Fresh from their triumph in the underwhelming Nations Cup, Ireland face a crucial test away to Macdedonia in Skopje on Saturday evening. Going into the match Ireland are level with Russia and Slovakia on ten points so with half of the matches remaining to be played, all three sides stand an excellent chance of qualifying for next year's finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Porto striker Falcao scores his 17th goal of the tournament to give his team a 1-0 half-time lead at the Aviva Stadium against Braga in Europa Cup Final.
szólj hozzá: Porto 1-0 Braga

Ireland skipper Robbie Keane is being given every chance to prove his fitness ahead of Tuesday night's Euro 2012 showdown with Armenia in Dublin.
The 31-year-old Dublin born striker is a major doubt for the game at the Aviva Stadium which will decide Ireland's Group B fate as they attempt to secure a play-off berth.

So finally the Irish have something to cheer about Well, for another while anyway! The boys in green have qualified for Euro 2012 after beating Estonia 5 1 on aggregate. They played a 1 1 draw earlier this evening, Ireland's goal coming from Stephen Ward. This is the first major tournament that Ireland [.