Twice as nice – Republic of Ireland, 1988-89
For someone like your correspondent, whose first real memory of football is the 1990 World Cup, the idea of the Republic of Ireland wearing a change kit isn’t a new… Read more »
Tag: Republic of Ireland
Season in Kits – Republic of Ireland, 1984-85
Ireland Soccer Shirts, run by Eddie O’Mahony, is an invaluable resource The Republic of Ireland were always likely to stand out in Group 6 of the European qualifying section for… Read more »
European Championship Classics – Ireland, 1988
Just as we did two years ago with the World Cup kit-tracker, we will be charting the kits worn in each game at Euro 2020. And, just as we built… Read more »
One-offs, Republic of Ireland, 2007
The Republic of Ireland’s final Euro 2008 qualifier, away to Wales in November 2007, was a nothing game. A game between the sides fifth and third in Group D –… Read more »
Great one-offs – Republic of Ireland, 1990
Yellow goalkeeper shirts were not all that the Republic of Ireland used during their time with adidas, but they were near-ubiquitous. The country’s first (well, really their second) game in… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Ireland in Puma
It’s been a while since we did an Ireland FKF, so step forward Ger McCarthy with the latest request: We’re nice so, instead of going with one or the other,… Read more »
Nothing like an Irish welcome – twice
For more on the kit-happenings of Ireland’s qualifying campaign for the 1994 World Cup, see this fine article At club level, you’ll occasionally hear of hitches with kits, usually sorted… Read more »
Midweek Mashup – Republic of Ireland, 2004
We have seen in previous articles how games against France in Paris led to interesting all-green kits for the Republic of Ireland, with a complete adidas kit borrowed in 1973… Read more »
Fantasy Kit Friday – Ireland orange third kit, 1993
Joey Smith, curator of the excellent Pyro On The Pitch and the author of the just-as-good Cold War Classics series on this site, had a vision in his reverie: @museumofjerseys… Read more »
Great one-offs – Republic of Ireland, 1987
The Republic of Ireland’s international friendly against Israel on November 10, 1987 wasn’t shown on television. That evening, national broadcaster RTÉ 1 broadcast A Growing Obsession, the first in a… Read more »
