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Full coverage: Stephen Kenny

Roy Barrett leaves: What does it mean for the FAI?

The failures of the old FAI are known to everyone but Irish football needs constant exposure to new ideas as it tries to stand on its own two feet.

Dion Fanning
14th Jan, 2023 - 6 min read

The narcissism of minor differences: Irish football’s constant struggle to escape its own divisions

The struggles for all Ireland managers are real but those who live here deal with the suffocating nature of the world of Irish football.

Dion Fanning
23rd Oct, 2022 - 13 min read

Ireland’s greatest goals competition is a reminder of how much is missing in Irish football

In international football, only a change of manager can cater to the football supporter who wants his whims and fantasies catered for and cares nothing for reality.

Dion Fanning
18th Jun, 2022 - 4 min read

The misery and mystery of international football and what it means for Stephen Kenny

International football is embraced by so many because of the power it holds over so many and it's why it can always be hijacked by a politician looking for a headline.

Dion Fanning
26th Mar, 2022 - 4 min read

The FAI’s strategy no longer involves merely making it to the end of the day but the fundamental culture change required remains a work in progress

The FAI are embarked on a process of change but they continue to attract unwelcome headlines. Maybe that doesn't matter if they can get the fundamentals right.

Dion Fanning
5th Feb, 2022 - 5 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo, Stephen Kenny and the suffocating consequences of nativism

The response to Cristiano Ronaldo's first football match in Dublin since 2009 underlined how little Irish football fans usually have to get excited about and why Stephen Kenny's mission to change must be all encompassing.

Dion Fanning
13th Nov, 2021 - 4 min read

Stephen Kenny can’t solve Irish football’s problems. No Ireland manager can

Stephen Kenny has no option but to take the approach he has. He may not get the rewards for it but it is essential for the future of football in the country.

Dion Fanning
11th Sep, 2021 - 5 min read

Moral victories are part of who we are but Stephen Kenny’s Ireland now desperately need to win

There was plenty to be encouraged by in Ireland's performance against Portugal, but the mistakes that contributed to defeat must be eliminated.

Dion Fanning
4th Sep, 2021 - 5 min read

The FAI got its creditors to back off for a year or two – but the debts aren’t going anywhere

The FAI's ace card is that it represents Irish football and no lender would dare seize the home of the national football team and it would be a brave politician that allowed it to happen.

Sean Keyes
4th Sep, 2021 - 4 min read

“We were brainwashed for too long and told our players weren’t good enough”

Andy Reid was exiled under Giovanni Trapattoni. Now that he's a coach, he says there's nothing to be afraid of as he talks Trap, Brian Kerr, Stephen Kenny and Naomi Osaka.

Dion Fanning
5th Jun, 2021 - 9 min read
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