Kelly to captain Ireland

Fulham defender Stephen Kelly will captain the Republic of Ireland in their friendly clash with Uruguay on Tuesday night. The Fulham defender takes the armband from Robbie Keane who will not play a part after being released by boss Giovanni Trapattoni, who will use...

Trap’s delighted with Duff

Giovanni Trapattoni says he’s delighted with Damien Duff’s form and hopes he can replicate it for the Republic of Ireland next month. The Irish coach was at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon to see the Fulham winger score his sixth goal of the season...

Duff starts for the Republic

Interesting news for Fulham fans from Dublin tonight. Giovanni Trapattoni chose to pick Damien Duff, who has been out injured with a calf problem since limping out of the defeat to Arsenal early on a few weeks ago, for the Republic of Ireland’s final group game...

Duff rejoins Irish squad

Fulham winger Damien Duff has rejoined the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of Wednesday night’s final World Cup qualifier against Montenegro. The 30-year-old was in the stands at Croke Park for Saturday night’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Italy which saw the...

Ireland to assess Duff fitness

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady has not ruled Damien Duff out of the Montenegro game, despite Fulham reporting the contrary. The winger returned to London after it was discovered that the 30-year-old had failed to recover from a calf injury he picked...