'joke' decision over play-off venue

Galway manager Pádraic Joyce said that 'it's a joke' that they have to travel to Monaghan for their relegation play-off and he doesn't believe Séamus McEnaney's men should have home advantage after breaking Covid rules around training during lockdown.

GAA • 31 May 21

Ireland U21s defeated by Switzerland in Marbella

Republic of Ireland Under-21s were beaten 2-0 by Switzerland this morning in the first of their three friendly games in Marbella.

Soccer • 30 May 21

Con O'Callaghan racked up 1-03 in a man-of-the-match performance

O'Callaghan quality tells as Dubs down Galway

Dublin qualified for the semi-finals of the Allianz League with a hard-earned 2-16 to 1-15 win over Galway in an entertaining contest at Tuam Stadium.

GAA • 14 Jun 21

Adam Foley scored his sixth league goal of the season from the bench

Foley proves supersub as Finn Harps beat Waterford

Adam Foley got Finn Harps back to winning ways by coming off the bench and scoring in a 2-1 win to inflict a fifth straight defeat on bottom side Waterford.

Soccer • 24 May 21

Tomo Culhane scores Galway's second goal past Colm Lavin

Galway return to winning ways against Roscommon

Galway beat Roscommon by 2-16 to 1-13 at Pearse Stadium to claim their first competitive victory since February 2020.

GAA • 23 May 21

Galway made life difficult for Limerick at Salthill

Galway inflict first defeat on Limerick in 21 months

Galway inflicted a first defeat on Limerick since the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final to Kilkenny as they carved out a deserved victory to maintain their perfect start to the Allianz League.

GAA • 22 May 21