Andy Brady

Ireland home games on this date over the years.. Israel in 1987, a 5 nil friendly win. A hat trick from David Kelly, John Bryne & Niall Quinn with 1 each. Iceland in 1996, a brutal, nil nil WCQ draw... Iran in 2001, a 2 nil WC Play off win, goals from Ian Harte & Robbie Keane

55 years ago today, the Rep of Ireland welcomed Austria to Dalymount Park for a Friendly International. 18k fans saw a tremendous fightback from 2 nil down, Eamon Rogers & Alfie Hale with the goals. Below, is John Dempseys shirt from the game, the oldest in my collection

On this day in 1965, the Rep of Ireland went to Paris, after receiving payment from the Spanish FA to give up the advantage of a game in Britian, for a World Cup play off.. 35,731 supporters, the vast majority of which were Spanish migrants, saw Spain win 1 nil. *allegedly

Ireland have played 3 games on the 6th or 7th of November over the years, all against Norway in Dalymount Park 1937, a 3 3 WCQ game, Jimmy Dunne, Kevin O'Flanagan & Harry Duggan scoring 1954, 2 1, Con Martin & Reg Ryan scoring 1960, 3 1, Fionan Fagan & Peter Fitzgerald with 2

On this day in 1969, the Rep of Ireland travelled to Budapest, to face Hungary in a World Cup Qualifier in the Nepstadion... A 4 nil slaughter ensued, with John Dempsey sent off early on for good measure... Below is 1 of the rarer Irish programmes to find..

USSR at home. 1974. Some young scamp, Liam Brady, made his debut. Don Given's got a hat trick. The stuff of Legend. Unreal stuff. As good a result as we've ever had.

A new arrival... A USA shirt from our 1979 Friendly, played in Dalymount Park. The shirt was swapped with Irish Captain on the night, Mick Martin, and comes from Micks collection..

A few games otd for the Rep of Ireland... 1975 v Turkey, Don Givens with 4 goals in a ECQ.. Mick Martin sent off! 1979 v USA, 2 nil down in the 63rd minute, 5 minutes later, we led 3 2 with goals from Tony Grealish, Don Givens, and John Anderson.. 1/2

A visit to Prague on this date in 1961 for the Rep of Ireland, and a World Cup meeting with Czechoslovakia. 30k spectators saw Ambrose Fogarty score for the Irish, but they also saw the Czechoslovakians hit 7 past us...

Paris was the destination on this date in 1980, for a World Cup Qualifier against France.. A 2 nil defeat, in the Parc des Princes, against an improving French side. Photos below include Packie Bonners first Irish shirt, he was an unused sub, and an as yet unknown subs shirt.

The Rep of Ireland travelled to Solna, Sweden for a European Championship Qualifier on this date in 1970. Beaten 1 nil, but we were used to that, considering we were more or less right in the middle of a 5 year winless streak.

A couple of home games for the Rep of Ireland on this date in the past.. 1964 v Poland, a 3 2 win at Dalymount, Andy McEvoy with 2, Jackie Mooney with 1.. we had been 2 down. Poland were part time!! 1978 v England, a 1 1 draw in a ECQ, Gerry Daly with the Irish goal..

Just the 1 game for the Rep of Ireland on this date in our history.. The year was 1966, and we played out a nil nil draw with Spain, in front of 38,877 in a European Championship Qualifier...

Just the 1 home game on this date, for the Rep of Ireland. 1973 Friendly v Poland. A 1 nil win, thanks to a Miah Dennehy goal... An article on the Youth side in the programme. Some youngfella called Liam Brady gets a mention..

Tunisia were the visitor's to Dublin on this day in 1988, for an International Friendly/Benefit match.... Tony Cascarino got 2, John Aldridge got his first Irish goal, and Kevin Sheedy wrapped it up, in front of an abysmal crowd of 12,000, mere months after the Euro 88 heroics

The hugely controversial visit of Yugoslavia to Dalymount Park. Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and Eamon de Valera himself had strongly opposed the fixture. 22,000 spectators, the players and the FAI defied them. A 4 1 defeat ensued. Arthur Fitzimons with the Irish goal.

On this day in 1972, the Rep of Ireland faced the USSR in a WC Qualifier at Lansdowne Road, in front of 27,656 supporters. A Terry Conroy goal wasn't enough, as we went down to a 2 1 defeat to the Soviets.

A trip to Oslo to face Norway on this day in 1984 for the Rep of Ireland... After getting the WC qualifying campaign off the a super start by beating the USSR a month previously, we slumped to a dismal 1 nil defeat in the Ulleval Stadium. Things went south for Eoin Hand.