An All-Island XI dominated by Northerners? How the Northern Ireland football revival is being fuelled by hard work at grassroots... leaving the Republic in its wake

Daily Mail - Sep 30, 2026

If you were to select a combined XI of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland even before the latest rounds of Nations League, few would argue if it was dominated by Northern players.

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