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Irish abroad: Coventry news
Quinn, Heary sign deals - February 23, 2001
Barry Quinn and Thomas Heary - two members of the Republic of Ireland u18 team which won the European Championship in 1998 - have signed new contracts with their respective clubs.
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Robbie cracker! - February 1, 2001
Leeds 1 Coventry 0
Irish international Robbie Keane could be on his way back to the San Siro after scoring another cracking goal for Leeds last night - his fifth since joining the Yorkshire club on loan.
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Robbie faces Coventry wrath - January 31, 2001
Robbie Keane comes face to face with his former team-mates tonight as struggling Coventry travel to Elland Road in the Premiership.
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Carsley questions Souness' coaching credentials - January 16, 2001
Republic of Ireland midfielder Lee Carsley is delighted with the progress his game has made since he joined Coventry from Blackburn Rovers.
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Doyle leaps at Harriers chance - January 15, 2001
Daire Doyle has left Premiership Coventry City for the more humble surroundings of Kidderminster Harriers in a bid to kick-start his career with first-team football.
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Tigana targets Breen - January 8, 2001
The fortunes of Gary Breen have taken an upturn since the start of the season - so much so that the 27-year-old Irish international is now being linked with a £3.5m move to first division runaway leaders Fulham.
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Irish stars miss out on Cup - January 5, 2001
A host of Irish stars look set to miss out on FA Cup action with their Premiership clubs this weekend.
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Coventry sign Carsley - December 1, 2000
Lee Carsley's nightmare at Blackburn Rovers finally came to an end this morning when Coventry unveiled the Irish midfielder at a press conference at Highfield Road.
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Coventry takeover by Jordan rumoured - November 24, 2000
Coventry City fan Eddie Jordan is rumoured to be ready to make a bid for his favourite club - but Sky Blues chairman Bryan Richardson has dismissed the idea as nonsense.
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Second awards for Dunne and Quinn - November 13, 2000
Irish stars of the future Richard Dunne and Barry Quinn each picked up their second Player of the Year Awards at the CityWest Hotel last night.
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The other Player of the Year contenders - October 26, 2000
As well as the Senior, Young and Eircom League Player of the Year awards there are another nine gongs up for grabs.
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Molby's bid to sign Doyle fails - October 3, 2000
Kidderminster Harriers boss Jan Molby has failed in his attempt to sign 19-year-old Dubliner Daire Doyle.
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No bids for Quinn state Wednesday - September 27, 2000
Sheffield Wednesday are getting sick and tired of their best player being linked with every team in the Premiership and they have angrily denied that they have received any bids for Dubliner Alan Quinn.
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Prenderville joins Oldham - September 7, 2000
The revolving career of young Irishman Barry Prenderville has taken another turn. The 23-year-old defender has left St. Patrick's Athletic to join English Second Division outfit Oldham Athletic after signing a two-year this week.
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Breen and Holland struggling - August 25, 2000
Ireland's Gary Breen and Matt Holland face a struggle to be fit for their country's showdown with the Dutch on September 2.
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1,000 fans get Keane refund - August 4, 2000
Coventry City have taken the unprecedented step of offering 50% refunds to all the fans who bought a Robbie Keane replica shirt for the new season. Amazing what £13m can do.
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Keane to be a San Siro star - July 31, 2000
Ireland's Robbie Keane has made the sort of move that most football players can only dream about. The 20-year-old striker has joined Inter Milan for £12m from Coventry only a year after he joined the Highfield Road club.
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Inter interest in Robbie gathers momentum - July 28, 2000
Robbie Keane could well have kicked his last football in the English game. Inter Milan have stepped up their bid to sign the 20-year-old Irish international and with the amount of money they are talking about it is going to be hard for Coventry to refuse.
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Robbie returns to haunt Wolves - July 27, 2000
Robbie Keane's return to action after a lengthened summer break happened last night at his old club Wolves and within minutes the Irish striker found the net to earn Coventry a 1-0 win.
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Breen is ready for Coventry challenge - July 25, 2000
Republic of Ireland defender Gary Breen has told Coventry manager Gordon Strachan that he is ready to earn his place in the Premiership side.
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Robbie linked with Inter again - July 24, 2000
Italian giants Inter Milan are once more being linked with an £11m move for Irish international striker Robbie Keane. It has been reported in Italy that Inter president Massimo Moratti has ordered an £11m bid for the young striker but he accepts he is unlikely to prise him away from Coventry City.
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Kerr forced into u16 squad changes - July 22, 2000
Brian Kerr has been forced to make six changes to his squad for the prestigious Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland which starts today. Manchester City, Leeds United and Wolves have withdrawn their players from the squad as they are all sending teams for the competition.
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Robbie back and fitter than ever - July 20, 2000
Gordon Strachan's decision to give Robbie Keane an extra rest in the summer seems to have paid off. The Republic of Ireland striker returned to Coventry last week and has looked razor sharp in training.
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No change for Breen at Coventry - July 7, 2000
Gary Breen yesterday learned his fate for the coming Premiership season when Coventry boss Gordon Strachan announced the club's squad numbers for the 2000-2001 campaign. Breen retained his number 17 shirt which is a clear indication that he will only be a bit-part player again this year.
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Breen told to stake his place - June 27, 2000
Republic of Ireland defender Gary Breen has been given a clear message from Coventry boss Gordon Strachan that he must show how good he is if he is expecting to hold down a first-team place at the Premiership club.
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Strachan furious over Robbie injury - June 8, 2000 Gordon Strachan has hit out at the FAI for excepting invitations to micky-mouse tournaments when instead they should be resting their most prized assets, their players. The Coventry boss was left fuming when he heard the news that Robbie Keane had picked up a groin injury in Ireland's Nike Cup game against Mexico. full story » |