Irish international stories - November 2000

O'Byrne buys time - November 28, 2000
FAI rebels have given chief executive Bernard O'Byrne until Monday week to provide extra information about Eircom Park - or face a vote of no confidence.
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Defiant O'Byrne says Park will go on - November 27, 2000
Despite facing opposition from within and without the FAI, chief executive Bernard O'Byrne has vowed that Eircom Park - Irish soccer's proposed new stadium in west Dublin - will go ahead as planned.
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Cassidy downs Danes again - November 24, 2000
Republic of Ireland 2 Denmark 1
David Cassidy, two-goal hero of the Ireland u15 team's 3-2 win over Denmark on Tuesday, struck again yesterday to make it two wins out of two against the Danes.
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Ireland go through in Euros - November 23, 2000
Ireland 6 Turkey 1
Mathematics came to the rescue of the Irish u18 women's team yesterday as they qualified for the next phase of the European Championship qualifiers - but they were made to sweat before knowing their fate.
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Butler's babes deny Danes - November 22, 2000
Ireland u15 3 Denmark u15 2
Vinny Butler's Irish u15 squad battled back from two down to earn a fighting victory against Denmark at Home Farm yesterday.
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Wales hold on for draw - November 21, 2000
Ireland 1 Wales 1
Depsite dominating the proceedings in the second-half and hitting the woodwork on at least four occasions the Irish Women's u18's had to settle for a draw against Wales last night.
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Butler's kids face Denmark - November 21, 2000
Vinny Butler's u15 team play Denmark tonight at Whitehall in the first of two internationals against the same opposition.
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Ireland need to beat Wales
- November 20, 2000
Ireland 1 England 3
England confirmed their favourites status by beating Ireland at Tolka Park on Saturday night in the second qualifying phase of the Women's u18 European Championships - leaving Ireland with the task of winning their last two games if they are to qualify for the next round.
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Ireland's days in the sun - November 17, 2000
The Republic of Ireland senior team will spend five days soaking up the Mediterranean sun next spring - but it's all part of the job of qualifying for World Cup 2002!
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Ultra-pro Irish hammer Finns - November 16, 2000
Republic of Ireland 3 Finland 0
The Finnish team which so embarrassed England a few weeks ago came to Landsowne Road last night and left with their tails between their legs, wondering how they managed to lose 3-0 despite dominating the game for periods and carving out two or three clear chances.
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Cyprus go second - November 16, 2000
Cyprus 5 Andorra 0
Cyprus moved up to second place in Ireland's World Cup qualifying group with a record 5-0 win over Andorra last night.
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No soccer at Croker - November 15, 2000
The Gaelic Athletic Association has rubbished claims that it is in talks to allow other sports to use Croke Park, their state-of-the-art 80,000-seater Dublin stadium.
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Carr misses out - November 15, 2000
Tottenham's Stephen Carr joined the lengthy Irish injury list yesterday which forced Ireland manager Mick McCarthy to resuffle his pack for the first time in four internationals. full story »

Kinsella's stock rises another notch - November 14, 2000
Golden boy (well 28-year-old man) of Irish football Mark Kinsella has been handed to captain's armband for the game against Finland on Wednesday after Roy Keane withdrew from the squad.
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Probation Act for Babb and Kennedy - November 14, 2000
Ireland's Phil Babb and Mark Kennedy walked free from court yesterday after admitting criminal damage to a Garda's car. full story »

Fitting reward for Kinsella - November 13, 2000
A fairytale rags to riches story culminated last night in Mark Kinsella claiming the FAI-Eircom Player of the Year Award in a star-studded ceremony at the CityWest Hotel. full story »

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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Holland and Foley set to start - November 13, 2000
Matt Holland, who scored Ipswich's crucial 80th-minute opener in their 2-0 win over Charlton at the weekend, is set to start alongside FAI-Eircom Player of the Year Mark Kinsella in Wednesday's friendly against Finland.
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Hyypia left out of Finland squad - November 10, 2000
Liverpool central defender Sami Hyypia has been surprisingly left out of the Finland squad to face Ireland next Wednesday at Lansdowne Road.
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Ireland let it slip again - November 9, 2000
Ireland u15 1 Holland u15 1
It was deja vu all over again as Ireland let slip a 1-0 lead against the Dutch for the second day in succession at Sundrive Road yesterday!
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Dutch kids' late escape - November 8, 2000
Ireland u15 1 Holland u15 1
Ireland's u15s came within three minutes of recording a win against the highly-rated Dutch in Dublin yesterday.
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Rising stars get senior chance - November 8, 2000
Irish u21 stars Michael Reddy and Richard Sadlier have been invited to train with the senior squad ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Finland.
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'Ineligible' claims are rubbish, says Aldo - November 6, 2000
John Aldridge has become the second Irish international star in a week to have his eligibility called into question - but the 69-times-capped striker has dismissed the claims as rubbish.
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Gavin given Irish senior call-up - November 4, 2000
Jason Gavin has been handed a surprise call-up to the Irish senior squad who play Finland at Lansdowne Road on November 15 in the first of two friendlies arranged before Ireland are back in World Cup action in the Spring of next year.
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u16s bow out of Europe - November 1, 2000
Ireland u16 0 Spain u16 2
Ireland's u16s failed in their bid to qualify for the European Championship finals when they went down to Spain in the mini-tournament in Riga yesterday.
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Butler names u15 squad for Dutch double-header - November 1, 2000
Ireland u15 boss Vinny Butler has named a 24-strong squad for double-header friendlies against Holland on November 6 at Dalymount and two days later at the AUL Complex in Clonshaugh.
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McCarthy fury over 'phoney' claims - November 1, 2000
Irish manager Mick McCarthy has emphatically denied that he knew there was any problem with Tony Cascarino's Irish qualifications. Furious McCarthy rubbished claims in the 'Irish' Sun newspaper that the manager had known since 1996 that Cascarino was ineligible to play for Ireland.
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