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Stephen Bradley with the Men's Personality of the Year award

Bradley and Duggan scoop top prizes at SWI awards

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley and Peamount United midfielder Karen Duggan were the big winners at the annual SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland awards in Dublin.

Soccer • 08 Dec 23

Liam Brady was part of the national team set-up during the Giovanni Trapattoni era

Brady gives new Irish boss 'fighting chance' of success

Liam Brady believes that the new Ireland manager will have a fighting chance of securing qualification at upcoming World Cups or European Championships.

Soccer • 09 Dec 23

Jennings (centre), with ex-Spurs player Ledley King, former Northern Ireland players Billy Hamilton and Gerry Armstrong and former Ireland and Arsenal player Liam Brady

Jennings attends statue unveiling in Newry

Former Tottenham and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pat Jennings appeared fit and well as he unveiled a statue of himself in Newry on Wednesday, two days after being taken into hospital.

Soccer • 08 Nov 23

Liam Brady first joined the RTÉ Soccer panel at the 1998 World Cup

Brady to bring curtain down on 25-year RTÉ career

Liam Brady, one of the Republic of Ireland's greatest ever players and a long-standing television analyst, will be stepping down from his punditry duties with RTÉ Sport after tonight's match with Gibraltar.

Soccer • 19 Jun 23

It was a tough night at the office for Ireland

Liam Brady: This is the worst Ireland squad I've seen

Liam Brady said Stephen Kenny is working with the worst group of Republic of Ireland players he's seen in his lifetime in the wake of Friday night's Euro 2024 qualifier defeat to Greece.

Soccer • 17 Jun 23

Liam Brady: The Irishman Abroad

Liam Brady: The Irishman Abroad is a documentary that airs on RTÉ1 on Monday night, exploring the highs and lows of his life and career.

Soccer • 13 Feb 23

Pelé during a visit to Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun in 2009

'The king of football' - Liam Brady's memories of Pele

For Ireland legend Liam Brady, three-time World Cup winner Pele stands at the top of the pantheon of football's greats, as he shared memories of watching and encountering the late Brazilian on RTÉ's Morning Ireland.

Soccer • 30 Dec 22

King on contract extension for Kenny: 'I don't understand why people would want to give anybody, not just Stephen, a contract before we start on a new campaign'

King: No benefit to giving Kenny new deal now

The FAI should make a decision on Stephen Kenny's future after the start of next year's Nations League games, rather than before it, according to Noel King.

Soccer • 17 Nov 21

Sadlier and Brady clash over Kenny contract

RTÉ Soccer pundits Richie Sadlier and Liam Brady clashed over whether Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny should be offered a new contract following the side's 0-0 draw with Portugal in Dublin.

Soccer • 12 Nov 21

Top row, from left, Alan Browne, Matt Doherty, Dara O'Shea, goalkeeper Mark Travers, Callum Robinson and Ciaran Clark. Bottom row, from left, captain Seamus Coleman, Josh Cullen, Aaron Connolly, Enda Stevens and Jayson Molumby

Brady critical of 'inexperienced' team selection

Liam Brady praised Republic of Ireland's style of play in the 3-2 defeat to Serbia but felt Stephen Kenny's team selection was an issue in Belgrade.

Soccer • 25 Mar 21

Kenny's side have been hit by a number of Covid-19 issues

'If you encourage players to play, they will improve'

RTÉ Soccer analyst Liam Brady is firmly of the belief that patience is necessary as Stephen Kenny builds a new Republic of Ireland side.

Soccer • 15 Oct 20

Paddy Mulligan at Panathinaikos: Greek coaching odyssey

Former Republic of Ireland and Chelsea right-back tells Raf Diallo about his two-year coaching odyssey with one of Greece's biggest clubs, Panathinaikos, at the start of the 1980s in the latest in our series of Irish footballers on the continent.

Soccer • 13 Jul 20

The final team, as voted for by the readers of RTÉ.ie/sport

Alternative greatest Ireland XI: The final selection

Over the course of the last month we've been asking you to help us select an XI made up of the best Republic of Ireland footballers never to have played at a major tournament. Over 30,000 votes were cast - and here is the final selection.

Soccer • 13 May 20

In his prime, Liam Brady was considered one of the top players throughout Europe, starring in Italy for Juventus, Inter Milan and Sampdoria

Liam Brady issues rallying cry to young Irish 'players'

Liam Brady has called on the young "players" of Ireland to stand up and be counted in a battle to beat the coronavirus.

Soccer • 21 Mar 20

Liam Brady calls for new faces at the FAI

Liam Brady has told RTÉ's Soccer Social that the FAI needs to bring in new faces in order to move on from the latest controversies around the association.

Soccer • 11 Dec 19

RTÉ Soccer Social: Liverpool get a wake-up call

Darragh Maloney, David Meyler, Liam Brady and Didi Hamann picked the bones of Liverpool's loss to Napoli on RTÉ's Soccer Social programme.

Soccer • 17 Sep 19

'You couldn't have asked for any better'

The RTÉ soccer panel were satisfied with the Republic of Ireland's position after Thursday's comeback 1-1 draw with Switzerland saw them stay three points clear at the top of qualifying Group D.

Soccer • 05 Sep 19

Liam Brady (2r) hopes to see more fans watching Ireland live

Brady and Duff: Ireland are hard to love at the moment

'I went to the Denmark game, brought my son hoping that he'd fall in love with football, but you could feel the flatness around the ground'

Soccer • 27 Nov 18

Liam Brady pulls no punches when it comes to the FAI

FAI to blame for state of Irish soccer, says Brady

Former Republic of Ireland international player and assistant manager Liam Brady believes that the FAI are to blame for the current predicament Irish soccer finds itself in.

Soccer • 22 Nov 18

Roy Keane (L) has been Martin O'Neill's assistant manager since 2013

Liam Brady: Roy Keane has been the story far too often

Liam Brady believes Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane needs to be "reined in" as he is causing unnecessary headaches for boss Martin O'Neill.

Soccer • 11 Sep 18

Ryan Nolan has joined the senior ranks at Inter Milan

Ryan Nolan makes his debut with Inter Milan

Clare native Ryan Nolan joined Liam Brady and Robbie Keane as the third Irishman to make a senior debut for Italian giants Inter Milan.

Soccer • 17 Jul 18

Richie Sadlier tried to explain what constitutes contact with Liam Brady

RTÉ panel at odds over latest VAR call

The RTÉ panel were not in agreement over the VAR incident and Richie Sadlier wanted to make it clear to Liam Brady why contact doesn't equal a penalty.

World Cup 2018 • 22 Jun 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

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

Duff: 'It's one of the beautiful moments of football'

Eamon Dunphy, Damien Duff and Liam Brady discuss Critiano Ronaldo's breathtaking goal against Juventus.

Soccer • 05 Apr 18