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Have Ireland blown their best chance of qualifying?

Nov 19th 2019, 5:00 AM 5,521 9

#TALKING POINTS
Which Irish player did enough last night to feature against Denmark?

Nov 15th 2019, 8:00 AM 33,685 49

#TALKING POINTS
The 17-year-old set for the biggest night of his career so far

Updated Nov 14th 2019, 8:30 AM 23,065 16

#TALKING POINTS
Ireland have been hamstrung by conservatism for far too long

Oct 13th 2019, 8:00 AM 28,482 43

#ANALYSIS
Should Aaron Connolly start and more Georgia-Ireland talking points

Oct 12th 2019, 10:30 AM 5,820 6

#ANALYSIS
Beirne offers bench impact as Henderson leads the Ireland lineout

Sep 20th 2019, 7:08 AM 15,851 21

#TALKING POINTS
The right three-in-a-row for Dublin, experience shines through and a bizarre All-Ireland final

Sep 15th 2019, 7:38 PM 8,572 13

#TALKING POINTS
Dublin confirm their greatness, Kerry kick big chance away and potential retirements

Sep 14th 2019, 10:04 PM 55,609 94

#COMMENT
One debutant confirmed out of a possible 5 as McCarthy set to give Ireland's fringe players a chance

Sep 10th 2019, 8:00 AM 22,425 16

#TALKING POINTS
David McGoldrick, the hero against the Swiss, is the perfect symbol for this Irish team

Sep 6th 2019, 8:00 AM 29,312 25

#TALKING POINT
Heavy artillery in place and room for error diminishing fast

Sep 5th 2019, 2:15 PM 8,066 14

#TALKING POINTS
The strangely subdued build-up to Ireland's key qualifier

Sep 5th 2019, 6:00 AM 6,531 11

#TALKING POINTS
5 talking points after Kerry and Dublin's thrilling All-Ireland final draw

Sep 2nd 2019, 8:00 AM 50,175 72

#COMMENT
Line-out options galore and plenty of runway for Carty in Cardiff

Aug 29th 2019, 2:00 PM 9,508 30

#TALKING POINTS
The big talking points ahead of the All-Ireland football final between Dublin and Kerry

Aug 28th 2019, 3:23 PM 6,418 3

#FINAL DAY
Kleyn in green, last chance saloon and more Ireland team talking points

Aug 8th 2019, 5:19 PM 23,144 57

#SUMMER SERIES
Tipperary show their character, Wexford let big chance slip and the referee's performance

Jul 28th 2019, 6:59 PM 42,898 93

#COMMENT
Cody's remarkable run, Limerick's slow start and the Ballyhale attacking class

Jul 27th 2019, 9:00 PM 12,686 43

#TALKING POINTS
Question marks over Walsh's future, Mayo end losing run and looking ahead to Super 8s

Jul 6th 2019, 10:45 PM 12,502 30

#COMMENT
Mayo and Galway renew fiery rivalry, momentum of qualifier teams and who'll fall at final Super 8s hurdle?

Jul 1st 2019, 1:39 PM 10,483 15

#BACKDOOR BATTLES
Davy Fitz's unique clean sweep of titles, big players deliver for Wexford and Kilkenny's drought

Jun 30th 2019, 8:00 PM 38,610 21

#COMMENT
Limerick's hurling power, Tipperary's setback and Casey plays starring role

Jun 30th 2019, 5:40 PM 16,365 59

#TALKING POINTS
Kerry's clinical attack, Cork's positive showing and Kingdom defensive issues

Jun 23rd 2019, 11:34 AM 9,137 8

#TALKING POINTS
Mayo enter 'do or die' territory, Tyrone bid to avoid giant-killing and Ulster big guns clash

Jun 20th 2019, 5:34 PM 10,262 11

#LOSER LEAVES TOWN
Limerick are hurling's top dogs, fifth straight final defeat for Waterford and league reflections

Mar 31st 2019, 8:29 PM 9,423 6

#COMMENT
Critics who say the tennis-ball protest was 'nonsense' epitomise the big problem with Irish football

Mar 27th 2019, 8:35 AM 46,937 98

#TALKING POINTS
Ireland v Georgia talking points: Delaney controversy threatens to overshadow qualifier

Mar 26th 2019, 6:15 AM 4,368 20

#ANALYSIS
Final Four - The view from Kerry, Mayo, Tyrone and Galway as league finalists decided

Mar 25th 2019, 8:44 PM 11,990 9

#TALKING POINTS
Beirne's big chance, O'Brien's recall and Kearney's calm at 15

Mar 14th 2019, 2:40 PM 13,953 20

#TALKING POINTS
Joe's trust in JVDF, interesting bench calls and more selection talking points

Mar 8th 2019, 2:28 PM 25,439 39

#STARTING XV
Carty's big chance, pack tweaks and more talking points in Ireland's team to face Italy

Feb 22nd 2019, 2:46 PM 11,010 18

#REACTION
Farrell returns, hearts and minds to be won and more talking points from Ireland's XV to face Scotland

Feb 7th 2019, 5:00 PM 28,782 66

#REACTION
Henshaw's positional switch, Murray returns and more talking points

Jan 31st 2019, 2:00 PM 32,829 75

#SIX NATIONS
5 debutants who shone, McManus the early star of advanced mark and major spotlight on referees

Updated Jan 28th 2019, 5:09 PM 23,247 11

#COMMENT
The West reawakens, 'unlucky' Byrne misses out and Schmidt's 30 reserves

Updated Jan 16th 2019, 10:36 PM 42,505 72

#TALKING POINTS
Emery realises the problems of following Wenger and other Premier League talking points

Jan 11th 2019, 4:00 PM 5,160 0

#TALKING POINTS
Plenty of history made as Mourneabbey end long wait for All-Ireland glory

Dec 8th 2018, 10:16 PM 4,801 1

#TALKING POINTS
Mullinalaghta's historic moment, Crokes run riot again and Burke rounds off year in style

Nov 25th 2018, 6:43 PM 10,652 2

#COMMENT
Are Tottenham in danger of falling apart?

Nov 23rd 2018, 3:06 PM 9,828 12

#ANALYSIS
Martin O'Neill is running out of excuses

Nov 16th 2018, 9:55 AM 27,740 54

#OPINION