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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/22/2026 > alexis-mac-allisters-late-late-goal-rescues-win-for-out-of-sorts-liverpool-against-forest

Alexis Mac Allister’s late, late goal rescues win for out of sorts Liverpool against Forest

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (469+ words) Liverpool survived one of their worst performances of the season to snatch a last-gasp 1-0 win in a dramatic ending at Nottingham Forest. Arne Slot's men were woefully out of sorts at the City Ground, with former captain Jamie Carragher describing…...

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/14/2026 > fa-cup-mo-salah-on-the-scoresheet-as-liverpool-cruise-past-brighton

FA Cup: Mo Salah on the scoresheet as Liverpool cruise past Brighton

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (598+ words) When Mohamed Salah last faced Brighton at Anfield in December, there was uncertainty over whether he would be seen in a Liverpool shirt again. Two months on and with the Egyptian a starter once more, Salah and Arne Slot reaped…...

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/14/2026 > keith-andrew-and-brentford-are-looking-up

‘It might be the Irish in him’: What Brentford fans think of their high-flying manager Keith Andrews

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (995+ words) Keith Andrews is looking up. It is exactly 7.33pm last Saturday and at St James" Park Andrews is in the Leazes End penalty area in front of the travelling Brentford fans high above. They are in darkness, he is in light....

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/07/2026 > new-liverpool-signing-jeremy-jacquet-suffers-serious-shoulder-injury

New Liverpool signing Jeremy Jacquet suffers ‘serious’ shoulder injury

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (206+ words) Liverpool's new summer signing Jeremy Jacquet has sustained a "serious" shoulder injury, according to Rennes head coach Habib Beye. The 20-year-old fell awkwardly in the second half of a 3-1 defeat to Lens in Ligue 1 and appeared in agony as he…...

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irishtimes.com > culture > books > review > 02/07/2026 > intimate-power-fiercely-local-profoundly-international-biography-of-city-of-liverpool

Intimate Power: fiercely local, profoundly international biography of city of Liverpool

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (312+ words) Catherine Morris undertakes an ambitious and quietly radical act of writing: she composes a city as a living archive, one whose streets, buildings and silences bear the weight of unacknowledged histories. Liverpool is her subject, but the book's reach extends…...

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/06/2026 > sammie-szmodics-loaned-to-derby-due-to-issues-in-dressingroom-says-kieran-mckenna

Sammie Szmodics loaned to Derby due to issues in dressingroom, says Kieran McKenna

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has revealed that Sammie Szmodics was loaned to Derby County at the transfer deadline due to issues surrounding dressingroom culture and club "values." Szmodics, who won the last of his 11 caps for the Republic of…...

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irishtimes.com > politics > 02/06/2026 > public-somewhat-sceptical-of-governments-claims-of-progress-on-housing-crisis

Public somewhat sceptical of Government’s claims of progress on housing crisis

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (632+ words) Housing has long been prominent in the minds of voters. In the 2024 general election exit poll it was the issue they considered most important. It has maintained its position as one of the top concerns for the Irish public in…...

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 02/02/2026 > ken-early-pep-guardiola-is-picking-the-wrong-battles-while-losing-the-war

Ken Early: Pep Guardiola is picking the wrong battles while losing the war

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (802+ words) As Manchester City's last great team collapsed in the autumn and early winter of 2024, Pep Guardiola would get so agitated by the defeats he would claw at his own face, turning up to post-match interviews with his head covered in…...

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irishtimes.com > sport > soccer > 01/21/2026 > champions-league-harvey-barnes-seals-easy-win-for-newcastle-against-psv-chelsea-beat-pafos

Champions League: Harvey Barnes seals easy win for Newcastle against PSV, Chelsea beat Pafos

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (780+ words) There are many ways to self-destruct on a football pitch but PSV Eindhoven chose one of the more obvious methods. In opting to play out slowly from the back against high-pressing opponents possessing forwards blessed with the speed and skill…...

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irishtimes.com > crime-law > courts > 01/20/2026 > serious-consequences-for-man-who-headbutted-another-father-in-row-over-footballs-judge-says

‘Serious consequences’ for man who headbutted another father in row over footballs, judge says

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (659+ words) A father who headbutted another father at a GAA ground in a row over missing footballs told garda" how he had "lost the plot" and "saw red", a court heard. At Ennis Circuit Court, Maurice Crotty (44) lost his appeal against…...