A YEAR AGO, Mark Kennedy of Swindon Town was the sole Irish manager across England’s 92 clubs, stretching from the Premier League down to League Two. Twelve months on and the picture has changed.

In the first of a series chronicling life in the capital at night, The Irish Times tagged along with firefighters and paramedics on callouts ...

On Friday, they spoke in the locker room — while complimentary of May and Matz — almost as if the deadline results were a layer of adversity they must overcome.