Daniel McDonnell
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Irish Independent Football Corr. @LOICentralPod co-host
Dublin [via Ardee]
Joined September 2010
Damien Duff interview: Leaving Shels with no regrets, turning down jobs in the UK, crying during the 🇮🇪 anthem in Qatar & his feelings on a future role in Irish football "I’m sure I’ll end up back in the football trenches, because that’s where I belong" https://t.co/pSPBwNxlbG
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In his first big interview since leaving Tolka Park, the former Ireland star Damien Duff admits he tried many ways to fill the void but it all comes back t...
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Away to Czechia and then at home to Denmark or North Macedonia Not sure if this fits the Mick McCarthy 'I'd have taken it at the start of the campaign line' but it's a chance for sure
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Some details here - McClean is under contract until summer of 2027 so this will all depend on Wrexham situation https://t.co/tpdqvwV0VK
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Derry City are strongly exploring the possibility of a move to bring James McClean back to the club in the New Year if his situation at Wrexham does not ch...
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Derry City planning move to try and bring James McClean home next season (on loan) if his situation at Wrexham does not change in coming weeks. Story to come @IndoSport
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😂😂😂 🇮🇪 and 🏴 😂😂😂ffs
"Why is our enjoyment of football being interrupted for something that is boring" 😴 Kaveh Solhekol reflects on the news that UEFA have set up a working group which will consider making changes to the format of international qualifiers ⚽️
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Ireland in Pot 3. Will be drawn away to Poland, Wales, Czechia or Slovakia on Thursday Winners play winner of a Pot 1 v Pot 4 semi. Could be home or away Pot 1: Italy, Turkey, Denmark, Ukraine Pot 4: Romania, Sweden, North Macedonia, N Ireland
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International football with jeopardy is the best kind of football
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Forget Wales. Scotland/Denmark is where it's at. Penalty for Denmark. Channel 116.
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Heimir says he wants the Budapest boys to inspire the next gen Did a piece on various pathways and & county spread of squad which offers something for everyone Interesting that in the 🇮🇪 born crew it was almost 50/50 split between UK at 16 & LOI at 18
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Talk about striking the right tone. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s delivery of his thoughts after the memorable mayhem in the Puskas Arena hit on so many points tha...
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One last line from Budapest. Had missed the programme address from the Hungarian federation head Sándor Csányi ‘The playoff promises to provide a difficult opponent’ Not his problem now
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‘I’ll finish my contract, let’s do that first’ – Heimir Hallgrimsson happy to bide time on new deal talks after Hungary heroics
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Heimir Hallgrimsson has indicated that he could be happy to wait until after the World Cup play-offs to hold discussions about his future.
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‘Heartbreaks and promises’ Piece from Budapest as the Irish players earn the love from the greatest week of their lives and arguably the best ever double header performance from an Ireland side with all factors taken into consideration
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Thirty minutes after full-time and the open door off to the side of the main press conference room in the Puskas Arena allows a room of mostly silent Hunga...
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‘Heartbreaks and promises’ Piece from Budapest as the Irish players earn the love from the greatest week of their lives and arguably the best ever double header performance from an Ireland side with all factors taken into consideration
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Thirty minutes after full-time and the open door off to the side of the main press conference room in the Puskas Arena allows a room of mostly silent Hunga...
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Ok …this is it
🚨 🇮🇪 Ireland will secure Pot 2 and host Pot 3 nation in the Semifinals of the UEFA Play-offs if both of these occur: 1⃣ 🇧🇦 Bosnia do NOT win vs 🇦🇹 Austria 2⃣ 🏴 Wales do NOT win vs🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🚨 🇮🇪 Ireland could host BOTH the Semifinals and Final, as draw will
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Post match review from the Puskas Arena - few talking points to run through…
In the aftermath of Ireland's dramatic victory over Hungary, @mcdonnelldan and @fitzmaidan discuss the events of a momentous day in Irish football at the Puskas Arena
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Some good lines from Heimir in his press conference afterwards about bigger picture of this win and how the moment can inspire the next generation Live quotes here https://t.co/rZdCz07iuZ
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Heimir Hallgrimsson looked at the bigger picture for Irish football as he tried to make sense of Troy Parrott’s inspirational hat-trick that keeps dreams o...
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Hungarian media question to Marco Rossi. “Troy Parrott scored five goals in four days. Was he a dark horse? Did we prepare for him very well?" "We knew him well," says Rossi. "We couldn't keep him at bay"
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Travelling crowd go wild as Seamus Coleman embarks on his own solo celebration. Not sure if you're seeing that at home as the director was showing Szoboszlai crying on the bench. Coleman left out in September but this campaign (and Irish career) prolonged because of his return
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I regret to inform you that I haven't studied a single World Cup playoff permutation. Apologies. That's tomorrow's problem.
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That might just be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen happen in a football match
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