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Gay rights activists protested outside Qatar's Embassy in London on Saturday

Eamon Dunphy: Football must embrace gay community

Eamon Dunphy says there is an obligation among everyone in football to embrace and welcome gay people into the game.

We Become Heroes - Eamon Dunphy

Marie Crowe is joined by former Republic of Ireland international and broadcaster Eamon Dunphy as he looks back on the great days of his sporting life and the lessons he learned along the way.

other sport • 09 Nov 21

'On reflection now, we were very lucky to have him'

Packie Bonner, Kevin Sheedy, John Aldridge, Mick Byrne, Paul McGrath, Ray Houghton, John Giles and Eamon Dunphy have all highlighted the magnificent impact Jack Charlton had on the Irish sporting and cultural landscape.

Soccer • 11 Jul 20

"I feel ashamed with that performance. Everyone in the country has been let down"

How I learned to stop worrying and love Dunphy

Thirty years ago Eamon Dunphy became public enemy number one with his infamous pencil-throwing rant. It was Dunphy against the nation, but did he have a point?

Soccer • 17 Jun 20

Tiger Woods during the final round of the 1997 Masters at Augusta.

Favourite sporting moment: Tiger rips up the Masters

As part of the Morning Ireland sporting moment series, we've been looking back on some of the best moments in Irish sport. Today we go back to 1997 when Tiger Woods announced his greatness.

Golf • 14 Apr 20

Could Gareth Southgate be the man to end England's long wait for a World Cup title?

Dunphy expects England-Belgium World Cup final

Eamon Dunphy believes England will beat Croatia and gives Belgium "a great chance" against France in the World Cup semi-finals.

World Cup 2018 • 10 Jul 18

Brazil are through to a seventh consecutive quarter-final

Dunphy: Brazil are not World Cup winners in waiting

Eamon Dunphy is still not convinced that Brazil can go all the way at World Cup 2018.

World Cup 2018 • 02 Jul 18

Dunphy: Ireland playing worst football in the world

Eamon Dunphy has said that under the management team of Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane the Republic of Ireland are playing "the worst football" in the world.

Soccer • 25 Jun 18

Loris Karius had an awful night in Ukraine

Dunphy says he has no sympathy for 'airhead' Karius

Eamon Dunphy has delivered a savage critique of Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius, describing the German as an "airhead" who falls well below the standard required for the top level.

Soccer • 28 May 18

Loris Karius was to blame for two of Real Madrid's goals

'You can't legislate for your goalkeeper doing that'

The RTÉ panel react to Liverpool's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid, with Eamon Dunphy blaming Jurgen Klopp for having Loris Karius in goal in Kiev

Soccer • 27 May 18

Real Madrid and Barcelona must shop, but is the quality out there?

Dunphy: Lots of cash, but where is the talent?

As the domestic season across Europe comes to an end, Eamon Dunphy believes there is no great depth of playing talent out there as the big clubs look to reinforce over the summer.

Soccer • 07 May 18

Liverpool must dictate game in Rome - Dunphy

RTÉ Soccer analyst Eamon Dunphy feels Liverpool have to dictate the game against Roma ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stadio Olympico.

Soccer • 02 May 18

Rice made a costly error against the Gunners

Dunphy: Rice should stay off Twitter and keep quiet

Dunphy has his say on the incident that had Moyes fuming and Rice tweeting.

Soccer • 23 Apr 18

Pep Guardiola has won 23 trophies since starting his first-class managerial career

Guardiola must prove himself, says Dunphy

Two-time Champions League, three-time La Liga, three-time Bundesliga and Premier League-winning manager Pep Guardiola "has a lot to prove", according to Eamon Dunphy.

Soccer • 17 Apr 18

Dunphy: I was completely wrong about Ronaldo

Eamon Dunphy has admitted that his previous assessment of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo as a 'show pony' was misguided.

Soccer • 11 Apr 18

Manchester City defender Danilo reacts to the 3-2 derby defeat to United

Dunphy: City are like McIlroy; all duck or no dinner

Eamon Dunphy says Manchester City "haven't a hope" of winning the Champions League as long as manager Pep Guardiola continues to ignore defensive responsibilities.

Soccer • 09 Apr 18

Guardiola has been criticised for his lack of focus on defence

Dunphy slams 'cult' of Guardiola

Eamon Dunphy has slammed the 'cult' that has built up around Pep Guardiola after his Manchester City side crashed to a 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat to Liverpool.

Soccer • 05 Apr 18

Jose Mourinho launched a staunch defence of the job he's doing at Old Trafford

Dunphy: Self-serving Mourinho is past his sell-by date

Eamon Dunphy believes Jose Mourinho is "past his sell-by date", claiming his his "old-fashioned and redundant" style of play has left Manchester United miles behind Europe's best teams.

Soccer • 17 Mar 18

Arsene Wenger's time at Arsenal may becoming to an end

Dunphy has sympathy for 'soft target' Wenger

Arsenal's overall policy over the past decade, rather than the manager, is to blame for the London club's relative malaise, according to the RTE soccer analyst.

Soccer • 03 Mar 18

Aaron Ramsey, Calum Chambers and Granit Xhaka look out of ideas during the loss to Manchester City

Dunphy labels Arsenal 'a mess, abysmal, gutless'

Eamon Dunphy says Arsenal's dreadful performance in defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final is yet more proof that their manager - and overall model - is broken.

Soccer • 27 Feb 18

'If you look at Mourinho's career, the guys that did it for him were always experienced players.'

Dunphy: 'Mourinho a bad fit for United'

RTÉ Soccer analyst Eamon Dunphy claims Jose Mourinho's managerial style is not suited to players who are still developing and that he's not the right manager for Manchester United.

Soccer • 20 Feb 18

Paul Pogba has not hit top form at Manchester United

Dunphy feels Mourinho must make call on Pogba

Eamon Dunphy believes Jose Mourinho must make a decision on Paul Pogba because the £90million man doesn't fit into the Manchester United team in his opinion.

Soccer • 12 Feb 18

Wes Hoolhan was capped 43 times for his country

Dunphy: Players like Wes have gone out of fashion

The simplistic approach by some managers as to how the game should be played did nothing only hinder the talent of Wes Hoolahan, says Eamon Dunphy.

Soccer • 08 Feb 18

Referee Craig Pawson indicates he's going to the VAR at Anfield

Dunphy: We need VARs to stamp out the cheats

Confusion reigned at Anfield last Saturday night as VAR decisions dominated the narrative of Liverpool's 3-2 defeat to West Brom in the FA Cup, but Eamon Dunphy believes the game needs the technology to attack the scourge of cheating.

Soccer • 30 Jan 18

FAI have not covered themselves in glory three months on from O'Neill agreeing a contract, says Eamon Dunphy

Dunphy: Managerial saga 'an embarrassment'

The FAI's failure to tie Martin O'Neill down to a contract that was agreed between both parties now represents bad business for the Association in the wake of O'Neill's interest in the Stoke job, says Eamon Dunphy.

Soccer • 13 Jan 18