McMillan Double keeps The Lilywhites in the title race

- April 8, 2017

Connor McGinty A David McMillan double kept the title hopes alive for Stephen Kenny’s men who are 6 points behind a Cork side who have a record-equalling 8 wins from their first 8 games. An interesting opening 20 minutes saw a fairly even passage of football with Harps playing at an impressive

Late Madden Goal denies Harps a point in Tallaght

- April 2, 2017April 2, 2017

Connor McGinty A late 89th minute winner scored by Simon Madden sent the ballybofey side down the road unlucky not to be leaving with a second half performance that deserved a point. It was a dream start for Stephen Bradley’s Rovers side with David McAllister letting go from a distance guiding a

O’Connor stoppage time penalty propels Harps to sixth

- March 26, 2017

Connor McGinty Ciaran O’Connor is very quickly becoming a fans favourite on the Ballybofey terraces despite only being on loan from Dundalk. With another brilliant display and a goal to add to his current tally it’s evident why with a great energetic performance every game. Sligo had the first real chance

Finn Harps Frustrate Poor Limerick

- March 18, 2017

Harry Coyne A repeat of the 2015 Relegation/Promotion play-off saw Limerick host Finn Harps at The Marketsfield. A healthy crowd of 1100 turned out at the Marketsfield despite a 2 p.m kick off. The game started at a really slow tempo, with Limerick stringing passes around the back but with

Two League of Ireland players make Ireland u21 squad

- March 15, 2017

Noel King has announced his squad for the Ireland U21 Qualifying match against Kosovo on March 25th at Tallaght Stadium. King has picked two League of Ireland based players in the squad. Ronan Curtis (Derry City) & Ethan Boyle (Finn Harps) have made the squad. A mention also has to go to former

Points shared up in Finn park

- March 11, 2017

Connor McGinty Just three games in and this already had potential to be a big game for both teams and their respective seasons. An explosive start saw a Galway predominance in the first 5 minutes. Vinny Faherty found the net however only to be ruled out for offside and no sooner had

Maguire the difference as Cork see off Finn Harps

- February 25, 2017

Connor McGinty A good crowd packed into Finn Park for the first game of the season on what John Caulfield described as a “borderline pitch” in rather stormy conditions. Harps started fairly brightly with several chances but none getting near Mark McNulty. An empty box was the sight for both Bonner and

2017 League of Ireland Premier Division predictions

- February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

With the 2017 season nearly upon us, we at LeagueofIreland.ie wanted to give our season predictions for the Premier& First Divisions this season. This article will feature the Premier Division predictions and as you can see below we feel that the title will head to Leeside this season. The re-signing of Sean

Paddy McCourt signs with Finn Harps

- February 21, 2017

Former Northern Ireland international Paddy McCourt has signed for Premier Division side Finn Harps for the 2017 season. The 33 year old was training with Stephen Kenny's Dundalk over the last few weeks but no deal came from it. Harps manager Ollie Horgan was delighted with the signing, “Paddy is a very experienced

Horgan persuades Barry Molloy to put retirement on hold

- February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Ollie Horgan has persuaded midfielder Barry Molloy to sign with the club for another season after Molloy had announced in November that he was Horgan was delighted to keep the midfielder for another season, “Barry did announce his retirement in November after our final game against Bohemians. But I have spoken