Northern Ireland proving their worth as they all but clinch 2018 World Cup playoff spot
What a week it’s been for the Northern Ireland football team. The Green and White Army took a huge step towards their first World Cup…
International
GAWA: International Preview – Northern Ireland v Czech Republic, 4th September 2017
Friday night provided somewhat of a tense opening 70 minutes. Northern Ireland pressed forward continuously but for much of the game it seemed that it…
GAWA: International Preview – San Marino v Northern Ireland, 1st September, Serravalle
Michael O’Neill is in little doubt about the importance of the next two matches for Northern Ireland – away to San Marino on Friday and…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take to My Grave: Portugal 2012
16th October 2012 Portugal v Northern Ireland (1-1) Estadio do Drago, Porto Match ‘oito’ then in this skim across the high waves of green ardour…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave: Spain 2006
“The ring wraiths ride in green”. The line, borrowed and customised from Led Zeppelin’s 1971 epic ‘The Battle of Evermore’ seems appropriate for this mid…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave- England 2005
Northern Ireland v England (1-0), Wednesday, 7th September 2005 Windsor Park, Belfast Part of me dreaded this game to be honest. Going to NI matches…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Wales 2004
Wales v Northern Ireland (2-2), 8th September 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff So a generational jump of twenty-two years of matches to cemetery plot five! Certainly…
Team Ireland Squads Selected for 2017 World University Games
Yesterday the FAI released the news that Team Ireland head coaches Greg Yelverton and Colin Bell have confirmed their rosters for the upcoming 2017 World…