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Image via sportsfile - no copyright intended In this interview, Sean McGrath discusses the significance of Kerry FC’s win over Shelbourne, his responsibilities as the club’s captain and his commitment to the team on and off the pitch. Early Life and Youth Career Born...
Image: Sportsfile Bohemians and St Patricks Athletic played out a fairly tepid scoreless draw at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon in a game with few chances as Bohemians looked the most likely to shade it over the ninety minutes with a sizable chunk of the possession....
PHOTO: Kieran Morrison Derry City sent a message tonight to the rest of the league that they mean business as they overcame the double champions Shamrock Rovers 1-0 to lift the Presidents Cup on a chilly January night in Tallaght. Darragh Markey scored the only goal...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding This weekend, all eyes will certainly be on the World Cup qualifier between Ireland and Hungary. But before the clash on Saturday at Lansdowne Road, LOI fans can also look forward to matchday 30 in the First Division this Friday. Bray...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding League leaders Dundalk already have an eight-point lead over their closest rival, Cobh Ramblers, in the First Division. In their home game against Kerry, the Lilywhites do not want to rest on their laurels. Meanwhile, some exciting clashes are...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding Due to the FAI Cup, there were no games in the First Division last weekend. However, all teams are back in league action this Friday night. Cobh Ramblers vs UCD The Rams were surprisingly defeated 2-0 by Kerry in the cup and will now be...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding The decisive phase is slowly but surely beginning for the First Division teams. There are only ten matchdays left to achieve the goals set before the season. Tonight's most interesting encounter will certainly be held in Bray. Bray Wanderers...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding The First Division teams have no time to catch their breath. After the games on Friday, matchday 26 will already take place on Monday. Athlone Town vs UCD The Athlone Town women's team has been making waves in the Champions League qualifiers...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding It's a busy weekend ahead for the First Division teams, with matchdays being scheduled for tonight and also for Monday afternoon. Our preview for the Friday games: Bray Wanderers vs Treaty United The third-placed Seagulls have been impressing...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding Last week, the First Division teams were in action in the second round of the FAI Cup. Now, league football is back, with four games being played tonight and one game scheduled for Saturday evening. Athlone Town vs Treaty United Both teams...
A cup run that may end up in glitz and glamour for Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva in November started tonight with an ultimately straight-forward win over a Wexford side who fought valiantly for the first three-quarters of the game. The tie will likely be remembered...
The last time these two sides met at Dalymount Park, Moses Dyer mightn’t have even known where Cambodia was, and the Bohemians fans were turning against Alan Reynolds after another painful defeat. Oh how times change. The first half tonight under the beating sun was...
Waterford regained Munster bragging rights as they pushed themselves fifteen points clear of provincial rivals Cork City in the League of Ireland Premier Division following a two nil victory at the RSC. The early pressure came from the visitors as they put Waterford...
Photo by Lukas Erbelding While only three games are scheduled in the Premier Division over the weekend, a full matchday is taking place in the First Division. The highlight is likely to be the crunch meeting between Bray Wanderers and league leaders Dundalk. Bray...
It's the week that for League of Ireland fan feels a bit like Christmas especially for fans and players alike of the teams involved. This year of course instead of four teams taking the European plunge there are just three as Drogheda United fell foul of UEFAs multi-...
After a narrow victory against Cobh, table-toppers Dundalk have reinforced their claims for direct promotion. Ahead of today's game against Kerry, the Lilywhites announced another signing for their squad. However, some other First Division teams were also quite active...
Bohemians must reflect on a failure to build on their derby day victory after a draw against Sligo Rovers in Phibsborough tonight. The game got off to a flowing start, with good chances for each side inside the opening 10 minutes. This continued when Ross Tierney...
Photo by Clare McCahill The crunch meeting of matchday 21 in the First Division takes place at Oriel Park. But just before the clash with second-placed Cobh Ramblers, table-toppers Dundalk seem to have lost their form in the last couple of weeks. Athlone Town vs Bray...
