Irish international stories - August 2000

Captain struggling with injury - August 31, 2000
Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane is very doubtful to be fit to face Holland on Saturday at the Amsterdam Arena in the first game of a long World Cup qualifying campaign.
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King named women's manager - August 31, 2000
Noel King has been appointed manager of the Irish senior women's team. He replaces Mick Cooke who was in the job for a number of years before stepping down earlier in the year due to pressure of time.
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Miller given chance - August 31, 2000
Celtic midfielder Liam Miller has been called into the Irish u21 squad ahead of Friday's European Championship qualifier against Holland.
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Holland won't face Dutch - August 30, 2000
Matt Holland has been forced to withdraw from the Irish squad for Saturday's game against the Dutch because of an ankle injury that he has failed to shake off.
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FAI announce new sponsorship - August 30, 2000
Even though Eircom 's sponsorship of the Irish national team has been a done deal for well over a year now, it finally came into official being yesterday after an announcement from the FAI.
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More troubles for Holland - August 30, 2000
Ireland will never get a better chance to beat the Dutch as they will this Saturday in the Amsterdam Arena.
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Ireland beaten by Germans - August 30, 2000
Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 1
Ireland's u18s last night kicked off the first of two friendlies against Germany and came out the wrong end of the scoreline, as the hosts outclassed Brian Kerr's depleted side 3-1 in Gutersloh.
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Babb and Kennedy sent home - August 29, 2000
Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has moved quickly to chastise Phil Babb and Mark Kennedy for getting themselves arrested last night. McCarthy has dropped both players from the travelling party to Holland and now their international futures look in serious doubt.
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Irish stars in Garda custody - August 29, 2000
Two members of the Irish senior soccer squad are this morning in Garda custody.
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Gear today gone tomorrow! - August 29, 2000
Summer travelling can be fraught with danger and inconvenience: flight delays, thefts and the loss of luggage. The Irish u18 squad is not immune to these problems. They arrived in Dusseldorf yesterday for two friendly games with the Germans and discovered that their gear was not there.
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Scan scare for Roy - August 28, 2000
Roy Keane will undergo a scan on a back injury today - but is expected to link up with the Irish squad tomorrow.
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O'Brien out of u21 squad - August 28, 2000
Andy O'Brien will miss Ireland's u21 UEFA European Championship qualifying match against Holland next Friday in Nijmegen after being stretchered off at the weekend during Bradford's game with Leicester City.
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McCarthy trims Irish squad - August 28, 2000
Centre back Paul Butler is among seven players discarded by Irish manager Mick McCarthy ahead of the World Cup qualifier on September 2.
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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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Davids out of Dutch squad - August 23, 2000
Holland have named their squad to play the Republic of Ireland in the World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam on September 2 - and the good news for Ireland is that Edgar Davids is out!
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Quinn on track for Amsterdam - August 22, 2000
Niall Quinn has shaken off an ankle injury to put himself in contention for a start against his former club Manchester City tomorrow night - and that's good news for Irish boss Mick McCarthy.
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Givens loses patience with four players - August 19, 2000
Ireland u21 manager Don Givens has lost patience with the attitude of four of his players and has decided to drop them for the European Championship qualifier against Holland in Nijmegen on Friday week.
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Cunningham won't be fit to face Holland - August 18, 2000
Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has been left with a major defensive headache ahead of his team's World Cup qualifier against Holland. McCarthy was hit with the news that Kenny Cunningham won't be fit to take his place in the heart of the Irish defence, which will cause big problems.
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Xavier set to appeal again - August 18, 2000
Portugal's Abel Xavier has not given up hope of facing Ireland in the World Cup qualifier in October.
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Kerr names squads - August 17, 2000
Brian Kerr has announced an 18-strong squad for the upcoming u18 matches against Germany in Dusseldorf.
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World Cup qualifiers start today - August 16, 2000
Ireland's World Cup qualifying group kicks off tonight with the first game happening in Estonia, where the hosts take on minnows Andorra.
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Ireland move up the World Ranking - or do they? - August 9, 2000
The monthly sham of the FIFA World Rankings are with us again and if you take a quick look at them you might believe that Ireland have moved up one place since last month. But how could that be possible since they haven't played an international game since early July?
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Showdown on Eircom Park - August 4, 2000
Following the resignation of Brendan Menton from Centime the company overlooking the establishment of Eircom Park, a vote of no confidence is almost certain to be drawn up in the meeting next week between the Eircom league.
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Menton has enough of Eircom Park - August 3, 2000
Brendan Menton resigned last night as director of the company to oversees the establishment of Eircom Park.
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Enforced changes to u21 panel - August 2, 2000
Ireland u21 manager Don Givens has been forced into two changes to his squad for a forth-coming training camp at Bisham Abbey.
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