Recurring presence of out-of-place people combined with blatant filming of reporters made for a deeply uncomfortable week

Heated scenes in Backa Topola as Ireland let slip another half-time lead

Press conferences for both teams were tense, with the two head coaches saying they wanted to stick to talking about the game

After fraught forecasts, the night belonged to Troy Parrott until the game slipped away from Ireland against Austria

With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse

FAI unlikely to make any significant noises about second Israel fixture until home match against Austria out of the way

Gavin Bazunu has been left brutally isolated as any semblance of squad unity has been utterly sundered

No eleventh-hour boycott expected with players understood to be donating match fees from Israel games to a charity operating in Gaza

Real Betis man upstaged on the night as Vedat Muriqi stars for Kosovo

Furore over Israel fixtures has distracted from the task at hand, as Republic of Ireland face a strong Kosovan side in Pristina

As Ireland prepare to play Kosovo on Thursday, attention remains focused on Sunday’s match against Israel

Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them

Doonbeg was rowdy with giddy adulation as crowds clambered over dunes in pursuit of Offaly man’s every shot

Third tee provides prime viewing spot for US president’s arrival in West Clare

Third tee provides prime viewing spot for US president’s arrival in West Clare

Having the event at Co Clare venue plays perfectly into US president’s sole focus – making more money

Irish striker missed a chance immediately after coming off bench, but played a role in the winning goal

AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category

AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category

Conor Hourihane and Joe Dunne detail the extraordinary pressures of patrolling the sidelines – and what makes it all worthwhile

Conor Hourihane and Joe Dunne detail the extraordinary pressures of patrolling the sidelines – and what makes it all worthwhile

Attendance tops 82,000, making game best-ever attended football match in history of State

Dubliner was reportedly handpicked by Gianni Infantino to work on controversial plan

The Cardiff boss discusses his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola, Ronan O’Gara and the lessons he learned from his own playing career

Football Pathways Plan aimed to align the sport's calendar, but lack of unity proved its undoing

A disallowed equalising point was Kerry’s chief grievance after the game

Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced

Football’s entire governance model is an archaic structure that must be torn down and replaced

A disallowed equalising point was Kerry’s chief grievance after the game

Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished

Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished

The strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft

The strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft

Uefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’

Scheduling clash with World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals left the Cork amateur side in the doghouse with the FAI

Clones Town say they remain ‘genuinely grateful’ for Delaney’s support

The enduring brilliance of Lionel Messi, Donald Trump’s shocking intervention, and Ireland’s adoption of Cape Verde marked an engrossing World Cup

The American is afflicted with a very modern kind of awkwardness, as he showed in the aftermath of his rules controversy on Friday

American picked up a two-stroke penalty on Friday after improving the line of his swing by trampling a patch of rough on the fifth hole

Even if you don’t remember the name of this week’s Open Champion in years to come, you will always remember the scene

Even if you don’t remember the name of this week’s Open Champion in years to come, you will always remember the scene

Golfer with cystic fibrosis has to take 30 tablets daily and will have a physiotherapist on stand-by at next week’s tournament

Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Gianni Infantino plays the fame game

Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Gianni Infantino plays the fame game