Keith Andrews looks set to take over at Brentford, succeeding Thomas Frank following his brief stint as set-piece coach. The 44 year old would be stepping into his first role in management but as Ireland fans know, his highest profile role to date was cutting his...
20 June 2025; Shelbourne manager Damien Duff at the final whistle in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Derry City at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile The world of the league of Ireland has had plenty of ups...
It's a rapid-fire pace in the First Division. After matchday 19 on Friday, the next five games in the league are already scheduled for this evening. Bray Wanderers vs UCD The Seagulls are still in third place, but they have recently suffered two consecutive defeats....
It's a busy weekend ahead for the First Division teams, with matchdays being scheduled for Friday and Monday. Tonight, the most interesting clash might take place at Oriel Park, where league leaders Dundalk welcome an opponent they haven't really been comfortable with...
The break has gone by fairly fast but its fair to say the events of the past 30 or so hours for the League of Ireland have put a bit of a dampner on things. At least tonight offers a bit of a domestic bliss for the League with 4 Premier League matches to be played....
After the international break, League of Ireland football finally returns to action tonight. Just like in the Premier Division, four of the five First Division encounters will be played this Friday. One game, Cobh's visit at Longford, will be held on Saturday evening....
4 April 2025; Greg Cunningham of Galway United in action against Aaron McEneff of Shamrock Rovers during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Galway United and Shamrock Rovers at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile One...
It's the last matchday before the mid-season break in the First Division, and league leaders Dundalk are determined to stay undefeated in their seventeenth run-out of the year. While the Railwaymen play at Wexford, there are four more interesting games that will go...
Born in 2008 – when Bertie Ahern and his dreams of the Bertie Bowl were still very much alive and well – Gavin Mcateer is today just 16 years of age, but he is already bringing a much needed spark back to “The Pride of the Northwest”. Since making his league debut at...
John Martin of Shelbourne with the match ball after scoring a hat-trick in his side's victory over Sligo Rovers at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile The atmosphere at Tolka Park before this clash between mid-table Shels and bottom side Sligo...
It's taken a while but are we finally beginning to see a semblance of a picture forming in the LOI Premier Division title race? From the peloton of teams that we had at the start of the month Shamrock Rovers appear to have taken on the role of frontrunner albeit with...
After 15 games played, league leaders Dundalk are still unbeaten in the LOI First Division. However, it was bottom-placed club Athlone Town who produced some interesting headlines during the last couple of days. Athlone Town vs Cobh Ramblers It was a fairly eventful...
Apologies to anybody who was waiting for my Friday Night LOI Predictions Preview that normally appears on a Friday evening, unfortunately something happened to me that I was not able to predict namely that I was waylaid with a stomach virus for the entire weekend....
Waterford kicked off at the RSC in front of a boisterous home crowd looking to make it five league wins in a row. The opponents Shamrock Rovers were also in good form and looking to make it three wins on the spin. An interesting night lie await in the south-east with...
It's another matchday and another crunch meeting for table-toppers Dundalk in the First Division. This time, the Railwaymen will be challenged by a strong Cobh Ramblers side tonight at St Colman's Park. Bray Wanderers vs Athlone Town Last week, the Seagulls nearly...
Aaron Greene and Danny Grant celebrate the striker's 101st League of Ireland goal at Tallaght Stadium. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Shamrock Rovers knocked Drogheda off the top of the table with what was ultimately quite a comfortable victory over this season’s...
Recent foes Waterford and Galway United took to the field at the Regional Sports Centre on matchday 15 of the 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division season knowing a win for either side could springboard their club into the top half of the most enthralling topflight...
Never let it be said that life doesn't give you symmetry! Tonight marks the last episode of the Late Late Show for the year- just as well that we have new kings of the Late Late Show now- I am of course talking about Alan Reynolds and his Bohemians team who from the...
