Yes, you read that right. The cast has been announced for the upcoming movie Saipan, with Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy set to be immortalised on the big screen. The Irish film directed by duo Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) will centre around the infamous incident involving the then-Republic of […]

1 year ago

You come at the king, you’d better not miss In fairness to Mick McCarthy, he was caught with his pants around his ankles. 1992 was the year and McCarthy, with nine years, over 50 caps and a World Cup’s experience behind him, could be forgiven for considering himself as one of the big dogs in […]

5 years ago

Wait, what? Nope. Didn’t see this one coming. In fairness, we doubt even the man himself saw this one coming. Mick McCarthy does, however, look set to make a return to the world of football management, with… wait for it… APOEL Nicosia. McCarthy stepped down from his role as Republic of Ireland manager in April […]

5 years ago

“I hated every minute of it.” Mick McCarthy has said that he “hated every minute” of the Republic of Ireland’s 1-0 win over Gibraltar on Saturday evening. Ireland opened their Euro 2020 qualification campaign with a hard-fought win over the Group D minnows in difficult conditions. Jeff Hendrick got the only goal of the game […]

7 years ago

“I wouldn’t have given it to him” Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has said that he would not have given Declan Rice the FAI Young Player of the Year award, insisting that it should have gone to someone “who would appreciate it”. On Tuesday, it was announced that Rice had won the award and less than […]

7 years ago

“I’m going to go speak to him in December” Mick McCarthy was unveiled as the Republic of Ireland’s new manager on Sunday in Dublin. McCarthy succeeds Martin O’Neill, who left his post earlier this week after five years in the job, and will be taking charge of the national team for his second stint. The […]

7 years ago