When Michael O'Neill's first two games as Northern Ireland manager saw them concede nine goals and score none, it was easy to think it was business as usual for one of world football's smallest nations.... more »
Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty's approach to football was summed up when he was asked in a television interview who he wanted to play against at Euro 2016... more »
Northern Ireland made it a record 10 matches unbeaten as Conor Washington underlined his case for a place at Euro 2016 with the goal that clinched a 1-0 friendly win over Slovenia on Monday.... more »
Substitute Simon Church scored an 89th-minute penalty as Wales snatched a 1-1 friendly draw with British rivals Northern Ireland in a pre-Euro 2016 sparring contest in Cardiff on Thursday.... more »
Two quite different international minnows face off in Cardiff on Thursday as British rivals Wales and Northern Ireland resume preparations for their first ever appearances at a European Championship.... more »
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has signed a new four-year contract after steering his side to the Euro 2016 finals, the Irish Football Association announced Wednesday.... more »
West Bromwich Albion midfielder Chris Brunt's miserable few weeks hit a new low on Thursday when he discovered he will miss Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 campaign with a knee injury.... more »
Having guided Northern Ireland to a first major tournament in 30 years, Michael O'Neill is hoping his side can do enough to make it to the last 16 of the European Championship before they face Germany in their final group match.... more »
Republic of Ireland coach Martin O'Neill said he could not have chosen a harder European Championships group after they were drawn against world number one Belgium, Italy and Sweden.... more »
Germany boss Joachim Loew said his team would be foolish to under-estimate Ukraine and Northern Ireland in their Euro 2016 group even if their clash with Poland is the key to Group C.... more »
Saturday's draw for the 2016 European Championship will feature four teams from the British Isles, which has happened only once before at a major tournament -- the 1958 World Cup.... more »
Martin O'Neill wants to stay on as Republic of Ireland manager no matter what happens in the coming week's two-legged Euro 2016 play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina.... more »
In the week that the campaigns for the United Kingdom's referendum on European Union membership were launched, the nation's representative football teams have given a resounding 'yes' to European participation.... more »
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill pledged that his side would "make an impact" at the 2016 European Championship after securing a historic qualification for the tournament.... more »
Northern Ireland clinched an historic place at Euro 2016 on Thursday as captain Steven Davis inspired a 3-1 win over Greece that ended his country's long wait to reach a major tournament.... more »
Nottingham Forest forward Jamie Ward was on Tuesday recalled to the Northern Ireland squad for next month's decisive 2016 European Championship qualifiers at home to Greece and away to Finland.... more »
Kyle Lafferty's priceless late equaliser kept Northern Ireland within touching distance of an historic berth at Euro 2016 as the 10-man hosts rescued a 1-1 draw against Hungary on Monday.... more »
Kyle Lafferty was included in the Northern Ireland squad announced Wednesday for their Euro 2016 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Hungary against next month.... more »
Northern Ireland were left lamenting their missed chances as they failed to leapfrog Romania at the top of their qualifying group for next year's European Championships after a 0-0 draw at Belfast's Windsor Park on Saturday.... more »
Scotland and Northern Ireland will play a friendly at Glasgow's Hampden Park on March 25, four days before the resumption of Euro 2016 qualifying, the British rivals announced on Tuesday.... more »
Northern Ireland and Iceland have punched above their weight so far and will be out to land further blows in Euro 2016 qualifying this weekend while world champions Germany seek a morale-boosting win over the amateurs from Gibraltar.... more »
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