14 March 2025; Aodh Dervin of Dundalk in action against Calum Costello of Bray Wanderers during the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division match between Bray Wanderers and Dundalk at Carlisle Grounds in Bray, Wicklow. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile Matchday 14 in the...
We have a new league leader after Friday nights fixtures but what odds on another new leader by the end of today. Another enthralling evening of Monday night football is in store as we see a new manager on the scene and an enthralling title race continue on a...
Waterford will enjoy their trip back to the sunny south-east tonight after a big win over Bohemians in Phibsborough. Bohs had enjoyed a stirring string of comeback wins in recent weeks but couldn’t repeat the trick against a dogged, pragmatic visiting side. The first...
Here we go again- just one week ago we were basking in the glow of what was an exciting and thrilling Easter Weekend in the League of Ireland, we get to do it all over again. Its a double header weekend and such is close knit nature of the league this season- its very...
PHOTO: David Fitzgerald / Sportsfile Exactly one third of the First Division season is played, and the table still appears to be relatively tight, with the two top teams from Dundalk and Bray only being separated by one win. Both sides have to master two interesting...
PHOTO: Seb Daly Sportsfile One third of the 2025 League of Ireland season has now been completed and it looks to be the most competitive League of Ireland we have ever seen. Just three points separate 1st and 7th place after twelve games. Meanwhile, the battle to...
One last gasp Dublin derby win is enough to give fans something to shout about for a while, but two in the one week? Bohs fans certainly can’t complain, for a few days at least, after some electrifying scenes at Dalymount Park tonight. A well deserved Dublin derby...
Derry City came into their meeting with Waterford at the RSC having picked up ten points from their last available fifteen. A run of form which left them lying in sixth place but just three points off the league leaders Drogheda United. The hosts were looking to avoid...
It's the league that keeps on giving for League of Ireland fans this year. With three points separating the top 6 clubs and some of the others not that far behind either nearly every game right now has some sort of title implication at the moment. Last weekends stat...
Tyler Miller/Sportsfile After a packed and tumultuous Easter weekend with two matchdays, the First Division is back in action, this time with four games to be played on Friday and one game scheduled for Saturday night. Bray Wanderers vs Kerry FC The atmosphere around...
Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 1-0 down, 2-0 down, chants calling for his head (not for the first time) - at half-time in Tallaght on Monday it seemed increasingly likely that Alan Reynolds would be leaving Dublin 24 with his job in serious jeopardy. The way in...
It was a magic Monday at Tolka Park on Monday as Shels and Galway played out an entertaining and exciting 2-2 draw at Tolka Park this evening. Moses Dyer kept up his goalscoring run in Dublin with a brace with Chapman and Odubeko scoring for the visitors. It was...
BALLYBOFEY, IRELAND - 21 FEBRUARY 2025 - SSE Airtricity Men’s League of Ireland First Division match between Finn Harps and Dundalk FC at Finn Park in Donegal. Photo by Clare McCahill There is no time to relax in the League of Ireland. After some Friday night...
It's an Easter Monday extravaganza in the League of Ireland today- fresh off of a cracking night of entertainment on good Friday. We're beginning to get some sort of picture of the league as a whole but at the top it's very nip and tuck and no real breakaway from the...
Credit - Ben Brady INPHO At a rain drenched Dalymount Park, Bohemians clinched a vital 1-0 win despite an unconvincing performance. A great finish five minutes from time from midfielder James McManus secured the three points, much to the relief of under pressure boss...
Loads of Red; Cian Kavanagh of Sligo Rovers, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's third goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Waterford and Sligo Rovers With just four wins combined from the two sides in action at...
Pardon the pun but it's not a Good Friday for League of Ireland fans tonight it's a Great Friday! With two points separating first from fifth and with four of those top 5 playing each other tonight we could be in for a lot of fluctuation in that league table tonight!...
Nine match days are completed, and we already have our second managerial change in the First Division. Three weeks ago, Finn Harps parted company with Darren Murphy. Now, Athlone Town made the decision to move on from Dário Castelo. Athlone Town vs Wexford After four...
The Sligo Rovers team in 2012 that was the last side from Connacht to win the League of Ireland John Caulfield’s Galway United have made it their business to be the unsettlers. The team no one wants to play in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Old school....
It's a bonus bonanza in the League of Ireland Premier Division this weekend as we have the added bonus of an additional game Monday night in the form of the rearranged fixture from Matchday 2 as Shamrock Rovers will entertain Cork City- more on that fixture later! To...
Who will be the first team to beat Dundalk in this LOI First Division campaign? Tonight, Cobh Ramblers travel to Oriel Park with the ambition to end the dominance of the undisputed league leader. Bray Wanderers vs Treaty United The Wanderers have only scored seven and...
4 April 2025; Lys Mousset of Bohemians during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Bohemians and Sligo Rovers at Dalymount Park in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile This fixture was billed as a relegation six-pointer, despite the fact that...
Another week and another new leader of the Airtricity League Premier Division. They may have left it pretty late but St Patrick's Athletic have sat atop the league since last Friday- albeit only on goal difference. The fixture list has definitely not been kind to them...
Seven rounds in the LOI First Division have been played, and league leaders Dundalk have established themselves as the only undefeated team in the season so far. Will the success of the Railwaymen continue or end this Friday night at UCD Bowl? Besides the clash in the...
Moses Dyer of Galway United celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match against Bohemians. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile With nearly one fifth of the League of Ireland Premier Division season passed, this...
Brandon Kavanagh of St Patrick's Athletic in action against Dean McMenamy of Waterford during the SSE Airtricity Premier Division match at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile It was 2nd vs 5th before kick off and a chance for...
23 August 2023; Virgin Media Television and the League of Ireland have announced three live games in the SSE Airtricity Mens Premier Division in September; Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians on 1st September, Derry City v Shamrock Rovers on 15th September, and St Patricks...
CREDIT: EDDIE LENNON After 6 rounds, two teams that were highly rated before the season started are still unbeaten in the LOI First Division. Dundalk lead the table with 16 points, followed by a Cobh Ramblers squad that has gained more and more consistency during the...
14 March 2025; Ruairí Keating of Cork City, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Cork City at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile After suffering their...
Another former Irish international recently had their say on the current state of Irish football. This time, it was ex-Ireland and Manchester City centre-back Richard Dunne. In the interview, Dunne spoke about Marc Canham's performance as FAI Chief Football...
One more matchday for League of Ireland Premier Division clubs before the International break and its fair to say that the teams who were in dire need of a win for the most part delivered. Its also fair to say they delivered a crushing blow to this predictions column...
Tiernan Lynch (Image: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty) Can Derry City deliver their first Premier Division title since the 96/97 season? For the avoidance of doubt, I’ve no issues with Derry City Football Club as an entity, they’re an incredible club, with a compelling...
Frank George Cooper of Drogheda United during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Drogheda United at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile Five matchdays into the new League of Ireland Premier Division season and last...
As we await the squad announcement for the upcoming Nations League Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs against Bulgaria, the major story surrounding the Ireland squad announcement next Thursday is the addition of two League of Ireland based players into the group. On...
Ryan Byrne/INPHO An uneventful Dublin derby see’s Shamrock Rovers claim all three points against title rivals St Patrick’s Athletic. Shamrock Rovers Manager Stephen Bradley will be delighted with tonight’s vital win, in what was their first home game of the 2025...
Colm Whelan of Bohemians, second from left, celebrates with team-mates after scoring their side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Premier Division win over Waterford FC at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Despite it...
With the overwhelmingly positive news that 67 clubs across Ireland have applied to take part in a League of Ireland third division in 2026, it will be interesting to see not only which counties and clubs form the new tier, but also how they will adapt to competing in...
Before their clash, both Sligo Rovers and Shamrock Rovers were without a win in this LOI season. On Monday night, the hosts were able to shift the momentum to their side, celebrated a 2-1 victory at The Showgrounds, and bagged their first three points. After the...
3 March 2025; Harvey Skieters of Cork City in action against Rowan McDonald of Waterford during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Waterford and Cork City at the Regional Sports Centre in Waterford. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Waterford...
The League of Ireland dazzled under the Friday night lights this week and three days later we get to do it all again. Some cracking goals, a seven goal thriller and some surprise results along the way as the new season kicked into another gear this past weekend. So...
Current Scottish Premiership champions Celtic are set to return to Ireland for the first time since the summer of 2023. The Hoops faced Wolves in July of that year in the Aviva stadium in a 1-1 draw and two years later, the 1967 European Cup (Champions League) winners...
With Shamrock Rovers’ impressive European run in this year’s UEFA Conference League, the League of Ireland has rather quickly shot up to being a top 35 European League. This may not sound too impressive, but from where the League of Ireland found itself not too long...
Cian Kavanagh of Sligo Rovers celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Sligo Rovers are still on the...
Tommy Lonergan of Waterford in action against Ciarán Harkin of Derry City at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile Waterford secured a memorable 2-1 victory over Derry City at the Brandywell, claiming their first win of the 2025...
We are into week three of the LOI Premier Division in what has been a somewhat, turbulent start to the season which kicks into gear with five top games tonight and another round of fixtures kicking off on Monday, making it an exciting weekend to be a League of Ireland...
The League of Ireland is hitting new heights after Shamrock Rovers successful UEFA Conference League run. Ireland's coefficient has now risen to 31st. The coefficient position of 31st means that the FAI Cup winners will start off in the Europa League qualifiers for...
Ireland under-17 and Shamrock Rovers star, Ade Solanke is all set to sign for French side FC Lorient. Solane will sign for Premier League side AFC Bournemouth, Lorients affiliate club, when he turns 18 in January. Solanke first broke onto the scene in 2023 when...
(Kilbarrack United supporters away to Ballyfermot United in the Leinster Senior League Metro Cup Round 2. © Alan Quinn (LSL Live Updates). Full Time: Ballyfermot United 1-2 Kilbarrack United. 8 November 2024). Although extremely unlikely, winning the FAI Cup provides...
A wise person once told me that sport is a microcosm of society. This means that everything that makes up a society-history, values, culture, demographics of the people within that society, etc.- also make up the sporting fabric of that same society. To be...
10. Sligo Rovers Conceding 6 goals in your opening two matches is not the ideal start to any season. Add in the fact there’s zero points on the board and the two losses were to Waterford and Drogheda United who many deem to be battling relegation with Sligo Rovers...
Connor Parsons began his football career in the youth ranks of Norwich City. After mutually agreeing to depart the club in December 2019, he joined Norwich United, where he made a notable impact by scoring five goals in 12 appearances across all competitions. In...
“You never switch off “ is a phrase often used by professional Football Managers. While all fans are excited to see who their club signs during the transfer windows, the reality of signing players is far from easy these days. With agents often negotiating the deals...
On Sunday 16th February 2025, 33,208 fans attended the Bohemians versus ShamrockRovers season opener. This was the largest attendance at a League of Ireland game inalmost 80 years – since the 1946 match between Drumcondra and Cork United. This felt likea watershed...
Round 2 of the 2025 LOI season is in the books, and despite not having a record-breaking game with over 33.000 spectators this time, the excitement for Irish football finally being back is omnipresent. This statement could sound slightly exaggerated, but it implies a...
Vincent Leonard of Dundalk celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division match between Dundalk and Athlone Town at Oriel Park in Dundalk, Louth. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile The 2025 League of Ireland Premier Division...
Before the second league game of the season, following a disappointing result against Waterford last week, John Russell gave debuts to new signings Jake Doyle-Hayes and Harvey Lintott. The pair came in to replace New Zealand international Oskar Van Hattum and Matty...